The Renault 8 Gordini Concept is a two-seat electric coupe inspired by the original Renault 8 Gordini, first launched in 1964. Renault describes it as an exploratory concept and an exercise in style, created to reinterpret Gordini heritage for the modern era.

The concept has a low, wide stance, motorsport-inspired design and a 270hp electric powertrain. It measures 4.12 metres long, 1.88 metres wide and 1.27 metres tall, with 19-inch wheels at the front and 20-inch wheels at the rear.

Renault has kept several references to the original car, including the double white stripe, squared-off wheel arches and six-headlight layout, but has modernised them with a cleaner, more aggressive “cafe racer” inspired design.

The rear of the concept is wide and muscular, hinting at the rear-mounted engine and rear-wheel-drive character that made the original Renault 8 Gordini so distinctive. The difference now is that the modern concept is electric.

The original Gordini helped make performance motoring more accessible before the GTI era, and became closely linked with Renault’s motorsport heritage and its famous double white stripe.

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