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The What Van? Road Test: Peugeot Boxer
Date: Monday, March 19, 2018 | Author: Steve Banner
Engine and gearbox
The Boxer’s four-cylinder diesel engine delivers its maximum power output at 3,750rpm.
Top torque of 350Nm bites at 1,750rpm and the engine is married to a six-speed manual gearbox.
Selective catalytic reduction plus a diesel particulate filter are used to meet Euro6. The 15-litre AdBlue tank will need topping up every 6,200 miles or so.
Driving
Independent suspension with MacPherson-type struts is fitted at the front while longitudinal leaf springs help support the rear.
Our test vehicle’s 15in wheels were shod with Pirelli Chrono Four Seasons 215/70 R15 tyres. Electric rack-and-pinion power steering delivers a 12.64m turning circle between kerbs, increasing to 12.84m between walls.
With a tad over 130hp on tap our Boxer offered plenty of performance. Carrying a test load of 30 25kg sand bags, which meant it was roughly half-laden, it accelerated strongly through the gears and rode and cruised quite happily at the maximum legal motorway speed.
Not that going up and down the gearbox is an especially enjoyable experience. The gear change is less than smooth and the same could be said of the Boxer’s unladen ride once we’d off-loaded all those bags of sand.
The front-wheel drive Peugeot clings on doggedly through bends, however, and is easy to manoeuvre at low speeds. Nor did we have any issues with in-cab noise levels.
Average fuel consumption was 42mpg, slightly below the 45.6mpg official combined figure.
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