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CM tests more commercial vehicles than anyone else. Now we are using our extensive database to help you search for the right vehicle. This week it's Renault's finest.
Renault Trucks produces fleet and flagship tractors.The Premium with the 420hp engine is the French manufacturer's strongest performing tractor in the UK used market.The Magnum, of course, is all about desirability, commanding impressive residuals. Shame more weren't sold new to help the current demand.
The lowdown
There are plenty of opportunities in the fleet sector for truck manufacturers.The overall fuel figure has become the be-all and end-all for operators as well as manufacturers and the Premium delivers the goods. However, operators will need to pick the right power option for their businesses. As for the driver, many feel that as long as the truck has a decent sound system,a bit of space and plenty of oomph they don't have any cause for complaint.
The Premium tractor has developed into a solid, functional fleet truck and the single cab has all the space a driver could wish for. For the operator, the overall fuel figure confirms what major fleet operators have already discovered — this is a front-runner in its class.
The lowdown
Any operator looking for a truck that makes a statement probably already has a Magnum (or a bonneted import).The bigger they are, the more livery space is at your disposal, and the Magnum 440's results also make this a justifiable purchase on hard business grounds.
The price is competitive and this level of space and comfort can only help driver loyalty — not to be sneezed at, considering the current shortage.
The biggest debate could centre not on the Magnum's virtues, which are beyond doubt, but on who will buy it.The rising success of the 420 Premium dCi tractors will hardly help improve the Magnum's penetration of the fleet sector and the 44-tonne question, while not dominating this issue, is still something to consider.
But in terms of day-to-day operation the Magnum 440 is far more than an indulgence for owner-drivers. It managed a very good performance despite wind and rain during our roadtest; there is no doubt it would be capable of a much better overall fuel figure in easier conditions.
Now in its llth year of production the Magnum is still going strong.After setting the big-truck standard for more than a decade no newcomer has yet managed to steal its thunder — and it still packs as big a punch as Dirty Harry's 44. •