City Van

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A city delivery van or city ​​van is the name given to motor vehicles for transporting people and / or goods . They are mainly used commercially in an urban environment. Vehicles in this class are particularly suitable for city ​​traffic in narrow and unmanageable stretches of road thanks to their optimal use of space and agile driving behavior .

General

The city delivery van is mostly used as a transport vehicle by tradespeople such as craftsmen, courier, express and parcel services as well as general service providers. With a comparatively small basic size, the vehicles in this category offer sufficient loading capacity for the transport of all kinds of goods, tools and people.

City Van: Mercedes-Benz Citan

In some cases, these may be driven with a class B driving license due to their gross vehicle weight . A legal definition, e.g. B. in the road traffic licensing regulations , does not yet exist.

The city delivery van differs in its characteristics depending on the use. So-called box vans are mostly used to transport goods . These are delivery vans with a large loading area, i.e. without seats and windows in the rear of the vehicle. Many manufacturers offer station wagons with several seats for passenger transport . The so-called Mixtos were developed for mixed use. They have a row of seats and a loading area in the rear of the vehicle.

The city van or city van genre emerged in Germany in 2007 with the introduction of the Škoda Praktik and the Mercedes-Benz Citan in 2012.

Models

Size classes of current models

There is still no definition for a subdivision of the urban delivery van segment. Most manufacturers now offer a range of city delivery vans on several models and different size classes are created more or less automatically. In addition to the typical design of the panel van, there are a large number of other variants and models.

Group brands Small (partly "high roof combination" ) medium Large (over 3.5 t as "truck" )
Small van box van: Max. Loading volume from / to (in m³ for a single cabin)
2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20
Toyota Dyna / ToyoAce
Proace I [3]
Proace II [12]
Peugeot, Citroën Expert I / Jumpy I [13]
Bipper / Nemo [2] Partner / Berlingo [8] Expert II / Jumpy II [3] Boxer II / Jumper II [4]
Expert III / Jumpy III [12]
Fiat, Ram, Iveco Scudo I [13]
Fiorino [2] Doblò II [9] Scudo II [3] Ducato III / Promaster I [4]
Talento [11]
Daily VI
Opel, Vauxhall, Chevrolet, GMC Combo D [9] Vivaro A [5]
Vivaro B [11]
Movano B [6]
Express / Savana [7]
Renault, Nissan Kangoo II [10] Trafic II / Primastar I [5]
Trafic III / NV300 [11]
NV200 Master III / NV400 [6]
Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner Citan [10] Vito (BR 447) Sprinter II [1]
Volkswagen Caddy III / IV Transporter T5 / T6
Crafter [1]
ford Transit Courier Transit Connect transit
Transit Custom E series
Hyundai H-1 / H200 H350
StreetScooter Work / Work L
Cooperations & joint developments:

[1] Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is largely identical to the Freightliner Sprinter and VW Crafter; now also as Dodge Sprinter
[2] Fiat Fiorino is largely identical to Peugeot Bipper and Citroën Nemo
[3] Peugeot Expert II is largely identical to Citroën Jumpy II, Fiat Scudo II and Toyota Proace I
[4] Fiat Ducato is largely identical to Ram Promaster, Peugeot Boxer, Citroën Jumper
[5] Opel Vivaro A is largely identical to Vauxhall Vivaro A, Renault Trafic II and Nissan Primastar
[6] Opel Movano is largely identical to Vauxhall Movano, Renault Master and Nissan NV400
[7] Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana are largely identical
[8] Peugeot Partner and Citroën Berlingo are largely identical
[9] Fiat Doblò is largely identical to Opel Combo D
[10] Renault Kangoo is built with a few modifications as a Mercedes-Benz Citan
[11] Renault Trafic III is largely identical to Nissan NV300 and Fiat Talento
[12] Peugeot Expert III is largely identical to Citroën Jumpy III and Toyota Proace II
[13] Peugeot Expert I is largely identical ch with Citroën Jumpy I and Fiat Scudo I

List of current models

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