Overview It’s been around for quite a while now. The Fiat Ducato has a reputation for being a no nonsense workhorse with excellent payloads, but perhaps not known for state of the art tech and creature comforts. Enter stage left the Ducato in its very latest incarnation, the Series 8 which has no doubt raised…
Read moreThis review was originally produced for and published by Vanarama. It’s not Britain’s best selling van for nothing. The Transit Custom has been around now for over 9 years and its comfort and practicality have made it a firm favourite with the sole trader and fleet users alike. There’s no fully electric Custom, but the…
Read moreFirst introduced in 2012 to replace the Rodeo, the success of the Isuzu D-Max seemed to surprise even the UK’s importers and dealers, not to mention some established competitors who saw the truck nipping at their heels in the sales charts and undoubtedly causing a few awkward conversations in the boardrooms. Swiftly gaining a foothold…
Read moreBackground and Introduction It’s as far back as 2015 since Volkswagen launched the fourth generation Caddy, and, whilst it was still looking quite fresh 6 years without a facelift is going some these days. Enter stage left, the 2021 ‘all new’ Caddy. Whilst still very recognisable as VW’s contender in the light van sector this…
Read moreBackground and introduction With the development of new models from the combined resources of Ford and Volkswagen well underway, we are now in the twilight phase of facelifts being released from both manufacturers as solo efforts. Whilst details of how the joint venture will work in practice are still sketchy, at the medium sector level…
Read moreHow do you improve on something which, in many territories, is a market leader? How do you raise the profile so that the vehicle turns heads in a way that the current one, probably due to familiarity, does not? And, how do you make it perform better, without just putting a more powerful engine under…
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