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Mule talent - Renault 4 L in the (historical) test

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Created on June 20, 1964

Reading time 23min

Written by:

Jürgen Stockmar

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Renault 4 L (1964) - Freundliche Erscheinung

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Renault 4 L (1965) – jetzt Schiebefenster vorn und hinten

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Renault 4 L Export (1965) – Werksfoto in französischer Landschaft

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Renault 4 L (1965) – Frontansicht

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Renault 4 L (1965) – Heckansicht

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Renault 4 L (1964) - Seitenansicht

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Renault 4 L (1963) - Dreiviertelansicht vorne

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Renault 4 (1963) - Heckansicht

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Renault 4 L (1963) - Sympathisch

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Renault 4 L (1961) - im Gelände

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Renault 4 L (1962) - rundum praktisches Auto

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Renault 4 L (1961) - Kofferraum

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Renault 4 L (1961) - Geräumig

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Renault 4 L (1961) - Der Fahrerraum

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Renault 4 L (1965) – nur geringfügig überarbeitetes Interieur

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Renault 4 (1961) - dünnwandige Rückbank

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Renault 4 L (1962) - vordere Sitzbank

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Renault 4 L (1964) - Cockpit des 4 L mit mehr Komfort, wie zum Beispiel einer zweiten Sonnenblende

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Renault 4 (1961) - Cockpit der Normalvariante

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Renault 4 L (1964) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Renault 4 L (1965) – Blick in den Motorraum

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Renault 4 L (1962) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Renault 4 L (1961) - Hoch hinaus

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Renault 4 L (1961) - das Raumwunder in Paris vor dem Eifelturm

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Renault 4 Super (1963) - unterwegs entlang einer Allee

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Renault 4 (1961) - schlicht aber nicht beider

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Renault 4 (1961) - Gegenüberstellung von Standard-Modell und L

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Renault 4 L (1961) - von vorne und hinten gesehen

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Renault 4 (1961) - vorne L, hinten Standard

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Renault 4 L (1961) - Variabilität im Kofferraum

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Renault 4 L (1961) - Schnittzeichnung

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Renault 4 (1962) - entblösst

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Renault 4 L (1962) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Renault 4 L (1964) - Strandszene

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Renault 4 L (1961) - frühe Version

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Renault 4 L Export (1961) – auf einem Autosalon

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Renault 4 L (1962) – vor einer Renault-Werkstatt

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Renault 4 L (1961) – bei einer Wasserdurchfahrt im Gelände

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Renault 4 L (1961) – wintertauglich dank Frontantrieb und grosser Bodenfreiheit

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Renault 4 L (1962) – fürchtet nicht Hitze noch Wüstensand

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Renault 4 L (1963) – als Statist einer Pariser Marktszene mit Dame

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Renault 4 L (1963) – hinter einer eleganten Französin am Strassenrand

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Summary

It was a car like a mule, the Renault 4: a faithful, useful transporter, robust and frugal. Its shape, chassis and equipment had to be subordinate to this purpose. It was therefore less suitable for parading on noble terrain. However, it continued to drive stoically where others would have long since got stuck. This historical test report lists the advantages of the Renault 4, almost all of which are related to its simplicity.

This article contains the following chapters

Chassis with a limp
Elastic, but fluttery
Functional and easy to clean
It wobbles, but doesn't sink
Easy to care for as it is carefree
Which one to buy?
Technical data and measured values

Estimated reading time: 23min

Preview (beginning of the article)

n certain circles of the French automobile industry, the fine custom has developed of designing vehicles in such a way that the rest of the world throws up its hands when they appear. But no sooner has mankind recovered from such a Gallic shock than it starts buying them. After Citroën had used this recipe twice with good success, the hitherto still somewhat reserved National direction decided to build a left-wing radical car that the smaller competition could not have built more consistently. The Renault people could be sure of victory on their own turf and market, but the family Camion was met with some reticence in Germany. Even the German sales company, I believe, had a slight attack of horror at the sight of the R 4. It now had the task of selling a car that could have been claimed to have been designed to avoid sales in the chrome-hungry Federal Republic at all costs. In the meantime, we have been proven wrong. The R 4 is well received. It even sells well. The hushed-up common sense of the German car buyer has taught us a thorough lesson.

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