Renault AGx

The Renault AGx was a range of light/medium/heavy trucks produced by the French manufacturer Renault between 1937 and 1941. The range includes both conventional and forward control trucks.

History and technical details

AGS

The AGS was a commercial and military version of the Renault Primaquatre with a payload of 0.4 tonnes.

AGC

The Renault AGC is a conventional cabin light truck with a 1.5 tonnes payload produced between 1938 and 1940. It replaced the Renault ADK. For military use, it was delivered with a wheelbase of, a length between and, and width of. The engine was a 2.4-litre inline-four unit with a maximum power output of at 2,800 rpm. The gearbox was a 4-speed manual unit. Besides a simple truck, the AGC was produced as a van and as a bus for 12 to 14 passengers.

AGT

The Renault AGT is a conventional cabin light truck with a 2.5 tonnes payload produced between 1937 and 1940. It replaced the long version of the Renault ADH. For military use, it was delivered with a wheelbase, a length and a width. Its engine is a 4-litre inline-six petrol unit with a power output of at 2,800 rpm. The truck has a 4-speed manual gearbox.

AGP

The Renault AGP is a forward control light truck with a payload between 2.5 and 3 tonnes. It has a wheelbase between and and a width of. The engines are a 4-litre inline-four petrol unit and a 4.7-litre inline-four diesel, the AGPs using the latter are known as AGPD. The power output of both engines is. The truck has a 4-speed manual gearbox.
In 1937, the Société Algérienne des Transports Tropicaux commissioned a new AGP-based coach for its trans-Saharan passenger service to replace the heavier Renaults AKGD it was using before. The coach design was led by SATT's chief Georges Estienne who also had designed a previous coach based on the six-wheeler Renault OX. The new had a van-like streamlined steel bodywork with a length of. It used an petrol engine and included 7 seats for passengers.
The AGP only had a limited military use. AGPD units were commissioned by the Chinese military.

AGR

The forward control Renault AGR, produced between 1937 and 1941, is a medium truck with a payload of 3.5 tonnes. For military use, it was delivered in various versions: the most produced has a wheelbase, a length and a width. The engine is a 4-litre inline-four engine with a power output of at 2,200 rpm. The truck also has a gasifier-equipped version. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual unit.

AGK

The forward control Renault AGK, introduced at the end of 1937 and produced until 1940, replaced the 1935 Renault ABF. It has a payload between 5 and 6.5 tonnes. For military use, it was delivered in various versions: the most produced has a wheelbase, a length and a width. The "all purposes" TTN 30-31 version has a length and a width, the TTN 39 has a length. The tanker version has a length and a width. The "mobile workshop" version has a length and a width.
For commercial use, the AGK was available with four configurations: van, flatbed, tipper, and cabin only. The wheelbases were between and.
All AGK versions use a 5.9-litre inline-four petrol engine delivering at 2,000 rpm. The diesel version has an 8.4-litre inline-four engine. The truck has a 4-speed manual gearbox.
By 1937, the ZP, ABF and ABG#Renault ZP|ZP] bus/coach adopted the AGK cabin.

Heavier models

The Renaults AGLD and AGOD are heavy trucks. The AGOD was produced between 1937 and 1939 with a payload of 8 tonnes. Its engine is a 12.5-litre straight-six diesel with a power output of at 1,500 rpm. Its wheelbase is between and, its length between and and its width. It has a 5-speed manual gearbox. The AGOD was used by the Compagnie Générale Transsharienne as a truck as well as with a coach bodywork for its trans-Saharan transport service.

Other Renault heavy vehicles using the 12.5-litre engine

At the 1936 Paris Salon, Renault unveiled various forward-control vehicles for 1937 powered by the 12.5-litre diesel engine and with 5-speed gearboxes: the ADS, the ADT, the AFKD, and the AEMD.
The AFKD is a six-wheeler truck with a payload of 10 tonnes and servomechanical/air brakes. It was replaced in 1939 by the similarly looking Renault AIB, with air brakes and powered by a 5.9-litre engine delivering. The AEMD is a coach/bus of up to 43 places. AEMD sales were postponed until November 1937 and by that time it replaced the engine with a 15.7-litre straight-six diesel delivering. For 1939, the AEMD increased its capacity to up to 51 passengers. It was put out of sale later that year.