Created with the aim of commemorating 10 years of the international 4L meeting, the Renault 4L e-Plein Air is the modern reinterpretation of one of the rarest versions of the popular Renault model (the 4L Plein Air from the 60s), and is the result of the joint work of Renault Classic, Renault Design and Melun Rétro Passion.
Compared to the original version which was “drinking” inspiration, the 4L e-Plein Air replaced the combustion engine with an electric motor, following in the footsteps of its eternal competitor, the Mehari, which in its most recent reincarnation appeared as e-Mehari . However, unlike Citroën, Renault does not intend to move towards series production, as this example is a one-off model.
Aesthetically, the 4L e-Plein Air is (almost) the same as the original, keeping, in addition to the general shapes, the bumpers and headlights. Still, the adoption of a fully closed front grille and the disappearance of the rear seats (probably to accommodate the batteries) stand out.
Driven group inherited from Twizy
Although Renault has not released much information about the 4L e-Plein Air, it is known that the prototype uses the powertrain of the small Renault Twizy. Thus, we know that it has a battery with a capacity of 6.1 kWh, leaving us only to know if it uses the electric motor of the Twizy 45 or the Twizy 80.
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If you use the engine of the first, the power comes down to a meager 5 hp with the torque not going beyond 33 Nm. If you use the engine of the Twizy 80 (the most likely hypothesis), the power rises to 17 hp while the torque is fixed at 57 Nm. As would be expected, there is no data on the autonomy or performance of the 4L e-Plein Air.