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Renault 4

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Renault 4

Overview

Manufacturer Renault

Also called Renault R4

Production 1961 – 1992

Assembly

Billancourt, France

Valladolid, Spain

Viloorde, Bel!ium

"ni!ado, #olom$ia

%&u$l&ana'(oo )e*to, SFR+u!o*laia ' today Sloenia

uarda, -ortu!al

#iudad Saha!.n, )e/ico

%o* 0nde*, #hile

Santa *a$el, 0r!entina 30

 (aa*, reland

)ilan, taly51

7eidel$er!, 0u*tralia52

We/ford, reland

#a*a$lanca, )orocco58

0l!ier*, 0l!eria #0R0%

)onteideo, ru!uay Renault )ini 4

: local er*ion

Body and chassis

Class "conomy car , Supermini, Su$compact

Body style

2:door pickup truck 

2:door an

;:door hatch$ack 

Layout )F layout

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Renault Rodeo

Powertrain

Engine

4;=6 cu in >=< % 4

;1=; cu in >=? % 4

;?=8 cu in 1=> % 4

6<=6 cu in 1=1 % 4

ransmission8:*peed manual

4:*peed manual

!imensions

"heelbase2,44> mm 96=1 in ri!ht54

2,89; mm 94=8 in left54

Length 8,668 mm 144=2 in

"idth 1,48> mm ;6=8 in

#eight 1,4<> mm ;<=9 in

Curb weight 6>> k! 1,828 l$

Chronology

Predecessor Renault 4#V

$uccessor Renault @Ain!o

@he Renault 4, al*o knoAn a* the 4L pronounced Cuatrelle, i* a hatch$ack  economy car  

 produced $y the French automaker Renault $etAeen 1961 and 1992= t Aa* the fir*t front:

Aheel drie family car produced $y Renault=

@he car Aa* launched at a time Ahen *eeral decade* of economic *ta!nation Aere !iin! Aay

to !roAin! pro*perity and *ur!in! car oAner*hip in France= @he fir*t million car* Aere

 produced $y 1 Fe$ruary 1966, le** than four and a half year* after launchD5;

 eentually oerei!ht million Aere $uilt, makin! the Renault 4 a commercial *ucce** $ecau*e of the timin! of

it* introduction and the merit* of it* de*i!n= t Aa* e/ceptionally *paciou* for it* *iEe, and

althou!h ori!inally marketed a* a *mall e*tate car, it i* noA re!arded a* the fir*t ma**:

 production hatch$ack  car=

Contents

• 1 ri!in* and *trate!y

•2 %aunch of the R8 and R4

• 8 "n!ine*

• 4 @ran*mi**ion

• ; Structure and runnin! !ear 

• 6 Su*pen*ion

•< 0round the Aorld

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• ? Ge*i!n

• 9 Variant*

• 1> "nd of the R4

• 11 n motor*port

• 12 Reference*

• 18 "/ternal link*

Origins and strategy

@he Renault 4 Aa* RenaultH* re*pon*e to the 194? #itroIn 2#V= Renault Aa* a$le to reieAthe adanta!e* and di*adanta!e* of the 2#V de*i!n and come up Aith a lar!er, more ur$an

ehicle= n early 19;6, Renault #hairman -ierre Greyfu* launched thi* neA pro&ectJ de*i!nin!

a neA model to replace the rear en!ined 4#V that Aould $ecome an eerymanH* car, capa$le

of *ati*fyin! the need* of mo*t con*umer*= t Aould $e a family car, a AomanH* car, a farmerH*

car, or a city car=

1961–1962 Renault 8J in*tallin! AindoA* into the thick c:pillar* added Aei!ht and co*t

Ahich, initially, cu*tomer* could aoid on entry leel er*ion* of the R8 and R4

1961–196< Renault 4

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196<–19<4 Renault 4%J For 196? the car receied a more modern aluminium !rille that it

Aould retain until 19<4

19<4–19<? Renault 4%J n 19<4 a pla*tic !rille replaced the metal one

19<? Renault 4@%J a further mild facelift folloAed, on "uropean market car*, in 19<?

Launch of the R% and R4

Renault launched the Renault 8 and the Renault 4 *imultaneou*ly in Kuly 1961=56 @he car*

*hared the *ame $ody and mo*t mechanical component*, $ut the R8 Aa* poAered $y a 6>8 cc

er*ion of the en!ine Ahile the R4 featured a <4< cc en!ine=54 @hi* placed the R8 in the 8#V

ta/ation cla** Ahile the R4 Aa* in the 4#V cla**=54 0ctual ma/imum poAer output Aa*

claimed $y Renault a* 22=; hp for the R8, and 26=; or 82 hp for the R4, dependin! on price

leel and the type of car$urettor fitted=54 nitially the $a*e er*ion* of the R8 and R4 came

Aith a thick #:pillar $ehind each of the rear door*= Cuarter !la** Aa* a 4>> franc* option for

the $a*ic R4= @he e/tra i*i$ility increa*ed the Aei!ht of the ehicle, $ut the*e AindoA* *oon

 $ecame *tandard for all R4*=54

@he R8 and R4 Aere tar!eted at the #itroen 2#V that employed *oft *prin!* and lon! Aheel

trael to a$*or$ $ump* on poorly maintained road*= @he Renault 8 L 4 applied the *ame

approach and tAo model* appeared at the -ari* )otor ShoA in 1961 on a *pecialiEed

demon*tration di*play that incorporated an irre!ular rollin! road= Vi*itor* could *it in*ide car,

Ahich remained undi*tur$ed Ahile the *u*pen*ion a$*or$ed the erratic $ump* of the rollin!

road=54 n 1962, Renault employed the *ame di*play at the @urin )otor ShoA=54

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@he $a*ic er*ion of the R8 Aa* priced 4> franc* $eloA the loAe*t priced er*ion of the

#itroen 2#V in 196154 and featured painted $umper* and !rill, a *implified in*trument panel,

a *in!le *un i*or, no Aind*hield Aa*her, and no interior door panel*=54 @hi* trim Aa* al*o

offered in the more poAerful R4= @he R4% Aith *i/ *ide AindoA*, chrome coloured $umper

and !rill, a* Aell a* a le** *partan interior co*t 4>> franc* rou!hly ?M more than the R4 Aith

it* four *ide AindoA*=54

 Similar a* the Renault 4#V NSericeO in 19;8, cu*tomer* *hunned the $a*ic model and in cto$er 1962, the Renault R8 Aa* di*continued, alon! Aith the mo*t $a*ic

er*ion of the Renault 4=56

0 *uper er*ion $randed de lu/e in *ome e/port market* Aith openin! rear Puarter:li!ht

AindoA* and e/tra trim Aa* al*o offered=56 @he de lu/e and *uper er*ion* of the R4%

receied a er*ion of the en!ine from the Renault Gauphine !iin! them a four:cylinder

en!ine capacity of ?4; cc=56 0fter the AithdraAal of the 6>8 cc en!ined R8, the <4< cc R4

model continued to $e li*ted Aith an entry leel recommended retail price, $ut the *li!htly

lar!er:en!ined % er*ion* Aere more popular= By 196;, Renault had remoed the e/tra R

from their model name*J the Renault R4% had $ecome the Renault 4%=

Engines

"arly er*ion* of the Renault R4 u*ed en!ine* and tran*mi**ion* from the Renault 4#V= @he

ori!inal de*i!n $rief called for an en!ine *iEe $etAeen 6>> cc and <>> cc, $ut there Aa* no

con*en*u* a* to Ahether to u*e a four:cylinder unit or to folloA #itroen Aith a tAo:cylinder

unit= With Volk*Aa!en rapidly !roAin! market *hare acro** "urope and (orth 0merica,

Renault al*o !ae *eriou* con*ideration to an air:cooled $o/er motor option for the

forthcomin! R8'R4=54 7oAeer, u*in! the e/i*tin! Aater:cooled unit from the 4#V Aa* a

*olution, e*pecially in ieA of the e/tended period of teethin! trou$le* encountered $y the

Renault Fre!ate, Ahich Aa* then RenaultH* mo*t recent attempt to deelop an innoatie poAerplant=54 @he e/i*tin! en!ine* Aere lar!er than that *pecified $y mana!ement for the neA

4#V, $ut the automaker addre**ed thi* $y reducin! the $ore *o that the oerall capacity of the

 $a*e en!ine for the neA R8 Aorked out to $e 6>8 cc, comforta$ly at the loAer end of the

rePuired 6>>–<>> cc ran!e= 7oAeer, *ince Renault already produced the <4< cc er*ion of

the en!ine that Aa* Aell proen in the 4#V, it made *en*e to u*e thi* a* Aell in Ahat Aould in

many re*pect* $e the older carH* *ucce**or= @herefore, in 1961, the R8 had a 49 mm $ore and

?> mm *troke, Ahile the R4 Aa* receied the ;4=; mm Q ?> mm e/i*tin! en!ine=54

)oin! the en!ine from the rear of the 4#V to the front of the neA model inoled

*i!nificant plannin!J de*i!n chan!e* to the unit Aere introduced a* part of the proce**= @he

inlet manifold Aa* noA a *teel ca*tin! Aherea* on the 4#V it had $een con*tructed of a li!ht:Aei!ht alloyJ thi* Aa* drien $y co*t con*ideration* noA that aluminium Aa* not *o

ine/pen*ie a* it had $een fifteen year* earlier =54 Renault al*o took the opportunity to

introduce a feature Ahich *u$*ePuently $ecame main*tream= Renault al*o de*i!ned a N*ealed:

for:lifeO coolin! *y*tem, *upported $y a *mall e/pan*ion tank on the ri!ht *ide of the en!ine

 $ay= @he coolin! *y*tem contained antifreeEe intended to ena$le operation Aithout toppin! up

or other interention throu!hout a carH* life proided am$ient temperature* $eloA minu* 4>

de!ree* Aere aoided=54

@he en!ine* Aere lar!er than the *mall 42; cc later 6>2 cc and 29 hp, en!ine* in the 2#V=

@he R4 alAay* had a four:cylinder  Aatercooled en!ine= @he ori!inal Renault R4* en!ine

capacity of <4< cc *ered to differentiate the model from the more poAerful Renault

Gauphine, $ut the Gauphine* ?4; cc en!ine Aa* u*ed in the 4 it*elf from 1968 onAard*J for

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mo*t market* at thi* *ta!e the Gauphine en!ine noA came a* *tandard in the top of the ran!e

Renault R4 Super, and Aa* aaila$le in *ome other er*ion* only a* an optional e/tra=54 ien

that Renault* 6>8, <4<, and ?4; cc en!ine* all *hared the *ame cylinder *troke and Aere all of 

the *ame $a*ic de*i!n, it i* likely that there Aa* ery little difference $etAeen the

manufacturin! co*t* of the $a*ic en!ine $lock $etAeen the three= From the per*pectie of the

*ale* and marketin! department, they did fall Aithin different ta/ation cla**e* re*pectiely8#V, 4#V and ;#V $ut at thi* end of the market ta/ leel difference* Aere $y noA le** of an

i**ue een in tho*e "uropean countrie* that *till ta/ed car* accordin! to en!ine *iEe=

With time, the increa*in! trend to production of Renault 4* in a Aide ran!e of countrie*

reduce* the alidity of !enerali*ed *tatement* a* to Ahich en!ine* Aere fitted AhenJ in French

 $uilt car* the old ?4; cc en!ine *oldiered on in the more loAly er*ion* until the mid:19?>*,

 $ut in 19<? the top end Renault 4 @%* receied the neA 1,1>? cc en!ineJ thi* en!ine Aa* not

neA to Renault, hoAeer, $ein! the fie:$earin! NSierraO en!ine, fir*t in*talled in the "*tafette

an and R? in the *ummer of 1962= 0 *maller er*ion 9;6 cc of thi* neA en!ine finally

replaced the $y noA enera$le ?4; cc en!ine in the 4 in 19?6= nlike the ori!inal

Billancourt en!ine from the 4#V, RenaultH* NSierraO en!ine rotated in a clockAi*e direction,*o fittin! it rePuired reer*in! the direction of the differential in the !ear $o/ in order to aoid

 producin! a car Aith one forAard *peed and four reer*e *peed*=

ransmission

@he initial tran*mi**ion Aa* a three:*peed manual, de*cri$ed $y one critic a* an o$*olete

feature Ahen compared to the four:*peed manual of the then thirteen:year:old #itroIn 2#V=

ronically the neA Renault 4 did not inherit it* tran*mi**ion from the Renault 4#V nor from

anyone el*eJ the tran*mi**ion Aa* neAly deeloped for the car=54 @he da*h:mounted !ear leer 

Aa* linked ia a *trai!ht horiEontal rod that pa**ed oer the lon!itudinally mounted en!ineand clutch directly to the !ear$o/ ri!ht at the front= @he re*ultin! a$*ence of any linka!e at

floor leel permitted a flat floor acro** the full Aidth of the carH* ca$in= Synchrome*h featured

only on the top tAo ratio*, een thou!h the loA poAer of the en!ine rePuired frePuent !ear

chan!e* $y any drier u*in! normal road* and Ai*hin! to make rea*ona$le pro!re**=54 n thi*

 point Renault Puickly acknoAled!ed their error and car* produced from 1962 featured

*ynchrome*h on all three ratio*=54 n 196? the Renault 4 finally receied a four:*peed

tran*mi**ion=

$tructure and running gear

Renault 4 rollin! cha**i* *hoAin! the carH* platform frame *tructure=

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@he three principal neA model* introduced $y Renault *ince the Aar 5< had all featured

monocoPue cha**i*le** con*truction54 Ahich Aa* $elieed to *ae co*t in the manufacturin!

 proce** and to cut runnin! co*t* $y reducin! ehicle Aei!ht= @he Renault R8'R4 de*i!n defied

thi* $y noA Aidely accepted mantra, employin! a *eparate platform to Ahich the $ody *hell

Aa* then attached=54 @he $odyH* *tructural role in maintainin! the oerall ri!idity of the car

 $ody Aa* there$y reduced, placin! le** *tre** on the roof and alloAin! for thinner AindoA pillar*= 0lthou!h the u*e made of a *eparate platform re*em$led, in *ome re*pect*, the u*e that

 pre:Aar de*i!n* Aould hae made of a cha**i*, the outcome Aa* a *tructure de*cri$ed a*

*emi:monocoPue, and it Aould later alloA Renault to u*e the R4 platform, Aith ery little

modification, to $uild neA model* *uch a* the Renault 6 and Rodeo= %ater, the *ucce**ful

Renault ; u*ed the R4 runnin! !ear $ut in a monocoPue *hell=

$us&ension

Becau*e the rear tor*ion $ar* are located one $ehind the other, the Aheel$a*e i* lon!er on the

ri!ht *ide than on the left=

@he R8 and R4 had four:Aheel tor*ion:$ar independent *u*pen*ion= @hi* Aa* an innoationAhich Aould $e copied on a *ucce**ion of *u$*ePuent front:en!ined Renault* introduced

durin! the 196>* and <>*=

@he car feature* a *horter Aheel$a*e on the left than on the ri!ht $ecau*e the rear Aheel* are

not mounted directly oppo*ite one another =5? @hi* concept alloAed a ery *imple de*i!n of the

rear *u*pen*ion u*in! tran*er*e tor*ion $ar* located one $ehind the other Aithout affectin!

handlin!= @he front tor*ion $ar* Aere lon!itudinal= Gampenin! Aa* contri$uted $y the

 proi*ion of hydraulic tele*copic *hock a$*or$er* on all four Aheel*=54 @ho*e at the rear Aere

mounted irtually horiEontally Ahich aoided the intru*ion of rear *u*pen*ion componentry

into the flat floored pa**en!er ca$in=54

@he lon!itudinal layout of the front:Aheel drie en!ine and tran*mi**ion Aith en!ine $ehind

the front a/le, and !ear$o/'differential in front i* identical to the #itroIn @raction 0ant= @he

*u*pen*ion i* al*o ery *imilar, the only difference, $ein! the deletion of the #itroInH* fle/i$le

 $eam $etAeen the rear Aheel*, to !ie the Renault 4 fully independent rear *u*pen*ion= @hi* i*

ironic a* %oui* Renault, the companyH* founder had $een the har*he*t critic of the @raction at

the time of it* launch in the 198>*=

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Renault 4R -lu* 2; in #olom$ia

Renault 4H* front in #roatia

• n #olom$ia, the car Aa* one of the mo*t *old, and remained in the memory of many

#olom$ian*, it Aa* nicknamed 'Amigo fiel' Faithful friend and Aa* manufactured

in the SF0S0 plant in "ni!ado a city near )edelln from 19<> to 1992= @Ao of

the mo*t popular er*ion* included the )a*ter 1,>22 cc and the %der %eader, Aith

a more poAerful 1,8>> cc en!ine= @he fir*t Renault 4 manufactured in "ni!ado

#olom$ia Aa* called 0Eul -a*trana, $ecau*e it Aa* $lue and -re*ident )i*ael -a*trana

opened the plant=

• n 0r!entina and #hile the 4 an Four!onette i* knoAn a* 'Renoleta', folloAin! the

nickname !ien to the #itroIn 2#V an, 'Citroneta'= Gue to heay ta/ation on

 pa**en!er ehicle* in the late 19;>*, the fir*t 2#V* Aere imported unfini*hed, only up

to the front door* and completed Aith an 0r!entine:made pickup truck $ed= @he

Spani*h Aord for pickup truck i* camioneta, hence Renoleta=

• n taly the 4 Aa* produced $y the 0lfa Romeo factory in )ilan under licen*e from

1962 to 1964= 41,?>9 R4* Aere $uilt there

• n 0u*tralia the car Aa* produced $etAeen 1962 and 1966 in 7eidel$er!, Victoria $ut

cea*ed production to make Aay for other model*

• n )e/ico, the Renault 4 Aa* produced in #iudad Saha!un, an indu*trial city created

 $y G(0 and Renault in the fiftie*= Renault production cea*ed in 19<6=

•

n reland the car Aa* produced in a plant e*ta$li*hed in 1962 in (aa*, and onee*ta$li*hed in We/ford in 19<2, production runnin! until 19?4=

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• n Sloenia formerly part of  +u!o*laia the Renault 4, nicknamed '(atrca' or

Tetorka from French quatre, four, Aa* produced in the ndu*tri&a motornih oEil 

)V plant from 19<8 to 1992= ;<;,96> R4* Aere $uilt there= n 19?9 the plant Aa*

*old to roup Renault and renamed R"VU d=d=

• n -ortu!al it Aa* knoAn a* Cuatro % four %=

• n Spain the Renault 4% i* knoAn a* 'Cuatro latas' four tin*=

• n Septem$er <, 2>18 -ope Franci* accepted a Ahite 19?4 4% Ahich had done

8>>,>>> km, offered to him $y father RenEo Uocca from Verona=59

!esign

@hi* article &ossibly contains original research= -lea*e improe it $y erifyin! the

claim* made and addin! inline citation*= Statement* con*i*tin! only of ori!inalre*earch *hould $e remoed= (October 2012)

@he Renault 4 Aa* a $a*ic car Aith a *imple da*h$oard and *lidin! AindoA*= Su*pen*ion and

*eat* Aere de*i!ned for comfort, and entilation and the heater Aere effectie=

@he Renault 4 Aa* produced for many year*, $ut Aa* not *i!nificantly chan!ed= "/terior

chrome trim Aa* eentually pha*ed out on all model*, and aluminium !rille* Aere replaced

Aith pla*tic one*= @here Aere three different da*h$oard de*i!n*= n the ri!ht *ide of the car at

the $ack the po*ition of the fuel filler Aa* rai*ed $y appro/imately 1; cm 6 inche* 54 le**

than a year after the carH* launch, pre*uma$ly for *afety rea*on*, $ut apart from thi*, chan!e*to the $ody panel* Aere limited to a *li!htly altered hood and hin!e*=

Renault deeloped *mall car*, the Renault 6 and the Renault ;, Ahile the Renault 4 Aa* *till

*ellin! Aell= @he Renault ; competed in a different *ector three:and fie:door *upermini=

@he Renault 4 i* intermediate $etAeen the *mall utility ehicle 2#V and the *upermini

de*i!n R;, -eu!eot 2>;=

)ariants

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Renault 4 Four!onnette an

@here Aere many different H*pecial editionH Renault 4*= Some includin! the Safari, Si/tie* and

Ko!!in! Aere *old in *pecial colour *cheme*, uphol*tery and other detail*, Ahile other*

#lan, Saane Aere *tandard model* Aith *pecial decal*=

@here Aere al*o *pecial model* Ahich Aere not *olely a marketin! e/erci*e, *uch a* theRenault 4 Sinpar  4/4, the -lein 0ir, a pickup truck , %- er*ion* and electric er*ion*=

n 19<?, the R4 GTL arried= t had the 11>? cc en!ine from the Renault 6 @%, al$eit Aith the

 performance reduced for $etter economy, and $i!!er drum $rake*= @he @% Aa* identifia$le

 $y it* !rey front !rille, !rey $umper*, and !rey pla*tic *trip* alon! the $ottom* of the door*= t

al*o had an e/tra air intake $eloA the front !rille a* a re*ult, the re!i*tration plate Aa* moed

doAn to the $umper, and 12 inch 8>4=? mm Aiper $lade* in*tead of the ori!inal 1> inch

2;4 mm one*= For the 19?8 model year, the @% !ot front di*c $rake*, the hand$rake noA

Aorkin! on the rear Aheel*, and there Aere a modified da*h$oard and cloth *eat*= @he Renault

4 Aa* the la*t French automo$ile to $e *old Aith drum $rake* on all four Aheel*, after the

#itroIn 2#V receied di*c $rake* in 19?1=51> @he ery fir*t 19?8 model* had the hand$rakeleer moed from left to ri!ht under the *teerin! Aheel $efore it Aa* moed to the floor like

in almo*t any other car $y then=

@here Aa* al*o a panel an Four!onette er*ion of the R4, Ahich Aith it* hi!h cu$e

 $ody*hell and the uniPue H!iraffonH !iraffe hatch at the rear $ecame the idio*yncratic French

Boulan!erie an= For many year*, thi* Aa* *urely the mo*t *ucce**ful ehicle of it* type and

for many people it repre*ent* their idea of a Renault 4 more than the pa**en!er er*ion= t

remained on *ale in "urope until 1998 and Aa* replaced $y the Renault "/pre** called "/tra

in 3 and reland, Rapid in ermany, Ahich Aa* $a*ed on the *econd !eneration Renault ; 

HSupercinPH=

n 19?9, #olom$ian SF0S0 produced the ariant* Brisa BreeEe Ahich Aa* $a*ed on the

French Plein Air  and Jogging , Ahich Aa* marketed a* a *portier er*ion of the car and

featured red acce**orie*=

End of the R4

@hou!h rea*on* *uch a* emi**ion* and *afety le!i*lation are often !ien for the Renault 4H*

demi*e, it* popularity Aould not hae la*ted anyAay=511 utmoded production method*, more

adanced competition and the rea*on* outlined a$oe meant that the Renault 4H* day* Aere

num$ered, at lea*t a* a main*tream product= @here Aere *eeral pro&ect* to replace the Renault4, *tartin! from the early *eentie*= 7oAeer, the continuin! *ucce** of the Renault 4, the

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need to replace the Renault ;, the difficultie* comin! up Aith a *uita$le replacement and the

idea that the Renault 4H* market Aould die Aith it all meant that the Renault 4H* final

replacement the @Ain!o did not appear until 1992=512 @o conclude production, a *erie* of

1>>> e/ample* marketed a* Bye:Bye Aa* relea*ed, each Aith a num$ered plaPue=

@o mark the end of Renault 4 production, a retro*pectie *erie* of ten $lack:and:Ahite photo!raph* $y @hierry de* uche* Aa* pu$li*hed in %i$ration in early Gecem$er 1992=

@hi* *erie* later Aon fir*t priEe from %e #lu$ de* Girecteur 0rti*tiPue* in the cate!ory of

daily neA*paper= t Aa* al*o aAard the lion dHor at the #anne* %ion* nternational 0derti*in!

Fe*tial=

n 2>>8, a Kapane*e car modification company called G0)G came up Aith a de*i!n called

the 0ncel %apin,518 Ahich could tran*form a SuEuki %apin into a Renault 4 lookalike=

*n motors&ort

Renault 4 Sinpar  from the -ari*:Gakar Rally

@he Renault 4 Aa* ori!inally poAered $y a 24 hp 1? kW en!ine and it* *u*pen*ion Aa*

neer intended for *portin! dynamic*= @he Renault 4 had certain adanta!e* in it* hi!h torPue

and a *u*pen*ion and !round:clearance that !ae it !o:anyAhere capa$ilitie*= @hi* meant that

Renault Aa* a$le to !ie it a *portin! ima!e Aith pro!ramme* *uch a* the #ro** "lf #up of

France in 19<4 and the Route* du )onde pro!ramme in 196?= @he latter Aa* a pro&ect in

Ahich Renault Aould lend youn! people car* to trael the Aorld in, and thi* Aould help to

!ie the Renault 4 an adenturou* and dura$le ima!e=5citation needed  @he #oupe de France

Renault #ro** "lf Aa* a *erie* of race* in France on dirt track* Aith *li!htly tuned <?2 cc

R4*=

0 Renault 4 Sinpar the four:Aheel drie er*ion Aa* entered in the -ari*:Gakar Rally in

19<9 and 19?> $y Bernard and #laude )arreau, comin! fifth in 19<9 and in third in 19?>=514

 Renault 4 continued to feature in many lon! di*tance rallie* after production cea*ed, *uch a*

in 2>>1 in the %ondon:Sahara:%ondon rally Renault 4 @% 51; and the 2>>? )on!ol Rally=516 @he Renault 4 form* the $a*i* of the 4% @rophy, an annual rally e*ta$li*hed in 199< for

*tudent* Aho collect *pon*or*hip and drie to the Sahara to delier educational material* to

children of the de*ert and of )orocco=51<

@he Renault 4 @% Aa* homolo!ated in roup 0= Kacky #e*$ron raced one in the )onte

#arlo Rally in 1998 and the @our de #or*e in 1991= -into do* Santo* raced a roup ( 4 @%

in i*itin! eery round of the WR# thou!h not all durin! the *ame *ea*on= @o cele$rate the

carH* ;>th $irthday, Renault entered the R4 in the )onte #arlo Rally in 2>11=51?

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Standard Renault 4* ha* taken part in a dra! race at Santa -od RaceAay, (orthampton*hire

*ince 2>>4, and coered the Puarter mile in 21=48? *econd* Aith a terminal *peed of

;9=14 mph=519