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years, again adding to the vans’ low cost of ownership.
In addition to van versions, there will also be a chassis-cab on offer plus crewvan and combi variants with up to nine seats. Prices go from £17,495 to £24,195.
Safety stuff galore
As with most new vans nowadays, safety systems abound. In addition to the now-statutory ABS brakes and ESP traction control, PSA is offering the option of blind spot monitoring, a vision pack with
rear radar parking and assistance equipment, extra grip control, a road
sign reading device with speed limit recommendation, a driver attention alert system, lane departure warning system, automatic main beam switching and active safety braking which stops the van when a crash is imminent.
This works up to 30kph. Above this speed, the brakes will be applied to help minimise any damage that occurs. All this adds up to a 5-star NCAP crash-test rating.
All of these options, however, are paid-for extras.
The same goes in the technology stakes. There’s a seven-inch touchscreen on offer which can
also be operated by voice for navigation, media and telephone features, a facility which lags up not only where fuel stations are but also the prices they are charging and a ‘mirror’ system so that the driver’s smartphone can be linked up to the van, plus the option of a leet management package which monitors the driver’s behaviour and fuel usage on the road.
Interestingly, PSA is now offering to it its leet management functions to other vehicles too, so companies which run a variety of marques will be able to ‘bundle’ the package together across its entire leet.
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