Renault has revealed the new Alaskan concept which previews the company’s planned production pickup truck, due to go on sale internationally in 2017. The first global pickup from the company, the Alaskan will be built alongside equivalents from Nissan and Mercedes-Benz, the latter of which is expected by 2020.
The Alaskan will come with 21-inch wheels, full LED lighting, satin-effect paint and brushed and polished metal finishing on the exterior. It will get the 163bhp 2.3-litre twin-turbo diesel that features in the Master van. No official performance figures have been quoted for the Alaskan.
The Alaskan concept also comes with a camera located in the door mirror to film the passing landscape, along with what Renault describes as high-quality interior standards and space for five in the cabin. It is offered with a selection of accessories as well.
The production Renault and the Mercedes will share some of their architecture with the Nissan NP300 Navara, but in order to keep their identities intact, both companies will engineer and design their own final versions.
Renault is pitching the Alaskan at the private leisure-focused user. The production version of the Alaskan will be revealed in 2016, before going on sale in Europe in 2017.
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