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The What Van? Road Test: Vauxhall Movano

Date: Monday, March 4, 2024

AdBlue is required to enable the van to comply with Euro 6D exhaust emission requirements and is held in a 19.0-litre reservoir.

Driving

With 165hp on tap, the most-powerful Movano does not lack performance, but a less-then-smooth gearchange inhibits your ability to make full use of it. That is especially the case when you are accelerating away from rest and up through the gears.

Engine noise is excessive, and while the ride isn’t too bad, it cannot be classed as outstanding. The suspended driver’s seat helps cushion its occupant from the worst of the buffeting.

The van is manoeuvrable at low speeds, despite its bulk, but caution is advised if you are proposing to corner at high speeds when out on the open road and unladen. Back off and take it steady, or you might come unstuck.

Put some weight in the back however and the handling improves significantly. Once we’d distributed 500kg of bagged sand across the cargo bed we were able to corner with far more confidence, with the van feeling more firmly anchored to the road surface and less inclined to veer off course.

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