To not be confused with the Nissan Navara that was rebadged because the ill-fated Mercedes X-Class, the Renault Niagara is a conceptual small truck with an attention-grabbing drivetrain. It takes the form of a double cab pickup with a hybrid setup consisting of a mild-hybrid gasoline engine driving the entrance wheels and an electrical motor powering the rear axle. When the 2 work collectively, the ute has four-wheel drive for go-anywhere capabilities.
The French model factors out that the Niagara “can deal with half of your on a regular basis drives in full-electric mode,” which suggests it may be operated as a rear-wheel-drive electrical truck after shutting off the ICE. The battery pack is not talked about, however for the reason that pickup seems to be petite and the electrical juice lasts for less than half a day, the pack should be small.
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Based on our colleagues from Motor1.com Brazil, the Renault Niagara is 193 inches lengthy, which makes it shorter than the Hyundai Santa Cruz and Ford Maverick. It is primarily based on the CMF-B platform, so it has a unibody building like the 2 compact vans we simply talked about. It has beneficiant suspension journey and chunky all-terrain tires, with no fewer than three spares – one on the roof and two within the cargo mattress.
Do not anticipate to see this badged as a Nissan in the US anytime quickly since Renault mentions the Niagara foreshadows an inexpensive pickup truck for Latin America. In typical idea trend, it appears a bit excessive, however a closer-to-production variant goes to be unveiled within the first half of 2024. The precise truck is scheduled to go on sale earlier than 2027. It is possible going to be a follow-up to the Oroch, a small and low-cost pickup with Dacia origins.
