Test Drives

Latest Test Drives

22 Apr 07
Ford Transit Sportvan— April 2007
Ford has an enviable reputation for its sporting prowess over the years, both on the race track and in the forests. It all began with that momentous 1...
20 Apr 07
Isuzu Rodeo — April 2007
Isuzu may not have had a huge effect on the dominance of Mitsubishi and Nissan in the UK pick-up market with the TF or latterly the Rodeo, but in its ...
20 Apr 07
Modec Electric LCV — April 2007
Whether or not you subscribe to the current legislative and media hype about human-based CO2 emissions being the cause of the end of the world as we k...
20 Apr 07
Vauxhall Corsavan — April 2007
Small car-derived vans may not sell in the same sort of numbers as panel vans, but they are important to manufacturers nonetheless. The current...
20 Apr 07
Land Rover Defender — April 2007
Sixty years since it first went into production and Land Rover reports that sales of its iconic Defender are still going strong. Without much marketin...
18 Apr 07
Thule Professional Range — April 2007
Best known in the UK for producing those aerodynamic storage boxes that seem to sit atop just about every Volvo estate on the road, Swedish manufactur...
01 Apr 07
Ford Transit & Fiesta — March 2007
Anybody who doubts that Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) is the biggest aid to van safety since the arrival of ABS should have accompanied What Va...
01 Apr 07
Volkswagen Crafter — March 2007
Volkswagen has at long last decided to launch a range of standard ready-to-go-to-work chassis cab conversions through its UK dealer network. Bas...
01 Apr 07
Mitsubishi Shogun — March 2007
Alongside the introduction of the new Outlander, Mitsubishi has also extensively updated its Shogun range — over 70 per cent of internal and ext...
26 Mar 07
LDV Maxus 17-Seater Minibus - Tested March 2007
Since we last tested an LDV Maxus the manufacturer has slid into and out of administration and had two more owners. Last summer it was acquired ...
26 Mar 07
Show Preview — British CV Show
The British CV Show has really come of age over the last couple of years and is a time-efficient way for fleet and owner/operators alike to bring them...
26 Mar 07
Citroën Dispatch — March 2007
Citroën has unveiled the latest Dispatch, now on offer in long- as well as short-wheelbase guise and with the choice of either a high or a low ro...
05 Mar 07
Toyota Hiace 2.5D-4D 300 LWB - Tested March 2007
Toyota has always been something of an also-ran in the UK light commercial market, trailing way behind manufacturers such as Ford, Vauxhall and Citro&...
28 Feb 07
Ford Special Vehicle Preparations— February 2007
If you spend a fair old chunk of your life equipping innocent-looking vans with police cells and fitting cars with everything required — short o...
27 Feb 07
Factory Visit — Iveco, Suzzara
Once used to produce agricultural machinery, Iveco's Suzzara factory, not far from Verona in northern Italy, is one of two European plants that as...
23 Feb 07
Renault Trafic 2700 2.0dCi 115 bhp SWB - Tested February 2007
Any light commercial lucky enough to join What Van?'s long-term test fleet — if lucky is the word we're looking for — can look for...
23 Feb 07
Renault Maxity — February 2007
If the new Maxity chassis cab from Renault Trucks looks vaguely familiar, then that's probably because it's virtually identical — aside ...
23 Feb 07
Detroit Auto Show — February 2007
Although a few small cars have snuck into the spotlight in recent years, the annual January Detroit auto show is still all about big trucks. The event...
06 Feb 07
Citroën Relay 30 2.2HDi (100) SWB - Tested February 2007
Last year was a bumper one for new van releases, with Citroën's redesigned Relay among the most important. Key changes include new engines pl...
06 Feb 07
Fiat Scudo — January 2007
Fiat's Scudo is the Italian manufacturer's take on the small panel van resulting from a long-standing relationship between itself and PSA Peug...