The Renault 8 Gordini is a great inspiration to designers and their loyal sidekicks, digital designers. One of them has masterfully revisited the sports sedan of the 1960s, even if it means making it a rival to the BMW M2? Discovery.
After the Renault 5 Prototype and while waiting for a future electric Renault 4, here is a contemporary Renault 8 Gordini project. But unlike the first two that we will see again in the near future in series version in the Renault range, this “R8 Gord” is not official. It is indeed the personal project of Valentin Henry, junior CAD modeler of his state, which allowed him to graduate from the Strate design school. We must admit that the realization which required 6 months of work is convincing, a beautiful work!
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A Renault 8 coupe?
![Renault 8 Gordini 2021 3D view coupe bodywork](https://www.largus.fr/images/images/renault-8-gordini-2021-side-3d.jpg)
The lines of the Renault 8 Gordini, born in 1964, have been perfectly reworked with muscular wings and modernized optics at the front and rear, the end of the day being the adoption of a coupe body and a lowered roof. Valentin, with whom we spoke, immediately wanted to create a coupe dedicated to driving pleasure and to make the car as compact as possible.
“This new R8 Gordini has the same wheelbase as a BMW M2“
The dimensions are as follows, length 4.50 m, width 1.85 m for a height of 1.45 m. All based on a wheelbase identical to that of a BMW M2 is 2.69 m, a potential rival, also propulsion.
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An Alpine A110 base
![Renault 8 Gordini 2021 3D](https://www.largus.fr/images/images/renault-8-gordini-2021-ar.jpg)
Valentin’s second objective was to offer a creation that was as realistic as possible from an industrial point of view., this is why as many elements as possible have been taken from the Alpine A110. This new Renault 8 Gordini takes up the design of the rims – which do not adopt a negative camber on the rear axle – and in a certain way a little of the rear part in the treatment of the lights. Finally, the shape of the bottom of the front bumper also makes a subtle reference to the berlinetta of the 21e century. Under the back cover, we find its 1.8 TCe engine of 252 hp, but Valentin is not resistant to hybridization by adding one or two electromotors if necessary, he told us. In order to rise to the height of the BMW M2 with 410 hp in Competition version and 450 hp in M2 CS version?
![Renault 8 Gordini 2021 3D view](https://www.largus.fr/images/images/renault-8-gordini-2021-av-3d.jpg)
This virtual achievement obviously sports the new logo of the mark inlaid directly with the “v” of the hood, in the center of the grille which is inevitably equipped with four headlights. At the rear, the staging of the diamond, shifted to the right, is perfectly in line with that of the Renault 5 Prototype and Renault 4 concepts to come. A legitimate inspiration, Valentin indicates that last January, when the R5 was presented, he was halfway through his project, this is why the design of the rocker panels of its R8 is strongly inspired by those of the Renault 5 Prototype.
The missing link?
The product plan of the future Alpine range shows a sporty city car, a new generation of A110 which will be more GT-style, understand by this that it will be able to accommodate 2 + 2 passengers and a crossover. Thereby this Renault 8 Gordini coupé would be the ideal complement to the range resuming in a way the place that will be left vacant by the current A110. Valentin Henry is looking for a position as a digital modeler, as of January 2022, if you have this in stock contact him on LinkedIn.
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