When did the Renault R4 L come out?
Create a search request and we’ll notify you by e-mail when matching vehicles appear on Classic Trader. In 1961 French car makers Renault released the Renault R4 L, ‘the Quatrelle’. Marketed as an economic estate car, the Renault 4L was Renault’s first front wheel drive family car and was the first mass production hatchback.
What was the first front wheel drive Renault?
In 1961 French car makers Renault released the Renault R4 L, ‘the Quatrelle’. Marketed as an economic estate car, the Renault 4L was Renault’s first front wheel drive family car and was the first mass production hatchback. Available as a van and 3 saloon versions it featured a 747 cc, 26.5-32 hp engine and 3 speed transmission.
When did the Renault 4 Sinpar come out?
Special models released over the years included the Renault 4 Plein Air (jeep style), the Renault 4 Sinpar 4×4, a pick-up truck version as well The ‘Fourgonette’, a panel van, was particularly popular. Renault 4L production ended in 1992.
How big is the engine on a Renault 4?
Available as a van and 3 saloon versions it featured a 747 cc, 26.5-32 hp engine and 3 speed transmission. Until production ended of the updated 1100 cc car in 1992, Renault built over 8 million units of the Renault 4 in various editions
When was the end of production of the Renault 4?
To mark the end of Renault 4 production, a retrospective series of ten black-and-white photographs by Thierry des Ouches was published in Libération in early December 1992, when R4 production finally finished after 31 years.
What’s the difference between the Renault 4 and R4L?
The R4L with six side windows, chrome-colored bumper and grill, as well as a less spartan interior cost 400 francs (roughly 8%) more than the R4 with its four side windows.
When did the Renault 4 get 4 speed transmission?
On this point Renault quickly acknowledged their error and cars produced from 1962 featured synchromesh on all three ratios. In 1968 the Renault 4 finally received a four-speed transmission. Renault 4 rolling chassis showing the car’s platform frame structure.
When did the Renault 3 / 4 appear at the Paris Motor Show?
The Renault 3/4 applied the same approach and two models appeared at the Paris Motor Show in 1961 on a specialized demonstration display that incorporated an irregular rolling road. Visitors could sit inside a car, which remained undisturbed while the suspension absorbed the erratic bumps of the rolling road.