Racing to the Top

We put a limited-edition Renault to work for a week and discover that we could get used to living the T High life

- Dougie Rankine

The Renault Range T High has carved a successful niche for itself since arriving in right-hand-drive form in 2018. A spacious cab, imposing looks and excellent driving dynamics, plus the fact they’re still pretty unusual, has given the truck a strong reputation. Later in 2018 Renault released a very limited edition named the Racing Sport, a nod to the firm’s car racing success. Just 10 were built and we’ve already featured one in service for David G Davies.

Renault’s own demo unit did the show circuit last year and clocked up 6000km without ever having been hooked onto a trailer! We were given the opportunity to be the first to put the truck into service, so we made arrangements to work it for W Martin Oliver Transport for a week. The T High was delivered to the haulier’s yard at Hexham from where I collected it on a Saturday afternoon.

Not so mellow

What exactly do you get with a Racing Sport? First up, that lairy yellow paint job and black trim. Personally, I love it. The truck really stands out; you can spot one of these a mile off. On the inside you’ll find leather trim, top-spec seats made by Recaro no less and more yellow and black embellishment. There’s a fridge but no microwave or coffee-maker as you’d probably find in a Swedish truck, but that’s no big deal. Power output from the 13-litre engine is 520hp, the top rating for a Renault.

A good test