A Renault for the Americans!

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 06/19/2015 at 17:36 • Filed to: Renault, Oroch

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Renault, being as they are a company who sell mainly in Western Europe, don’t do pickups because too little demand at home. Hard though it is for Americans to understand, life in Europe is generally lived without the assistance of a pick up even if you’re in business.

Other places differ and now we have a new Renault pickup for the Americans, made in America.

Brazil is in America.

The Oroch is based on the Dacia Duster and comes with 1.6 or 2 litre petrol engines and manual gears. You’ll be able to get a four speed automatic if you must. If you’re in Brazil.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 17:38

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HammerheadFistpunch > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 17:40

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“Hard though it is for Americans to understand, life in Europe is generally lived without the assistance of a pick up even if you’re in business.”

Sure, if you call that livin’

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Cé hé sin > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 06/19/2015 at 17:43

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It’s much too small for the (North) American market and will never be sold there.

I don’t think it’s going to appear in Europe either, because it’s a pick up, but time will tell. VW eventually decided to sell the Amorok here, although it’s a rare sight.

LongbowMkII > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 17:44

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Great News!

Cé hé sin > HammerheadFistpunch 06/19/2015 at 17:44

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Sure do. Not even businesses have much demand for them, never mind the general public.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 17:46

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Looks about the same size as the Subaru Baja. They did sell some of those here.

Cé hé sin > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 06/19/2015 at 17:47

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Because of your chicken tax it would have to be made there and that’s not going to happen.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > HammerheadFistpunch 06/19/2015 at 17:48

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Vans are more useful and excellent anyway.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 17:56

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Quit being such a killjoy.

desertdog5051 > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 18:07

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But don’t they rely on vans? (basically a PU with a top)

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 18:32

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You can stuff a surprising amount of stuff in an adequately shaped small car. A while back, Fiat released a stripped down version of the old Uno with blanked out rear Windows to use as a tiny little transport van, and it actually sold very well. Not to the working crowd though. Someone figured out the stripped out, powered up Uno Van is an awesome performer, so you can find lots of them in Track Days.

Brickman > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 18:40

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Only Renault I want :)

Cé hé sin > desertdog5051 06/19/2015 at 18:57

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You’d expect vans to be designed this way but I can’t think of one that is. The Ford Ranger and Transit are based on completely different architecture as are the VW Amorok and Transporter. I’m not aware of van versions of the Hilux or Nissan Navara either. Pickups are rwd with a correspondingly high floor while most vans these days are fwd.

You can buy van chassis/cab units and have bodies built on them though like this

desertdog5051 > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 19:06

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This is what Nissan and other makes are selling here. I assume rwd with a high top to give stand-up access.

Cé hé sin > desertdog5051 06/19/2015 at 19:20

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That’s an odd looking one. Never seen anything like that.

desertdog5051 > Cé hé sin 06/19/2015 at 19:28

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Pretty common here.