The new 2014 Renault Trafic will make its world debut at the 2014 CV Show

Renault is promising to deliver one world debut, one UK debut, and a surprise in the heavy van category at this year’s CV Show, which takes place at the Birmingham NEC from 29 April to 1 May.

The firm’s sand in Hall 5 will occupy 800 square metres, and will include the world premiere of the all-new Renault Trafic, about which I reported a few days ago.

The new Trafic is due to launch in the UK later this year, and will break new ground for its class by downsizing from a 2.0-litre diesel engine to a 1.6-litre unit — unlike Ford and Volkswagen, for example which have chosen to persist with 2-litre units in the latest Transit Custom and Transporter models.

Renault is also hoping to trigger some new interest in the Twizy Cargo, on which I reported last summer.

The Renault Twizy Cargo

Order books are now open for this innovative and unusual urban single-seater electric delivery vehicle — although I’d hesitate to call it a van, I can certainly see how it could find a niche for itself in major European cities.

Indeed, the Twizy Cargo’s price tag of £6,241 +VAT makes it competitive with the cheapest of small vans — so perhaps pizza delivery firms, document couriers and other urban express delivery specialists will take it to heart?

Finally, Renault is promising a ‘heavy van surprise’ at the CV Show. Presumably this will relate to the firm’s Master model, which was last updated in 2012 — but beyond that, I’ve no idea.