: The naming conventions and model offerings from Renault Trucks have evolved over the years, with different models being introduced or phased out.
Peugeot bought the architecture of the DF104. They shortened the wheelbase, moved the radiator to the side (a novel fix), and crucially, they —something no other supermini dared to do.
By late 1971, Renault management had a crisis. The DF104 was clever, but it was over-engineered and thermally impossible to cool in Paris traffic. The project was —but not killed.