New Launches
Show Report: CV Show 2012
What a cracking event the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show turned out to be, thanks in no small part to Ford… Read More
Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Long-Term Test 1
We has just taken delivery of a Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Club Cab for long-term appraisal… Read More
Ford Transit ECOnetic Brief Test
We’ve been putting a SWB 100hp 2.2TDi Euro 5 Transit 280 ECOnetic through its paces… Read More
Renault Kangoo ZE 2011 European Launch
Renault is at the forefront of manufacturers offering a mass produced factory-built electric van… Read More
Fuso Canter 2011 European Launch
Fuso has completely revamped its range of light and heavy truck Canter chassis and chassis crew cabs… Read More
Iveco Daily 2011 European Launch
Iveco has introduced new, latest generation diesels to its Daily range, along with detail changes inside and out… Read More
Ford Transit 2011 European Launch
Ford takes the iconic Transit to the next stage with an all-new range of 2.2-litre Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 UK Launch
VW’s large panel van has undergone a serious makeover with changes to the front-end styling and the cab interior, as well as new Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Ford Transit Connect Electric Brief Test
We spent a day with the battery-powered Connect to get a better idea of what it’s like to live with in its natural, urban environment. Read More
Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL Brief Test
Currently undergoing trials with selected fleet customers in the UK, we managed to get behind the wheel of a battery-powered Vito E-CELL… Read More
Citroën ramps-up Relay power for Euro 5
Following on from the launch of the Euro 5 Nemo earlier this year, Citroën has moved to the next stage with the introduction of the first Euro 5 Relay diesel engine. Available from the end of June the 177hp 3.0-litre replaces the 157hp 3.0HDi in the current line-up of 3.5 tonne vans and chassis cabs.Maximum torque remains the same at 400Nm, but now peaks at 1,400rpm, 300rpm lower than its predecessor. Official combined cycle fuel consumption of 33.2mpg represents an improvement of 9.2 per cent and equates to CO2 emissions of 224g/km.
“The new low emission and fuel efficient Euro 5 HDi 180-powered Relay models will be welcomed by operators needing the benefits of both high payload and load hauling performance, mated with optimum levels of fuel efficiency. We are confident that when the complete Euro 5 Relay range is available later this year it will offer very high standards of fuel efficiency and low emissions, which will make it amongst the cleanest and greenest in its class,” said Scott Michael, Citroën’s commercial vehicles operations manager.
The Euro 5 upgrade brings with it a price increase. As an example a 35 L3H2 3.0HDi six-speed manual van now has a basic price of £25,590, a rise of £500. The 2.2-litre powerplants in the Relay range will be updated to Euro 5 in the coming months; September at the latest.
