Renault 4

AMKC · 14-10-2024 10:32AM #1

Well it has been coming for a while and here it is at last.

Expect it on sale next summer sometime so Q3 or 4 I would say.

I like. I think it looks great both inside and outside,

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/renault-4-reborn-bold-electric-crossover-under-%C2%A330000

fafy · 14-10-2024 02:49PM

looks like a very practical EV, not many in this space, only 4.16 meters long, but has good height at 1.57 meters.

derekreilly · 14-10-2024 08:26PM

I had a poke around in it today at the motor show in Paris.

https://youtu.be/rLGUJmjuBHk

fafy · 14-10-2024 09:58PM

This UK car review, says RHD models, won’t get the front seat “fold flat” feature,

Its would have been a handy and practical option having that feature, even for non surfers.
https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-official-pictures/renault/4-ev/

gossamerfabric · 20-10-2024 01:58PM

The car would need to be considerably cheaper than a Skoda Elroq to win customers. The Elroq is a shrunk Enyaq while this is an oversized Renault 5.

AMKC · 20-10-2024 02:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122740487#Comment_122740487

No it would not. The 4 has something the Elroq will not have for a long time and that is a legacy and a history as well as an actual logo on it unlike new Skodas.

TlThe new Renault 5 is an excellent car that has recieved rave reviews so nothing wrong with being based on the same platform as that at all.

gossamerfabric · 20-10-2024 02:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122740519#Comment_122740519

It is a cheaper platform. It won't be as refined and the Elroq has the same wheelbase as an Enyaq so it is quite large.

20 cm longer wheelbase than a Renault 4.

AMKC · 20-10-2024 02:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122740534#Comment_122740534

I doubt either of them platforms are in anyway cheap.

Refined lol. You know these are electric cars right. They will both be very refined. Anyway I know which one I would prefer to have. You can have the dull no logo Skoda if you want I will take a 4 anyday over that. I do not need the extra space of the Elroq.

gossamerfabric · 20-10-2024 02:30PM

There is no objective metric on which the Renault 4 will beat the Elroq. It had better be cheap.

AMKC · 20-10-2024 03:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122740616#Comment_122740616

Yes there it. The 4 will have a better user interface and physical controls for the HVAC controls unlike the Elroq so the 4 will be the safer car to drive too.

gossamerfabric · 20-10-2024 08:50PM

The Renault 4 is built on the "Ampere Small" which is a budget platform. Elroq is built on MEB platform which is the mainstream EV platform for VAG mainstream product. It also has backlit buttons on screen and dedicated HVAC control always visible on screen. VAG version 4 software is excellent. You have been reading reports about VAG software from 4 years ago. The renault 4 really needs to be considerably cheaper than an Elroq to be considered.

AMKC · 20-10-2024 09:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122742469#Comment_122742469

I did not read any reports about any VW software but you yourself just said it. HVAC controls for the Elroq are in the touchscreen which means if the driver wants to turn up the heat or the speed etc they have to use a touchscreen but not in the 4. Anyway I am done arguing with you. You are obviously VW mad. Can not say that I envey you.

gossamerfabric · 20-10-2024 10:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122742687#Comment_122742687

I think you will have to do a side by side comparisson before placing an order because the Elroq is a class higher than a Renault 4. I hope the truth dawns before you put money down.

freddieot · 21-10-2024 11:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122740519#Comment_122740519

As someone who was driving Renault in the 70s and 80s, I would not put any value on their legacy and history. TBH, they would be better off keeping quiet about it.

TitianGerm · 21-10-2024 12:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122742774#Comment_122742774

I don't think AMKC has a driver's license? Apologies if I'm mixing them up with someone else.

Buddy Bubs · 21-10-2024 01:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122744277#Comment_122744277

You are correct as far as I know

MojoMaker · 22-10-2024 09:41AM

Walter Mitty so.

MarkN · 24-03-2025 07:32PM

Had a quick look today, driving it in Portugal in a few weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1RWmjtPzbc

fafy · 24-03-2025 09:53PM

The R4 is already up for configuration on renault.fr, the entry level trim (bigger 52kw battery) R4, is the same price as the entry level trim - bigger 52kw battery) R5, €31.5k, but the R4 is 2k more(€28k) than the R5, for the entry level trlm - smaller 40kw battery.(€26k)

fafy · 25-03-2025 05:24PM

Now On show, from today in Dundrum Town Centre:

https://www.completecar.ie/car-news/article/13994/Renault-4-E-Tech-makes-its-Irish-debut

Oscar_Madison · 25-03-2025 06:35PM

Is the R4 essentially an estate version of the R5? ie that the passenger space in R4 similar to R5 or is it roomier inside too?

MarkN · 25-03-2025 07:09PM

A bigger boot is about it IMO

AMKC · 25-03-2025 09:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123297327#Comment_123297327

And more leg room in the rear seats accirding to that article posted above.

TitianGerm · 25-03-2025 09:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123297841#Comment_123297841

You do know MarkN has actually seen the car in person and reviews cars for a living?

MarkN · 25-03-2025 09:52PM

there’s the comparison there, same platform but slightly more room. In real world terms though, boot is an obvious increase whereas to my eye the rear legroom doesn’t seem like a huge difference.

AMKC · 25-03-2025 10:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123297870#Comment_123297870

Yes I do. I was just saying whst the article says.

AMKC · 25-03-2025 10:03PM

With the 4 being lighter than the 5 it would not surprise me if it drove better but I think the 5 is supposed to be very good anyway so it's will really be down to ones preference. Personally I love the 4. Love the 5 too but just love the 4 more :) .