Renault Unveils Its New, F1-Inspired... Pickup?

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So what exactly had it took cues from to do with Renault F1. The car is not exactly a Renault and there isnothing F1ish about it.
 
It looks nothing like a Chevrolet Colorado.
 
A rebadged and restyled Nissan, all in all.

For now you can’t buy this truck — it’s for show and events only — so you’ll have to form an orderly queue.
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:lol: It isn't even that nice — I wouldn't go to a show to watch this.
 
Liquid
4 wheels and an engine?
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So does a milkfloat. Pretty sure it never got compared to Nigel Mansell's championship winning car, the Williams FW14.

Famine
It's black! With yellow bits!
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Your eyeholes don't deceive you then Mr Evans?
 
Now I'm starting to wonder how an F1 engine would get on off-road had they given it the Espace F1 treatment. That torque would do quite nicely...
 
C-ZETA
Now I'm starting to wonder how an F1 engine would get on off-road had they given it the Espace F1 treatment. That torque would do quite nicely...
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Probably terrible since you need to rev the nuts off it to get any kind of power or torque. Off-road you need low-RPM torque and HP.
 
Famine
It's black! With yellow bits!
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So? :D

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Crazy Taylor
The car is not exactly a Renault...
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It's a Nissan... so effectively it's also a Renault.

Crazy Taylor
there is nothing F1ish about it.
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Agreed.
 
TenEightyOne
So? :D

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It's a Nissan... so effectively it's also a Renault.



Agreed.
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You are right on that one. As most commercial motors go something is based off something else. In this case a Mercedes X Class is also mostly a Nissan.
 
for me is wierd this pickup, is like a fiat freemont/fiat toro with a abarth skin
for me it doesn't make any sense
 
It makes perfect sense. It tells people they have a twuck.
In Australia, Renault's are good cars. People buy them. Even if this one is only doing European rounds, it gets people seeing it.
 
They should have made a spiritual successor to well, you know.
 
I was hoping this would be the Espace F1 all over again. I was mistaken.
 
05XR8
In Australia, Renault's are good cars. People buy them. Even if this one is only doing European rounds, it gets people seeing it.
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You know how big the dual cab ute market is in Aus now. No doubt that this would sell like hot cakes down here.
 
Spacegoat
You know how big the dual cab ute market is in Aus now. No doubt that this would sell like hot cakes down here.
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Just waiting for the Amarok, X-Class and this to be SuperUtes. ;)
 
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Diesel F1, that would be awesomely weird.
 
05XR8
Just waiting for the Amarok, C-Class and this to be SuperUtes. ;)
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With a few more on the utes on grid. It will finally be worth watching. :lol:
 
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