Renault Alaskan

[Crips]

Well if I could afford it, the Alaskan is what I would replace the Defender with, but it will probably be in the Navarra price class, which is over priced

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[XJ Junkie]

So, first a Japanese Company, owned by a French Company names a bakkie after the misspelt name of a region in Spain (Navarra).
Then the French company does a badge 'n nose job on their subsidiaries pick up & names it after the largest state in the US.

What's next? Renault-Nissan's discount brand, Dacia, launching a stripped down version of the Navara/Alaskan & giving it an appropriately discounted name?

Look out for the Dacia Scunthorpe or Dacia East Rand....

Either way, Nissan/Renault now make the bakkie with the best offroad capability. But I’m sure the others will copy soon enough.

[XJ Junkie]

Careful Manny - Neil will come after you with some misinformed facts about you personally soon ........... Renault/Dacias are the Amaroks of this Forum - untouchable.

Do you need milk & a cookie?

[Mad Manny]

Either way, Nissan/Renault now make the bakkie with the best offroad capability. But I’m sure the others will copy soon enough.

Please explain what aspects make it better than the competition.
If you say coils over leafs, please provide the rear wheel travel of the Alaskan vs it's major competitors.

[XJ Junkie]

Absolutely. Leafs will never allow more travel than multilink with coils.

Have a look at the back end.

Also, the front TC isn’t cancelled when the lockers is engaged.

https://youtu.be/cj4UZrSJq-o

[Mad Manny]

Absolutely. Leafs will never allow more travel than multilink with coils.

I understand that.
But DOES the Alaskan/Navara/Xerox actually have better travel than the equivalent leaf'ed bakkie.

Also, the front TC isn’t cancelled when the lockers is engaged.

That's clever, but I think the Oil Boiler from VW also has that feature

[Ricof4e]

Either way, Nissan/Renault now make the bakkie with the best offroad capability. But I’m sure the others will copy soon enough.

Please explain what aspects make it better than the competition.
If you say coils over leafs, please provide the rear wheel travel of the Alaskan vs it's major competitors.

I thought men your age went to bed at 7pm?

[Ricof4e]

Absolutely. Leafs will never allow more travel than multilink with coils.

I understand that.
But DOES the Alaskan/Navara/Xerox actually have better travel than the equivalent leaf'ed bakkie.

Also, the front TC isn’t cancelled when the lockers is engaged.

That's clever, but I think the Oil Boiler from VW also has that feature

I don't know about the Alaskan, but this is a pic of the Navara's rear wheel articulation vs the new Hilux:

[XJ Junkie]

understand that.
But DOES the Alaskan/Navara/Xerox actually have better travel than the equivalent leaf'ed bakkie.
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It’s logical that it would. Unless there’s an argument that leafs somehow offer better travel. But such an argument would be just plain silly.

But also consider the market it’s catering for. Every bakkie has to be lifted, so therein lies another advantage. Namely the fact that an aftermarket system would be much more effective because it isn’t limited by leafs.

That's clever, but I think the Oil Boiler from VW also has that feature[/color]

It wouldn’t be fair to compare it because VW haven’t grasped the whole offroad aspect yet. Give them time.

But all modern DC 4WD bakkies should have this feature, yet I’m willing to bet that they all don’t.

[ThysleRoux]

The Triton seems to do OK-ish on leaf sprung suspension

[Jeanvn]

Lol, talking flex with ifs bakkies


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[ThysleRoux]

It is laughable, is it not

[Jeanvn]

It is laughable, is it not

A bit, but the better flex the bakkies has in the rear the better they will do off road.

So makes a little bit of sense as well.

As for leafs with Flex, check out Grips yank SFA


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[ThysleRoux]

And Sakkie's SFA Granny wagon .........

[ThysleRoux]

Independent suspension in roadgoing vehicles restricts articulation much more than leaf springs do.