Soon after the Renault R4 was launched, the magazine 'hobby' received an R4L for a test drive. The journalist was pleasantly surprised by the quality of what was on offer, and was particularly taken aback by its freedom from wading and low fuel consumption. This report reproduces the original wording of the test report at the time and is supplemented by many historical illustrations of the early R4 vehicles and an original brochure from the time.