Renegade Classic 45CBF—the Big Daddy Rabbit of Super C motorhomes

Today’s RV review is of the 2024 Renegade Classic 45CBF motorhome. This is described as a Super C but, for something like this, there should be a Super Duper C category. So who would want something like this? 

Let’s say you want a motorhome that’s good at towing. Not like towing your Smart car, but towing serious stuff. That might be one type of customer for this. The vehicle is rated to tow 32,000 pounds, with more than 6,000 pounds of tongue weight. 

Or, perhaps you’ve seen the carnival floats masquerading as motorhomes from other companies and this plain white exterior just gets your heart fluttering. That’s what got me interested, frankly. 

While Renegade RV doesn’t make a lot of noise about these, they do offer them—as evidenced here. Granted, there’s not a huge market for a tow vehicle that can tow some 32,000 lbs. without thinking about it. There are a variety of models available and there are models that aren’t designed to tow huge trailers, as well. 

What is the Renegade Classic Super C

Essentially, this isn’t going to be something you likely see at your local RV park. That is, unless that RV park happens to be located at a carnival or raceway or someplace where someone needs to haul a tremendous amount of cargo but also keep a crew happy, even if that crew is just your spouse. 

Since you’re not so worried about the weight of the RV itself when the load outweighs you by several times, you can have things like an 8KW Onan diesel generator aboard charging eight AGM house batteries which can run things through a 3,000-watt hybrid inverter. 

In the case of the coach I was looking at, that meant everything was either operated by diesel fuel or electricity, extending to an induction cook top. 

For hot water, there’s an Aqua-Hot 10-gallon diesel water heater—which should do the job well. There’s also 150 gallons of fresh water storage along with 75 gallons of gray and 75 gallons of black storage. As fuel prices rise, think about filling 120 gallons of diesel fuel along with however much DEF this thing takes. 

What’s inside the Renegade Classic 45CBF

Several of these were shown at the Florida RV SuperShow but, specifically, the 45CBF features a central bunk space. That would make sense if you have a crew, for example. This also has a mid bathroom that’s a half bath, along with a rear bathroom that spans the width of this RV. It has a tremendous number of mirrors. I mean, like, a crazy amount. 

Something that really impressed me was all the cabinetry in here, which was dovetail construction using actual wood. And even the cabinet boxes were actual wood. Typically you can’t do this in an RV simply because it would weigh too much. But the “who cares” factor comes into play regarding weight, with a truck like this. 

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Kitchen talk

The kitchen here is something I would really like. In my house. It has a gigantic sink and a two-burner induction cooktop. The microwave is of the convection/air fryer variety and is pretty large. 

These come with a residential refrigerator of the Samsung variety. 

Renegade RV is pretty good at working with you on custom configurations—perhaps they’ll put a real refrigerator in it if you ask nicely. A 12-volt refrigerator that’s actually designed for RV life would seem like a so-much-better choice. Especially compared to Samsung. Yuck.  

Those beautifully made cabinets abound in this rig. There’s lots of storage, including a pantry, drawers and storage around the kitchen. There’s a place for your stuff. 

One thing that I thought was funny, though, was that there are lights around the edges of the kitchen and bathroom counters that can be set to change colors. You could literally set up a disco in here with that lighting. 

I’m sure there’s a way to just pick a color (perhaps your team’s color) and keep it there. But this color-changing lighting strip just must be an attempt to counter that clean exterior, i.e., the RV industry has to put something tacky somewhere. 

Technology in the Renegade Classic

If you see big rigs rattling down the highway, know that they are as much a technological tour de force as any modern passenger car. If your personal vehicle has such things as lane departure control or adaptive cruise control, then consider how much those features are appreciated in something weighing as much as this rig does. And forget about rowing gears; modern trucks have fully automatic transmissions. Yes, the way this is accomplished is very different in a big rig than it is in your Kia, but the effect is the same. Press the accelerator and go, with the vehicle taking the shifting duty. 

What your passenger car or even most pickups and SUVs do not have are things like Jake brakes with adjustable settings, or diesel engines with some 2,000 pound-feet of torque. Consider that the Cummins diesel engine in the Ram pickup is up to 6.7 liters in displacement. That’s nothing compared to the Detroit engine in this thing, with 15.6 liters of displacement, although both are six-cylinder engines which are naturally balanced and just make sense. 

Simulates running over rumble strips

One of the more unusual things I noticed in the cab was that the audio system actually simulated running over rumble strips on the sides of the road. Essentially, if you get too close to the side of the road, the truck simulates hitting those rumble strips they put there to keep you centered in your lane. 

Now, you might think this is more technology than needed. But consider that the entire RV portion of this rig as well as the driver and co-pilot seats are suspended on air, so they may not even feel those rumble strips. This makes sense. 

Another thing I liked in the cab of this was the in-dash GPS, which is a Garmin unit. But it’s more like a tablet computer than an in-dash system and is attached to the instrument panel with a magnet. This makes sense, as the co-pilot can grab it and adjust the route or check on other things monitored by the system. 

Final thoughts

One of the things I really liked about this rig is the soft-touch upholstered walls. This is clearly done for sound insulation. That makes sense if you’re trying to get some shuteye at a race track.

I was surprised to see carpeting in the slide room. This is old-school thinking, and having carpeting under the dinette just seems like such a terrible idea. That’s exacerbated by the fact that you might have crew or carnies in here who have no idea what “wipe your feet” even means. 

Unless you’re hauling carnival rides or race cars, which are sort of like carnival rides, this might not make sense. You could buy a one-ton dually pickup and one heck-of-a-nice fifth wheel for about the same price as this rig and have change left over for a set of e-bikes. 

But that’s irrelevant when you and your crew need to get somewhere with 10 tons of trailer in tow so you can be set up for the next race or other big event. As they say, go big or go home. 

My thanks to Myles at Myles RVs and Firmly Unbound for the video and images.

More about these RV reviews

These RV reviews are written based on information provided by the manufacturers along with our writer’s own research. They are based on information from a single unit and may not reflect your actual experience. Shop your RV and dealership carefully before making a buying decision. We receive no money or other financial benefits from these reviews. They are intended only as a brief overview of the vehicle, not a comprehensive critique, which would require a thorough inspection and/or test drive.

Tony comes to RVtravel.com having worked at an RV dealership and been a life long RV enthusiast. He also has written the syndicated Curbside column about cars. He also works closely with a number of RV manufacturers to get an inside look at how things are done and is a brand ambassador for Rockwood Mini Lite with his wife, Peggy.

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