- Renault has reimagined the original Gordini as a carbon-bodied electric coupé with seating for two.
- The concept combines six round lamps and double white stripes with a largely stripped cabin.
- It is a one-off design exercise, with a Paris Motor Show appearance ahead of museum display.
Renault’s latest heritage exercise swaps the compact saloon shape of the original 8 Gordini for something lower, wider and considerably more dramatic: a two-seat electric coupé.
The Renault 8 Gordini Concept takes its inspiration from the rear-engined model introduced in 1964.
Renault’s designers have carried its blue-and-white identity into a carbon-bodied show car with compact proportions and a deliberately simple cabin.
It measures 4.12m long, 1.88m wide and 1.27m tall. Wheels measure 19 inches at the front and 20 inches at the rear, reinforcing a stance that is far removed from the upright original.
Familiar stripes, new proportions
Six round lamps give the nose its most obvious link to older performance Renaults. The double white stripes do more than decorate the exterior: their path continues into the cabin and across the blue dashboard, tying the outside and inside together.
Renault says the project began with more than 300 sketches produced by its in-house design team. Two scale mock-ups were then combined to develop the final concept.
A cabin with fewer distractions
Inside, round digital instruments sit alongside brushed aluminium controls. Bucket seats use Alcantara and blue corduroy, while a red stopwatch provides a small splash of contrasting colour.
Brushed metal, fabric and physical controls fill a cabin built for two, a considerable change from the original four-door saloon.
Renault describes the concept as a one-off design exercise, and it will not be offered for sale.
The car will be displayed at the Paris Motor Show from 12 to 18 October. Renault also plans to place it in its future Flins museum, which was expected to open roughly 15 months after the September announcement.
