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Officers were called to Valley Hill, junction with Greensted Road in Loughton at around 10:15pm on Friday, 2 June following reports of a man being deliberately driven at by a Blue BMW M-Sport.
The victim was taken to hospital with injuries to his leg. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Four suspects, all wearing balaclavas were seen running away, leaving the vehicle at the scene.
Chief Inspector Tony Atkin said “Investigating officers are carrying out multiple enquiries today and at this stage, we believe this to be a targeted assault.
We are speaking to witnesses and appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this assault or potentially have dashcam or CCTV from the area. If you can assist, please contact us.”
If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.
You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.
Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services.
Alternatively you can call us on 101.
In an emergency always call 999.
If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.
Please quote incident 1411 of 2 June when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.