RENAULT MAGNUM
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Engines: 13-litre 6cyl, 460hp/2300Nm,500hp/2,450Nm Transmissions: 7F 16spd manual, ZF 6spd automatic Chassis: 4x2, 6x2
The obituary in' the Magnum has been written several times but never been needed. A strong, loyal but limited following means right-hookers don't get the list of options afforded to the French and other mainland Europeans. But the Privilege and Excellence cabs, not to mention the electric blue-lit Vega, should suffice.
Unless the boss, or driver, has had one before and been won over, attracting fresh business seems to be the exception to the rule, as it isn't top of the must-have 1st. Despite several revamps, the front is still not very aero-dynamic which, in a fuel-conscious country, Is an instant turn-off. The SCR drivel ine is taken from Volvo and given a tweak so the power ratings don't clash.
UKES AND DISUKES...
✓ Interior space
V Volvo-driven powertrain
✓ Individuality • Kerbweight X Entrance X Long in the tooth