In the automotive world there are icons that have nothing to do with power, speed or design. The Renault 4L is one of them. A vehicle created by and for the working people of 60 years ago. On the occasion of its anniversary, the rhombus firm has entrusted the designer Mathieu Lehanneur to completely reinvent that car. The result is the unprecedented Renault Suite Nº4 , inspired by the most sophisticated rooms in the world’s hotels . A parallel world produced from a legend of the four wheels, a model of which more than 8 million copies were marketed in 100 countries during the three decades that it was in production orbit. A manufacture that had the participation of the Spanish plant, in charge of 800,000 units , and 27 other countries.
The 60th anniversary of the 4L deserved the investment of all the time, and resources, necessary on the part of the rhombus. Throughout the year, the firm has launched initiatives on social networks and the media. They even offered the possibility of driving a historic Renault 4L again or the 100% electric version that we have also seen on the road. In addition, from October 8, the Champs-Élysées (Paris) host the rotating exhibition of 30 variants of this four cans . But this Suite Nº4 is the most special gift they could make to its history, marked by the connection with its owner.
Design is key to creating that link with the vehicle, and at Renault they know it. For this reason, in collaboration with the designer Mathieu Lehanneur, the essence of the model has been prioritized. It was important to show the brand’s objective in the new Renaulution strategy plan, which seeks to create cars that convey emotions, in a model of yesteryear. The result is a Suite N ° 4 concept car that provides an innovative automotive experience, ” a Renault to live inside and out .” To do this, and as Lehanneur himself explains: “I have sought a hybridization between the world of the automobile and that of architecture to create an open-air hotel room”. We tell you more about this project in the following gallery.
