1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164 
RENAULT MASCOTT
Page 40
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
Engine: 3.0-ht, 115hp/270Ntn, 156hp/350Nm Transmission: 5spd man, 6spd man Chassis: 4x2 GVW: 3,500-6,500kg Wheelbase: 3,130-4,630mm
MODELTESTED/PUBLISHED: 140 03 February 2005 When is a truck not a truck? When it's a Renault Mascott. This supersized van comes with heavy-duty underpinnings thanks to a ladder frame chassis and reinforcing around the load area.
But this added strength shouldn't detract from what is a nimble-handling vehicle, employing all Renault's chassis expertise to allow excellent manoeuvrability.
The 3.0-litre DXi produces either 120 or 160hp with five and six-speeds respectively, together with improved torque characteristics.
If it goes well there's also the small matter of load capacity, which for a panel van is very much on the large side — payloads on the heavier versions are not much off a traditional 7.5-tonner.
But this may be what's holding it back. When people want the qualities of a truck that's what they go for. However the Mascott possesses pretty much all those qualities anyway.