Overview
- Renault unveiled the Renault 8 Gordini Concept on Thursday at its Carwalk event as a two‑seat, rear‑drive electric coupé with about 270 hp and a single motor driving the rear wheels.
- The concept borrows key visual cues from the 1964 R8 Gordini, including Bleu de France paint and twin white stripes that now act as a structural design line, and measures 4.12 m long, 1.88 m wide and 1.27 m tall.
- Renault says the design was developed in‑house after an internal contest that drew more than 300 sketches and that the car is a styling exercise rather than a production prototype.
- Inside the cabin the team adopted a pared‑back ‘café racer’ theme with blue corduroy, brushed aluminium trim, three circular digital dials and no central touchscreen to keep focus on driving.
- Renault will show the concept at the Paris Motor Show in October and add it to the Renault Collections museum in Flins, and while commentators note a limited‑run model could be conceivable there is no official plan to produce it.