Articles by Tim Campbell - Page 256

On the face of it, replacing 1.9 and 2.0-litre diesel engines with a 1.6-litre one may seem a retrograde step.

Go-faster stripes, twin exhaust pipes, alloy wheels – what on earth has happened to Britain’s favourite workhorse?

This stylish new Gallic contender with a chic cherry red paint job is the new addition to the Fleet Van team.

With a new Ducato heavy panel van and Doblo Cargo launched last year – and now a fresh Scudo appearing in April – it’s been a busy time for the CV lads at Fiat of late.

The numberplate of our test vehicle (almost) says it all. H13UGE is about as big as vans get up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight.

The new Nissan Cabstar and its twin brother the Renault Maxity are unique in their sector – they are, as far as I can judge, the only vehicles that have had some degree of thought put into the styling of their exterior.

Some light panel vans I could mention suffer terribly in the looks department in high roof format.

Fiat is aiming to grab a slice of the growing market for upmarket passenger transport.

It’s cool, it’s chic, it has sporting pretensions and it’s practical too.

Citroën dispatches the jams with ease