The Renault Oroch (formerly Renault Duster Oroch since 2015 to 2022) is a
4-door pickup truck produced by the French manufacturer
Renault
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primarily for the South American market since September 2015. It has four doors, space for five passengers, a payload capacity and a rear volume.
It is based on the
Dacia Duster SUV, with a wheelbase extended by and a total length extended to . This is the first Renault-badged pick-up and it creates a new size class for pickup trucks in terms of size, space and doors.
Overview
The Renault Duster Oroch was developed firstly by Renault Technlogie Roumanie in Romania.
The concept car Renault Duster Oroch was presented at the 2014
São Paulo Motor Show. The Renault Duster Oroch was released officially at the 2015
Buenos Aires
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Motor Show and has been on sale since September 2015 in South America.
The bed size is reportedly wide and long, and has a capacity of .
It is powered by either the 1.6 litre or the 2.0 litre petrol engine, mated to 5-speed or 6-speed gearbox respectively. A version with an automatic gearbox was released in 2016.
In April 2022, the Oroch received an update (revised exterior and interior design, new security equipments, new infotainment system). It is powered by either the 1.6 litre 118 hp or the new 1.3 litre turbo 170 hp engine.
Awards
The Renault Oroch has received several "Best Pickup Truck of the Year" awards in 2016 by Revista Autoesporte,
Car and Drivers Brasil "CAR Magazin"
and 10Best.
Sales
References
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Duster Oroch
Pickup trucks
Sport utility trucks
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
2010s cars
Cars introduced in 2015
Latin NCAP pick-ups