A really cool box is currently coming from France. Manufacturer Renault revives the classic Renault 4 "Plein Air" - even if only as a show car. And as with the classic from back then, you can also leave the 2019 model open Explore the world and do so with electric propulsion. The vehicle was built for the tenth anniversary of the R4 fan festival "4L International" and the purely electric reissue of the 1968 to 1971 built open-air model would probably have been the big hit even then. Where used to be the 845 cubic centimeter gasoline engine but now sits an electric motor from the Renault Twizy. The battery is placed where the rear seat was installed in the original model. By the way, the vehicle is a joint project of Renault Classic, Renault Design as well as the external company Melun Rétro who are considered specialists for parts of classic Renault vehicles.
at that time only 563 x built
Outside, the biggest difference to the 60er years Plein Air is the plastic panel instead of the radiator grille with contours of the historic front mask. The battery is concealed by a stylish picnic basket and the 4 e-Plein Air is built on a shortened original platform of the popular Renault 4. At that time, the Renault 4 Plein Air bribed as the ideal fun mobile for the Flower Power era and was extremely simple. However, this provided at least for 563 sold units of the 4 e-Plein Air on a fixed roof and waived windows and doors. Just like the Trabant bucket P601A, only one chain protected the passengers from falling out. And in front there were no individual seats but a continuous bench. The "top" consisted of a simple cloth that did not protect effectively from wind and weather. The little Frenchman gained notoriety as a shuttle vehicle at the world exhibition 1968 in Montreal.
Renault 4 e-Plein Air 2019 in electric drive
