Renault applies the RS treatment to its hatchbacks
to brilliant effect, producing some of the hottest ones in the business. It’s
also been known to gussy-up some of its commercial vehicles in the spirit of
Renault Sport, but this here is something else entirely.
It’s called the T High Renault Sport Racing edition,
and it’s not even made by Renault (Renault
Trucks has been part of the Volvo Group since 2001). Yet it shares its name with the passenger-car manufacturer, and
furnishes its big-rigs to the F1 team. Now, it’s even come out with a special
edition semi.
It’s based on the T series heavy-duty tractor, but
as you can tell, it’s done up inside and out in the racing team’s color scheme
of yellow and black. Against the yellow paint of the principal bodywork, the
special truck features gloss-black side mirrors, grille and badges. Meanwhile,
the wheels are yellow to match the body and the interior features Recaro seats
and steering wheel, both covered in black leather with yellow stitching. The
dashboard wears a carbon finish, and the air vents and seat belts are framed in
yellow.
Mechanically it’s unchanged, but then the 13-liter
six-cylinder diesel already packs 520 Hp – which is
about twice the output of the top Megane RS, from six and a half times the
displacement. Don’t even get us started on the torque, which comes out to 2,550 Nm.
Renault Trucks will only make 99 individually
numbered examples of the T High Renault Sport Racing edition. And before you
ask, no, we’re afraid the truck manufacturer doesn’t participate in the US
market any more than its passenger-car counterpart.
