Renault in collaboration with Designboom are giving you the opportunity
to re-design the Renault 4.

Participation is open to to applicants from every country in the world,
to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts – free registration is required.

Competition Brief

The competition brief is broken up in two parts:

1) THE LOOK AND ITS STYLE:
The Renault 4 is the third best-selling model in automobile history and has become an international style icon. Your new design should respect the identity of the historical R4 model, which was based on an extremely functional and minimalistic philosophy.

2) INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY:
The cleverly minimalistic R4 used the technical know-how of its time at its best. Low running costs and the ability to adapt to all types of use granted the R4 an illustrious 31-year career. The revolutionary approach to body design allowed several different versions, including a van, a four-wheel drive vehicle and a cabriolet. The sturdy construction and the low maintenance strategy of the model made it suitable also for an off-road racing championship. How would you translate this characteristics into a contemporary model?

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Prizes

• First Prize
the winning design will get a Renault 4 that Michel Leclère (ex formula 1 driver) has driven in the 2011 historic Rallye Monte-Carlo. the car is based on a 1965 Renault 4L (value of the car € 15.000 euro)

• Second Prize
€5000 euro

• Third Prize
€3000 euro

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Deadlines
• Registration will be accepted through June 16th, 2011
• Entries must be submitted before June 20, 2011.

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• For more information and to enter the competition visit:
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/13543/Renault-4-ever.html

• Learn about the original Renault 4 and its history here:
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/13523/Renault-4-celebrates-its-50th-anniversary.html