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Long wait for 44-tonne Magnum
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OPERATORS PLANNING to put the revamped Renault Magnum to work at 44 tonnes will have to wait until November.The new model was launched last week and 4x2 versions will be here in the spring — but 6x2 tractors won't be available until November.
The impressive new Magnum is the first joint fruit of Volvo and Renault: now Volvo Group stablemates. The cab is unaltered and can trace its origins back to 1990, but the driveline is straight from the Volvo FH range.
Two power options, 440 and 480hp, are available from the 12-litre engine which Renault has designated the Dxi; Volvo users will know it as the D12.
Transmission choice is between the existing 16-speed ZF Ecosplit and a fully automated manual transmission that Renault calls Optidriver II —Volvo 1-Shift by another name.
• See next week's issue for Clif's impression.