Test drive a Doblo Cargo

Fiat is offering a bacon buttie and a £50 fuel refund for anyone test driving the award-winning Fiat Doblo Cargo, which offers a combined mpg of 58.9 and emits as little as 126g/km of CO2.

The Doblo Cargo comes in seven different models – Cargo, Cargo Maxi, Cargo SX, Cargo Maxi SX, Combi , Combi Maxi and Platform Cab. Engine options are the 1.4-litre 16v 95bhp petrol and three MultiJet 16v diesels, the 1.3 (90bhp), 1.6 (105bhp) and 2.0 (135bhp).

Gerry Clarke,director, Fiat Professional UK, said,”Doblo Cargo is a great success story, but we’re always hungry for more customers to get behind the wheel and try it for themselves. It’s now a serious consideration for businessmen and women whose role it is to bring home the bacon. With the price of petrol and diesel on everyone’s minds today, this incentive offers great opportunities to claw some fuel back -not just now, but also in the longer term for customers opting to but a Doblo Cargo”. Fiat contract hire on the Doblo Cargo is also on the site now if you prefer to lease your vans.

Fiat Doblo Cargo

The Fiat Cargo Doblo is not even a year old but it has picked up the “Light Van of the Year” gong at the 2011 What Van? of the Year awards. The Fiat Doblo Cargo is available with a choice of four low emissions, Euro 4 and Euro 5-specification engines and comes in seven different forms- Cargo, Cargo Maxi, Cargo SX, Cargo Maxi SX, Combi, Combi Max and Platform Cab ensuring there will be a model that suits the needs of any commercial fleet operator.

The engine line-up consists of a 1.4-litre 16v 95bhp petrol unit and three MultiJet 16v diesels- the 1.3 (90bhp), 1.6 (105bhp) and 2.0 (135bhp) with Fiat’s Start/Stop system fitted to all Euro 5 versions. What Van? Editor, Paul Barker, said,”Fiat’s Doblo Cargo made a real impression when it was launched earlier in 2010, and it’s a worthy winner of the What Van? 2011 Light Van of the Year award. Smartly styled, efficient, practical and comfortable, the Doblo Cargo was a natural choice for our Light Van category winner”. Fiat commercial vehicle leasing on the whole Doblo range is available now.

Fiat Doblo Cargo

The new Fiat Doblo Cargo has been crowned International Van of the Year 2011 at an award ceremony in Hanover, Germany on the 21st September. This new van from Fiat received a remarkable 128 out of a possible 168 points from a jury made up of 24 specialist commercial vehicle trade journalists.

Chairman of the International Van of the Year jury, Pieter Wieman, said: “The winning van design had impressed the jury on a number of fronts and above all by the fact that Fiat has succeeded in widening the number of platform and body varieties to a higher number than any van in this category”.

The Fiat Doblo Cargo is available with a choice of four low emissions, Euro 4 and 5-specification engines and comes in seven different forms – Cargo, Cargo Maxi, Cargo SX, Cargo Maxi SX, Combi, Combi Max and Platform Cab. We have just launched our new best vehicle leasing contract hire prices pages, so it is worth checking out the latest Fiat Doblo contract hire prices in this new easy format.

Fiat Doblo Cargo

The pricing for the Fiat Doblo Cargo commercial vehicle range has now been launched by Fiat with the entry level model starting at a basic price of £11,195. The new Fiat Doblo Cargo has a choice of four engines namely a petrol 1.4-litre 1.6 95bhp unit and three MultiJet diesel engines, a 1.3 (90bhp), 1.6 (105bhp) and a 2.0 (135bhp).

The Doblo is available in Cargo, Cargo Maxi, Cargo SX, Cargo Maxi SX, Combi, Combi Maxi and Platform Cab and should offer a range of solutions to any commercial van fleet operator. Standard equipment includes ABS, height adjustable steering wheel, power steering, electric front windows, adjustable headlights, passenger seat undertray, high performance speakers, side rubbing strips and central door locking. Fiat contract hire prices will be loaded shortly.

Gerry Clarke, director Fiat Professional UK said,”With its class leading capabilities and qualities, we are confident these excellent prices will keep Doblo Cargo highly competitive and desirable for both the single trader and the fleet market”.

All-new Movano

Vauxhall is launching their all-new Movano commercial van range offering 29 vehicle body type variations to choose from, front or rear-wheel drive, plus new power trains for lower commercial vehicle operating costs.

The modular platform has been jointly designed with Renault and depending on your payload category, you can also choose rear wheel drive variants with twin wheels. The full range of vehicles will include panel van, doublecab and Combi versions, chassis cabs with standard or crew cab, platform cab, three wheelbases, four lengths and three roof heights. The new Movano will be an excellent base for any conversions and the van will be available ex-works as a tipper, dropside and box van too.

Cabin comfort and safety is high on the agenda, with areas like improved driver visibility, multi-adjustable seats seats (in various configurations) and an adjustable steering column all on offer. The cargo area offers load lengths extending to 4.4 metres and a load capacity upto 17 cubic metres (L4H3 version).

Under the bonnet the van is powered by new generation 2.3-litre CDTi-four-cylinder common-rail diesel engines with three power outputs available (100PS,125PS and 150PS) all linked to a six-speed gearbox as standard. The 125PS and 150PS versions can also be coupled to the semi-auto Techshift. 

Movano cabin interior

ABS and electronic brake force distribution (EBD) is standard on all models while ESP (electronic stability program) is also standard on all rear-wheel drive vans and optional for front-wheel drive. Other safety features include front airbags, side airbags integrated in the seats (optional) and seat-belt pretensioners.

The new Movano range launch phase will be staggered according to the body variants and first vehicles will be available in May 2010.

Berlingo XTR+

A new Citroen Berlingo XTR+ light commercial van has been launched offering enhanced off-road capability. The van will be available in the UK in a choice of short and long panel vans, a platform cab and Crew Van, Ready to Run glass carriers and temperature controlled versions, plus dual fuel models. 

The Berlingo XTR+ is based on the Citroen Berlingo L1 625 1.6HDi 90hp LX van and is enhanced with the following key features:

- Sophisticated limited-slip differental.

- A raised, heavy duty suspension and revised steering geometry.

- Comprehensive under body protection.

-15-inch steel wheels with Michelin Synchrone 4×4 195/65 R15 tyres.

These enhancements offer much greater off-road capability but, thanks to the two wheel drive configuration, not at the expense of a higher capital cost or weight and running costs, normally associated wth four-wheel drive vehicles.

Berlingo XTR+

Robert Handyside, Citroen commercial vehicle operations manager, said, ” The new Berlingo XTR+ van is designed and engineered to suit the demanding requirements of operators in the utilities, forestry, construction and agricultural sectors. These customers require a reasonable degeree of off-road capability from their light vans, which otherwise spend the majority of their working lives on the road. Therefore, for most of these operators, it is essential that any off-road capability is provided without compromising on-road performance or incurring additional operating costs”