{"id":243147,"date":"2023-10-26T10:19:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243147"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:19:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:19:17","slug":"funky-renault-4wd-truck-with-electric-rwd-would-make-a-neat-nissan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/future-cars\/funky-renault-4wd-truck-with-electric-rwd-would-make-a-neat-nissan\/","title":{"rendered":"Funky Renault 4WD Truck With Electric RWD Would Make A Neat Nissan"},"content":{"rendered":"
Not to be confused with the Nissan Navara that was rebadged as the ill-fated Mercedes X-Class, the Renault Niagara is a conceptual small truck with an interesting drivetrain. It takes the shape of a double cab pickup with a hybrid setup consisting of a mild-hybrid gasoline engine driving the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear axle. When the two work together, the ute has four-wheel drive for go-anywhere capabilities.<\/p>\n
The French brand points out that the Niagara “can handle half of your everyday drives in full-electric mode,” which means it can be operated as a rear-wheel-drive electric truck after shutting off the ICE. The battery pack isn’t mentioned, but since the pickup appears to be petite and the electric juice lasts for only half a day, the pack must be small.<\/p>\n
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According to our colleagues from Motor1.com Brazil<\/em>, the Renault Niagara is 193 inches long, which makes it shorter than the Hyundai Santa Cruz and Ford Maverick. It’s based on the CMF-B platform, so it has a unibody construction like the two compact trucks we just mentioned. It has generous suspension travel and chunky all-terrain tires, with no fewer than three spares \u2013 one on the roof and two in the cargo bed.<\/p>\n Don’t expect to see this badged as a Nissan in the United States anytime soon since Renault mentions the Niagara foreshadows an affordable pickup truck for Latin America. In typical concept fashion, it looks a bit over the top, but a closer-to-production variant is going to be unveiled in the first half of 2024. The actual truck is scheduled to go on sale before 2027. It’s likely going to be a follow-up to the Oroch, a small and cheap pickup with Dacia origins.<\/p>\n