Renault 4EVer Trophy idea – Eighties compact wagon will get rebooted as pure EV rugged off-roader

Renault has unveiled the 4EVer Trophy idea as a design research that previews a future electrical mannequin, the second such automotive from the French model after the Renault 5 Prototype unveiled firstly of final 12 months. This follows via on Renault’s said plan to revive a few of its best-loved traditional fashions as electrical vehicles.

Whereas the Renault 5 Prototype largely retains the hatchback proportions of the unique, the 4EVer Trophy attracts from the Renault 4 that was the model’s station wagon of the time, and the brand new idea brings a extra aggressive look courtesy of its off-road emphasis.

The one technical particulars revealed in regards to the 4EVer Trophy is that it’s primarily based on the CMF-BEV structure, and can make use of a completely electrical powertrain. In line with Renault, the 4EVer Trophy measures 4,160 mm lengthy, 1,950 mm vast and 1,900 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,570 mm, whereas tyres are 255/55R19 in measurement.

Renault has gone for a dune buggy look with the 4EVer Trophy, its exterior sporting off-roader cues such because the spare wheel mounted atop its carbon-fibre roof, together with a shovel in addition to waffle boards that are amongst an off-roaders staple restoration tools.

Along with the seen equipment, the 4EVer Trophy additionally will get an air compressor throughout the car for the motive force to regulate the tyre pressures as required by the terrain encountered. Additional dune-buggy styling cues right here embrace the hollowed-out bonnet with its giant vent, whereas its entrance overhang is minimal for improved floor clearance.

In the meantime, the physique of the 4EVer Trophy will get get loads of cladding, and the wheelhouses provide 200 mm of clearance, and its underbelly has been bolstered for added safety for the drive battery that’s positioned in the course of the chassis, says Renault.

The long run, productionised model of the 4EVer Trophy might be within the B-segment, because the French carmaker references the Clio and Captur as present fashions that the Renault 5 Prototype and the 4EVer Trophy will take after. The manufacturing mannequin might be manufactured within the ElectriCity hub in northern France, says Renault.