The WhatVan? Road Test

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30 May 13
The WhatVan? Road Test: Mini Clubvan
The Mini Van is back after too long an absence, but this newcomer is way more sophisticated than its early 1960s ancestor. Today's made-in-O...
18 Apr 13
The WhatVan? Road Test: Ford Transit Custom
Since its launch almost 50 years ago the Ford Transit has become an icon for the UK road transport industry. But how good is the latest version? We ...
25 Mar 13
The WhatVan? Road Test: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Given that they spend most of their time crawling along in bumper-to-bumper traffic jams, all vans on city centre delivery work really ought to be f...
25 Feb 13
The What Van? Road Test: Citroen Berlingo
Late last year saw Citroen's front-wheel drive Berlingo undergo a modest makeover including a restyled nose that incorporated a wider grille p...
05 Nov 12
The What Van? Road Test: Isuzu D-max
With Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Nissan and more latterly Volkswagen all active in the pick-up market, Isuzu sometimes has to fight to be heard. The b...
08 Oct 12
The What Van? Road Test: Iveco Daily
A 205hp diesel in a 3.5-tonner? C'mon, that's got to be crazy. Surely it will guzzle fuel like there's no tomorrow? Surely the lad ...
19 Sep 12
The What Van? Road Test: Ford Ranger
Better-looking and more sophisticated than its predecessor, Ford's latest Ranger pick-up has been pitched into a market that is awash with som...
15 Aug 12
The What Van? Road Test: Great Wall Steed
Hot on the heels of DFSK's launch of the Loadhopper microvan, a different Chinese manufacturer is attacking another area of the UK light comme...
25 Jul 12
The What Van? Road Test: Vauxhall Combo
If Vauxhall's latest Combo looks familiar somehow, then that's because it is. It is in fact a re-badged version of Fiat's Dob...
21 Jun 12
The What Van? Road Test: Renault Kangoo ZE
If Renault's electric Kangoo ZE fails to succeed in the UK it won't be due to a lack of encouragement. What Van?'s 2012 Van of the ...
22 May 12
The What Van? Road Test: DFSK Loadhopper
Why buy a van made by a manufacturer hardly anybody in this country has ever heard of, whose products have been on sale here for barely five minutes...
30 Apr 12
The What Van? Road Test: Ford Transit Euro5
The all-conquering market- leading Ford Transit has been revamped to bring it in line with the new Euro5 emission regulations. In doing so Ford has w...
22 Mar 12
The What Van? Road Test: Nissan NV400
While Nissan may be almost breathlessly eager to insist on the presence of its own DNA in the new NV400, the fact remains that it is a reworked vers...
15 Feb 12
The What Van? Road Test: Toyota Hilux
Gun-toting Somali warlords and hard-working British builders have one thing in common - they cannot do without Toyota's Hilux. Capable of ...
28 Nov 11
The What Van? Road Test: Vauxhall Vivaro Ecoflex
Despite all the expansive talk about hybrids, battery power and biomethane, it is a safe bet that the vast majority of light commercials sold in the...
29 Sep 11
The What Van? Road Test: VW Crafter
Always perceived, rather unfairly, as the poor relation to Mercedes-Benz's all-conquering Sprinter in the eyes of the van-buying public, VW
13 Sep 11
The What Van? Road Test: Renault Master Tipper
On offer with the choice of either front- or rear-wheel drive unlike its front-wheel drive-only predecessor, Renault's latest Master has the opp...
17 Aug 11
The What Van? Road Test: Volkswagen Amarok
Marking a return by VW to the purpose-built pick-up market after a long absence, the new Amarok - the name means 'wolf' in the Inuit...
25 Jul 11
The What Van? Road Test: Peugeot Bipper
A betwixt-and-between-sized van, Peugeot's Bipper slots in somewhere between light commercials derived from small hatchback cars such as Ford
22 Jun 11
The What Van? Road Test: Vauxhall Movano
With the launch of the latest Movano, Vauxhall signalled its intention to slug it out head-to-head in the panel van market with the likes of Mercedes-...