Renault Premium: the "five" for quality

Talk about Renault Premium for hours: this car deserved not just the praise of those who ride it for more than a year, but also the owners of companies involved in cargo transportation. The design bureau of the French concern Renault for 13 years improved its offspring, experimenting with the installation of new motors and gearbox.

In the first year of the millennium, the manufacturer launched the Common-Rail-dCi engine on the market, in 12 months - the Euro-3 diesel. For those who constantly save, the developers offer a Premium Route tractor with a motor of 370 horsepower.

Passes time, popularity comes to a car of the "Privilege" class. It not only has comfortable seats with compact lateral support, but also a mechanism that regulates them in height.

Landing in the "Premium" (140 cm from the road surface) is quite comfortable, the door opens at a right angle, the steering wheel is adjustable in two directions at once. The same with the driver's seat cushion.

The four hundred and twentieth Renault Premium of the modification "dCi Optidriver" does not have a clutch pedal: it is replaced by the lever of the automatic box. While driving on the road, you can not keep the accelerator, if the design provides a system "Tempomat", the purpose of which is to maintain a constant speed.

To continuously monitor the operation of all systems, the carmaker has equipped the tractor with an onboard computer Infomax 2000: the electronic brain collects data on the work of not only the engine, but also all systems. If necessary, you can get even information about how many times the gas pedal was pressed, what time the brake system was in working order, how many kilometers the driver wound up. Renault Premium - smart car: if the driver in the process of using the car made a gross mistake, the system will immediately notify about it.

Reviews about Renault Premium are rarely negative. Drivers are happy to sign contracts with the carriers, who have a turbodiesel on the vehicle, which was released before 2005. It is considered reliable, it rarely fails, and 412 horsepower is enough to carry out the required amount of work without hindrance.

Do not complain about the drivers and the engine "Euro-3", equipped with a new fuel injection system. This diesel engine works gently, saving the driver from constant gear changes. Renault Premium spends fuel economically: it takes 34-35 liters of diesel fuel per 100 km of traffic along the highway.

If you want to buy a used truck, then prepare to pay a tidy sum. Renault premium is an expensive car. German dealers will offer you it is not cheaper than for 100,000 euros. We'll have to buy a gear box: ZF 12 AS Tronic costs within 12000 euros.

In Russia, buying a car of this class is associated with a risk of getting a rusty body: not only the load-bearing structure of the cabin, but also the frames easily exfoliate the protective coating, overcoming the potholes of their native roads. If this does not frighten you, then be sure to check the condition of the rubber housings. Renault Premium, reviews about which are mostly positive, poorly in contact with jets of water mixed with sand, so it often quite reveals some areas on the suspension.

Electronics cars are out of order rarely, but the threaded connection on the parts and components is still worth checking: after tightening, use a quality protective device to prevent corrosion of the metal.