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- Road To Stars
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With its “ROUTE 66” in the spring of 2009, RENAULT TRUCKS united two legends: the flagship of the “KING OF THE ROAD” brand RENAULT MAGNUM and the famous “ROUTE 66” that crosses the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles.
In the autumn of the same year, at LE MANS, RENAULT TRUCKS presents a MAGNUM with the colors of Route 66 during the 24 HOURS TRUCKS RACE.
Given the success, Renault launched in France a limited edition MAGNUM ROUTE 66 with specific upholstery and superior quality equipment.
It has a metallic gray color typical of American tankers, the ROUTE 66 winged LOGO on the doors and the specific DIAMOND BLUE aluminum wheels.
The interior is anthracite gray.
As equipment it has the OPTIDRIVER + GEARBOX, the EXCELLENCE PARK with RADIO CD MP3 Bluetooth and refrigerator under the roof.
From April 3 to April 16, the RENAULT MAGNUM was the first French truck to travel Route 66 [3620 km].
It is famous for its on-board comfort and its performance. It travels all over Europe from north to south and has become the reference road vehicle, especially in Spain, in addition to playing a leading role in the process of opening up the markets of Eastern Europe.
EUROPE and the UNITED STATES both use ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS to control traffic but, obviously, they are different. The USA 07 standards are as rigorous as the EUROPE 05 ones, in a country where oil is abundant, it was therefore a question of establishing a correspondence between the two standards; moreover, due to technological differences, the maintenance of European mechanical units was not possible in America because ADBLUE, the additive necessary for the SCR pollution control technology chosen by RENAULT TRUCKS was not yet available there.
To provide its vehicles with the daily support they would need, RENAULT TRUCKS FRANCE had to bring with it a supply of the main standard components subject to wear and tear.
The three Renault MAGNUMs booked the transatlantic trip between LE HAVRE and BALTIMORE, with the drivers proud to have been chosen to drive on Route 66, at the wheel of a vehicle weighing over 40 tons.
In addition to them, there were other truckers, proud to be part of a select group, ready to help with assistance at garages and at truck grand prix venues.
The assistance was also based on the TRUCK DRIVER'MAG magazine and its website.
It was in fact TRUCKS DRIVER' MAG that organised a draw to choose the two winners of this operation during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2008, ERIC MORTIZ and JEAN-PATRICE BULLOT.
During this unique adventure they were assisted by the brand's demonstrators in France.
On board these three MAGNUMs that crossed 8 states of the ROUTE 66, customers and employees, all fans of RENAULT and MAGNUM, experienced the most memorable journey of their lives.
Through them, the entire French transport world rejoiced to see the French flag fly for a while on American soil.
It was a moment of grace for RENAULT TRUCKS and for the French transport industry in general, demonstrating to the rest of the world that it and its transporters see far beyond the difficulties and national borders.
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The model was made with the M62368 decal set, completely repainted and added many accessories including the 3D rice grain cover.
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