Renault Trucks D / D Wide

The D and the D Wide make up Renault Trucks’ Distribution range. Renault Trucks’ corporate page describes it as “the Renault Trucks D Wide (rigids and tractors from 16 to 26 t) and Renault Trucks D (rigids from 7.5 to 18 t)”, and names household and industrial waste collection, cleaning and sanitary services, fire-fighting and emergency services, vehicle transport, parcel services and temperature-controlled transport among their fields. Renault Trucks presents both in one brochure; the D has a 2.1 m cab and the D Wide a 2.3 m cab. The figures on this page come from Renault Trucks’ English distribution and light construction brochure for the D, D Wide and C 2.3, edition 09/2024, whose engine, gearbox, axle, wheelbase and cab tables are the same as in the 09/2023 edition that the UK product pages still link; from the UK, German and corporate product pages, which carry no date (read on 17 October 2026); and from Renault Trucks and Volvo Group press releases dated 2013 to 2026. Renault Trucks’ history page says Renault V.I. became part of the Volvo Group in 2001 and took the name Renault Trucks the following year. The C 2.3 that shares the brochure is described on the Renault Trucks C page.

Overview and generations

Renault Trucks presented its renewed Euro 6 range on 11 June 2013, and the Volvo Group’s release of the next day names three models in the D range: “the Renault Trucks D, a model from 10 t to 18 t; the Renault Trucks D Wide, a model from 16 t to 26 t and the Renault Trucks D Access, a model with a low entry cab from 18 t to 26 t”. The same release says the new Distribution range “is based on preceding models” without naming them, and introduces the DTI 5 and DTI 8 engines, with maximum torque available from 900 rpm. The long-haul Renault Trucks T and the construction Renault Trucks K belong to the same 2013 renewal. No document opened gives a date for the start of D range production.

Renault Trucks presented the 2019 version of the D and D Wide on 12 December 2018, with DTI 5, DTI 8 and DTI 11 engines meeting Euro 6 Step D, new side deflectors and a roof deflector with 12 setting positions, adaptive cruise control and an adjustable speed limiter, and stated fuel savings of up to 7% against the previous generation; the release adds that the D and D Wide were available in a CNG version. Model year 2020, announced by Renault Trucks UK on 10 December 2019, brought a redesigned dashboard with a new steering wheel and instrument cluster, two USB-C ports and connectivity as standard (“TGW 4G”). On 2 May 2022 Renault Trucks announced the 2023 models: the DE11 engine and a new generation of the Optidriver gearbox for the D Wide, the 8-speed Optishift automatic gearbox for the D, and the BirdView four-camera system; the release states fuel savings of up to 10% for the D Wide and 9% for the D against the previous generation. On 12 October 2023 Renault Trucks announced a facelift of the D, D Wide, C 2.3 and D Wide LEC, with full LED headlights in “a new C-shaped signature”, a new upper grille and a “π” shape embossed on the front. The photograph above shows the earlier front.

Engines

The brochure lists three diesel engines and one natural-gas engine. The DTI 5 and DTI 8 are offered on the D; the D Wide is offered with the DTI 8 and the 11-litre DE11, and the D Wide CNG with the NGT 9. The brochure’s engine tables give each rating in kilowatts and horsepower.

The brochure marks the DTI 5 compatible with bio-diesel at 240 hp and with XTL, the DTI 8 with bio-diesel at 320 hp and with XTL, and the DE11 with XTL, and says the DTI 5 and DTI 8 accept B30 and B100. The DE11 curves give peak torque at 938–1,400 rpm on the 380 hp rating, 1,008–1,400 rpm on the 430 hp and 1,050–1,400 rpm on the 460 hp, with peak power at 1,700–1,900 rpm. To meet Euro 6 the diesel engines use cooled exhaust gas recirculation, a diesel oxidation catalyst, a particulate filter and SCR with AdBlue injection, with an exhaust-gas heating system with its own injector on every engine except the DE11; the NGT 9 uses exhaust gas recirculation and a three-way catalytic converter without AdBlue injection or regeneration.

The documents differ on the power steps. The corporate distribution page lists the D with the DTi 8 at 250 and 280 hp and the D Wide with the DE 11 at 380 and 430 hp; the brochure and the German product pages also carry 320 hp on the D’s DTI 8 and 460 hp on the D Wide’s DE11. The German D Wide page states the emission standard as “EURO 6d”; the brochure heads each engine table “Euro 6”.

Gearboxes

The brochure’s gearbox table lists three ZF manuals — the 6-speed 6S800 for 850 Nm, the 6-speed 6S1000 for 1,050 Nm and the 9-speed 9S 1110 TO for 1,200 Nm — two 12-speed Optidriver automated manual gearboxes, the AT 2412 for 2,400 Nm and the ATO 2612 for 2,550 Nm, and two automatics, the 6-speed Allison 3200 for 1,491 Nm and the 8-speed Optishift ZF 8AP for 1,200 Nm. An automatic gearbox is standard on the D and an option on the D 4x4; the automated manual is standard on the D Wide, and the D Wide CNG has an automatic gearbox. The range poster footnotes the D’s DTI 8 at 320 hp as available only with the 8-speed automatic.

Versions and weights

The range poster in the 09/2024 brochure sets out the diesel and CNG versions as follows.

On the poster the 15 t D rigid carries a single 18.5 t GCW, and the 50 t GCW of the D Wide rigid and tractor is marked “With DE11”. Renault Trucks’ corporate page gives the D as rigids from 7.5 to 18 t with a GCW of up to 36 t, and the D Wide as “GVW: 18/19 > 26 t” with a GCW of up to 50 t; the German product pages give the D “Bis zu 19 Tonnen zulässiges Gesamtgewicht” and the D Wide “44 Tonnen zulässiges Gesamtgewicht”. The configurations themselves are set out in axle configurations explained.

Axles, chassis and suspension

The brochure rates each solo drive axle by axle torque, load per axle and maximum gross combination weight.

The brochure’s chassis callouts give a front axle rating and a rear axle rating of up to 9 tonnes each, and the German D page states front and rear axle loads of 9 tonnes. The brochure counts 17 wheelbase options up to 6,800 mm. Its wheelbase table ticks 13 steps from 3,250 to 6,800 mm for the D 4x2 and 3,350 to 4,100 mm for the D 4x4; 14 steps from 3,500 to 6,800 mm for the D Wide 4x2 rigid, 3,500 to 6,450 mm for the 6x2 and 6x2*4, and 3,500, 3,700 and 3,900 mm for the D Wide tractor. The D’s technical-specification page in the same brochure says it “Offers wheelbases up to 6500 mm”.

Other chassis figures in the brochure: a minimum front overhang of 1,325 mm, a low chassis height from 804 mm, an overall height from 2,690 mm, body entry points from 405 mm, rear-overhang mounting holes every 55 mm, three chassis heights on the D with 17.5- to 22.5-inch wheels, and a low-level chassis on the D Wide for high-volume versions. Front suspension is by normal or reinforced leaf springs on 17.5-inch wheels, with air suspension added on 19.5-inch wheels with the DTI 8 and on the 18, 19 and 26 t versions; the rear is offered with leaf or air springs, and the brochure lists an air-suspended rear chassis and side members in high-tensile steel. The D has a plastic three-part bumper with steel corner pieces as standard, and an all-steel bumper that the UK D page gives “only on the 4x4 vehicles”.

Cabs

The D’s cab is 2,100 mm wide and the D Wide’s 2,300 mm. The brochure counts 10 types of cab and lists the D with Day, Global and Crew Cabs, and the D Wide with Day, Day with flat roof, Global, Night & Day and Sleeper Cabs. Its plan views give the Day Cab a length of 1,600 mm and the Global Cab 2,000 mm on both widths, the D’s Crew Cab 2,980 mm and the D Wide’s Sleeper Cab 2,200 mm. The crew cab version carries up to 7 people; the brochure’s cab table marks it for the 2.1 m cab only, while the German D Wide page offers a double cab for up to 7 people. The 2.1 m cab sits on four elastic buffers, or on elastic buffers at the front and mechanical springs at the rear; the 2.1 m Crew Cab on two elastic buffers at the front and four mechanical springs; the 2.3 m cab on four mechanical springs or four air cushions.

Access is by two steps across the range, in a staircase-type stepwell with an 80 mm recess between them, through doors that open to 90 degrees, with two further steps in the bumper for reaching the windscreen. The brochure lists a 4.3-inch digital display, a tablet stand with two USB-C ports, a central storage compartment of 15 l with a supplementary 24 V supply, storage under the bench seat and in the overhead console, and heated pneumatic seats with adjustable side and lumbar supports. A vision door on the passenger side, with optional glass side panels, and a cab rear window are offered for visibility.

Brakes, retarders and driver assistance

The brochure lists EBS, ASR, ESC and AEBS as standard, with the emergency braking system “Active from 15 kp/h”, emergency braking lights, a brake-pad wear warning at 20% before the brakes are fully worn, and hill start aid as an option. It credits the disc brakes with emergency braking deceleration of 7 m/s² “(the norm is 4.5 m/s2)”. An exhaust brake is standard, and the brochure gives the engine brake up to 300 kW “without any increase in weight”. Its retarder table, set out alongside retarders and engine braking, gives:

• Exhaust brake: 80 kW on the DTI 5, 120 kW on the DTI 8, 170 kW on the DE11.
• Optibrake: 170 kW on the DTI 8, 300 kW on the DE11.
• Electric retarder: 370 kW (DTI 5), 480 kW (DTI 5 and DTI 8) and 620 kW (DTI 8).
• Hydraulic retarder: Allison, 400 kW with the DTI 8 and the NGT 9; Voith, 450 kW with the DE11.

The UK D page lists adaptive cruise control as optional, hill start aid, automatic emergency braking, side detection with braking for turns at intersections, a lane departure warning system, a side camera, a driver monitoring system, Birdview cameras, tyre pressure monitoring, a driver airbag and a predisposition for connecting a breathalyser. Renault Trucks UK’s model year 2020 news item instead says the D and D Wide “are fitted with adaptive cruise control (ACC) as standard”. The UK D Wide page adds radars and cameras around the truck, an automatic headlamp switch, a drowsiness and lane departure alert and intelligent speed assistance. The October 2023 facelift added adjusted grab handles and mirror positions, radars and cameras around the vehicle, automatic tyre pressure control, lane departure warning, a lane keeping system and speeding alerts.

Bodybuilding and applications

Renault Trucks gives the range “100 models”, pre-drilled side members with a kit of nuts and bolts, specific pre-equipment for tankers, sweepers, domestic waste collection tippers and fire-fighting bodies, gearbox and engine-rear power take-offs, dashboard switches for bodybuilder equipment and a web portal for bodybuilders. The brochure lists a vertical exhaust for refuse collection vehicles, sewer and drain cleaners and road sweepers, and a flat cab roof for car transporters; how a refuse body uses such a chassis is described in refuse collection vehicles.

D Wide CNG

The D Wide CNG uses the 8.9-litre NGT 9 at 239 kW (320 hp) and 1,356 Nm with a 6-speed automatic gearbox, as a 4x2 rigid of 18–19 t or a 6x2 rigid of 26 t. Renault Trucks UK gives it a range of up to 400 km and NGV1 and NGV2 filling connections, says it needs no particulate filter, regeneration or AdBlue, and states up to 70% lower CO2 emissions with biomethane; the brochure says the engine is compatible with bio-methane.

E-Tech D and E-Tech D Wide

Renault Trucks also builds the D and D Wide as battery-electric trucks; none of their figures is in the overview above, which describes the diesel and CNG trucks. Renault Trucks unveiled the D Z.E. and D Wide Z.E. on 26 June 2018, and its release of 10 March 2020 announced the start of their series production that month at the Blainville-sur-Orne plant, on the same assembly line as the equivalent diesel models. A D Wide Z.E. with a low entry cab, the LEC, followed on 15 July 2021, with a cab entry 200 mm lower than a standard distribution truck, as a 6x2 with a steered rear axle developed with the bodybuilder Estepe. The October 2023 facelift release names the E-Tech D, E-Tech D Wide and E-Tech D Wide LEC. The 09/2024 brochure gives batteries “between 200 kWh and 565 kWh, depending on configuration”.

Renault Trucks UK lists the E-Tech D 14T with a range of up to 220 km, wheelbases from 3,800 to 6,500 mm, a 2.40 m vehicle width and a turning radius under 7.3 m, and the E-Tech D 16T with up to 315 km and wheelbases from 3,800 to 6,400 mm; the E-Tech D Wide comes as a 4x2 or 6x2 with up to 335 km, wheelbases from 3,800 to 6,800 mm and a 2.50 m width; the UK pages give both charging at up to 150 kW with a 43 kW AC on-board charger. Renault Trucks’ release of 15 September 2026 presents the E-Tech D 12T and 14T with a 176 kWh LFP battery system, a range of up to 220 km, payloads of 5.6 and 6.7 t, a 43 kW AC on-board charger and a 2,400 mm-wide chassis, and says the electric distribution range “now spans 12, 14, 16, 19 and 26 tonnes”; the UK release of 19 November 2025 gave the E-Tech D14 a 2.39-metre-wide chassis and the range as “14, 16, 18 and 28 tonnes”. Battery-electric trucks in general are covered in electric trucks explained, and Renault Trucks’ heavy electric tractor in Renault Trucks E-Tech T.

Source notes

Figures are from Renault Trucks’ English distribution and light construction brochure for the D, D Wide and C 2.3, edition 09/2024; the 09/2023 edition that the UK product pages link prints the same engine, gearbox, axle, wheelbase and cab tables. Engine ratings: DTI 5 (5.1 l, four in line, bore 110 mm, stroke 135 mm, 564 kg with oil) 154 kW (210 hp) with 800 Nm and 176 kW (240 hp) with 900 Nm; DTI 8 (7.7 l, six in line, 110 by 135 mm, 732 kg) 184 kW (250 hp) with 950 Nm, 206 kW (280 hp) with 1050 Nm and 235 kW (320 hp) with 1200 Nm; DE11 (10.8 l, six in line, 123 by 152 mm, 965 kg) 285 kW (380 hp) with 1800 Nm, 323 kW (430 hp) with 2050 Nm and 344 kW (460 hp) with 2200 Nm; NGT 9 CNG (8.9 l, six in line, 114 by 144.5 mm, 777 kg) 239 kW (320 hp) with 1356 Nm. The DE11 curves give peak torque at 938-1400 rpm (380 hp), 1008-1400 rpm (430 hp) and 1050-1400 rpm (460 hp) and peak power at 1700-1900 rpm. Renault Trucks’ corporate distribution page lists the D with the DTi 8 at 250 and 280 hp and the D Wide with the DE 11 at 380 and 430 hp; the brochure and the German product pages also carry the 320 hp step on the D and the 460 hp step on the D Wide. The brochure footnotes the D’s DTI 8 320 hp as available only with the 8-speed automatic gearbox. The range poster gives the D (2.1 m cab) as 4x2 rigids of 7.5 to 19 t GVW with GCW from 11 t to 36 t and as a 4x4 rigid of 12, 14 and 16 t with GCW up to 25 t; the D Wide (2.3 m cab) as 4x2 rigids of 16 t and 18-19 t, 6x2 and 6x2*4 rigids of 26 t and 4x2 tractors of 16 t and 18-19 t, with GCW up to 44 t, and 50 t with the DE11; the D Wide CNG as a 4x2 rigid of 18-19 t with a GCW of 22.5 t and a 6x2 rigid of 26 t. The corporate page gives the D as rigids from 7.5 to 18 t with GCW up to 36 t, and the D Wide as rigids and tractors from 16 to 26 t, GVW from 18 or 19 t to 26 t and GCW up to 50 t; the German pages give the D up to 19 t zulässiges Gesamtgewicht and the D Wide 44 Tonnen zulässiges Gesamtgewicht. No single gross vehicle weight is recorded above. Gearbox table: ZF 6S800 (6 forward gears, 850 Nm), ZF 6S1000 (6, 1050 Nm), ZF 9S 1110 TO (9, 1200 Nm), Optidriver AT 2412 (12, 2400 Nm) and ATO 2612 (12, 2550 Nm), Allison 3200 (6, 1491 Nm) and Optishift ZF 8AP (8, 1200 Nm). Drive axles, with axle torque, load per axle and maximum GCW: P08120 800 Nm, 8.5 t, 19 t; P11140 1050 Nm, 11 t, 25 t; P11150 1050 Nm, 11 t, 32.5 t; P13170 2600 Nm, 13 t, 44 t; and, with reduction, P1191 1280 Nm, 11 t, 40 t; P1391 1200 Nm, 13 t, 40 t; P1361 3100 Nm, 13 t, 70 t. Wheelbases: 2.1 m cab 4x2 rigid 3250 to 6800 mm, 4x4 3350 to 4100 mm; 2.3 m cab 4x2 rigid 3500 to 6800 mm, 6x2 and 6x2*4 3500 to 6450 mm, 4x2 tractor 3500, 3700 and 3900 mm. The brochure’s D page says wheelbases up to 6500 mm, while its wheelbase table marks 6800 mm for the 2.1 m cab 4x2. Cab plan views: 2100 mm wide for the D and 2300 mm for the D Wide, 1600 mm long for the Day Cab, 2000 mm for the Global Cab, 2980 mm for the 2.1 m Crew Cab and 2200 mm for the 2.3 m Sleeper Cab. Retarding power: exhaust brake 80 kW (DTI 5), 120 kW (DTI 8) and 170 kW (DE11); Optibrake 170 kW (DTI 8) and 300 kW (DE11); electric retarder 370, 480 and 620 kW; Allison hydraulic 400 kW (DTI 8 and NGT 9); Voith hydraulic 450 kW (DE11). The brochure’s back cover says dimensions and specifications are provided for guidance only. The battery-electric E-Tech D and E-Tech D Wide are described in the page text only.