The Renault Premium is a heavy-duty truck that was produced by the French Manufacturer Renault Véhicules Industriels and later

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(also part of

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) from 1996 to 2014. It was sold alongside the Renault Magnum as a slightly lower positioned alternative. There was also a version intended for lighter duty construction work called the Premium Lander, positioned beneath the heavy-duty Kerax. The Premium was mainly used as a

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truck, competing with for example the

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and Volvo FM.

Engines

At launch, the Premium was available with either a 9.8 or 11.1 6-cylinder diesel engine. Later Euro IV engines were sourced from parent company

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Premium Distribution

The Renault Premium Distribution is a transporter with a gross vehicle mass of 16 to 32 tonnes and a road tractor with a

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with a GVM of 40/44 tonnes, designed to replace the G range. In September 2007, Renault Trucks presented the ''Hybris''

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, a hybrid version based on this model. In 2009, a near-production diesel-electric hybrid version began testing in

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, dubbed the Premium Distribution Hybrys Tech, having a power of . In 2014, the standard models were replaced by the D range. Renault truck Strasbourg - Kleber

References

Print sources

* ''L'atlas des camions français'', éditions Atlas, 2007 * ''L'atlas les camions de légende'', éditions Atlas, 2004

External links

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