{"id":5992,"date":"2014-03-26T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T16:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2014-03-27T11:26:15","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T11:26:15","slug":"renault-vans-promises-new-van-debuts-asurprise-at-cv-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/5992","title":{"rendered":"Renault promises new van debuts & a ‘surprise’ at CV Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new 2014 Renault Trafic will make its world debut at the 2014 CV Show<\/p><\/div>\n

Renault is promising to deliver\u00a0one 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.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Renault is also hoping to trigger some new interest in the Twizy Cargo, on which I reported last summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Renault Twizy Cargo<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the Twizy Cargo’s price tag of \u00a36,241 +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?<\/p>\n

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<\/a> — but beyond that, I’ve no idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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