{"id":3270,"date":"2012-04-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2012-04-25T20:26:57","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T20:26:57","slug":"cv-show-roundup-vans-we-havent-seen-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/3270","title":{"rendered":"CV Show Roundup: Vans We Haven’t Seen Before"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the CV Show this week at the Birmingham NEC, but most of the vans on display have been<\/a> covered<\/a> in<\/a> these<\/a> pages<\/a> in<\/a> recent<\/a> weeks<\/a> or are well-established models that you will probably already be familiar with.<\/p>\n

Instead of an exhaustive roundup, I thought I would just feature some pictures of vans that are new or are unusual in some other way – including some more pictures of the stunning new Transit Custom<\/a>!<\/p>\n

So without further ado, here goes!<\/p>\n

First up (in approximate alphabetical order), Chinese manufacturer DFSK was here in force, with Mini Vans of all shapes, but just one compact size:<\/p>\n

\"DFSK

DFSK Mini Van Tipper<\/p><\/div>\n

\"DFSK

DFSK Mini Van Crew Cab Dropside<\/p><\/div>\n

\"DFSK

The DFSK Mini Van Minibus!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"DFSK

DFSK Mini Van Panel Van - note the rather strange, BMW-esque radiator grill...<\/p><\/div>\n

Next up, the delectable new Ford Transit Custom, which will go on sale in the UK sometime later this year:<\/p>\n

\"Ford

The new Transit Custom in a rather fetching shade of blue<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ford

From the front, it could almost be a car...<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ford

...while from behind, the Transit Custom looks rather like a Sprinter to me<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ford

Inside, the new Transit Custom is unmistakeably a Ford!<\/p><\/div>\n

I don’t think I’ve featured the Hyundai iLoad before – nothing much to say other than it also comes in 8\/9 seat minibus<\/a> format and I have no doubt it will be as reliable and sensible as the company’s cars are:<\/p>\n

\"Hyundai

The Hyundai iLoad panel van, looking foxy in black<\/p><\/div>\n

Nissan promised to launch its NV400 chassis cab range<\/a> at the CV Show, so here’s an example in dropside tipper<\/a> guise. The NV400 is of course based on the Renault Master<\/a> and like the Master is quite thin on the ground so far, although I’m starting to see more of them around:<\/p>\n

\"Nissan

Nissan NV400 dropside tipper from the company's range of off-the-shelf conversions<\/p><\/div>\n

There were two new versions of the Peugeot Partner for fans of this popular van to drool over, a forthcoming electric version and a new ATV ‘all terrain’ version featuring the company’s Grip Control system.<\/p>\n

\"Peugeot

The Peugeot Partner ATV - with the Grip Control traction system<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Peugeot

Peugeot Partner Electric Van - coming soon...<\/p><\/div>\n

Slightly out of order but none the worse for that is the impressive and probably very durable Mitsubishi Fuso Canter, in its new 4×4 guise<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"Mitsubishi

The new Mitsubishi Fuso Canter 4x4<\/p><\/div>\n

A small van from a very big Indian name – the Tata Ace EV electric van made an appearance and also was also on display in dropside tipper format:<\/p>\n

\"Tata

The Tata Ace EV electric van<\/p><\/div>\n

Luton’s<\/a> finest had a good range of vehicles on display, too, and as Vauxhall is near the end of the alphabet, you may be relieved to discover you are nearly at the end of this rather long post…<\/p>\n

The new Combo looks set to be as successful as the previous model and comes in more, larger sizes than ever before:<\/p>\n

\"Vauxhall

The long wheelbase version of the new Vauxhall Combo - it also comes in a high roof model<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Vauxhall

Inside the new Combo; unmistakeably Vauxhall<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Vauxhall

Coming soon to a police station near you...<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, a treat for patriotic van buyers. It isn’t remotely new but it is still one of the most popular medium vans<\/a> on the road – and it’s made in Britain. Yes, Vauxhall laid on a specially-wrapped Vauxhall Vivaro to remind visitors that it builds more vans in the UK<\/a> than any other manufacturer:<\/p>\n

\"Vauxhall

Vauxhall Vivaro - built in Britain<\/p><\/div>\n

I hope you’ve enjoyed this brief look at some of the new or unusual vehicles on display at the CV Show.<\/p>\n

There were, of course, countless other vans and lorries at the CV Show, but there is only so much that I can expect readers to look at, so I thought I would restrict myself to things you might not have seen before, plus a few favourites that deserve to be featured again.<\/p>\n

Any comments on vans or the CV Show very welcome – the comment box below is all yours!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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