Renault Wins Three Awards from What Van?

Renault Trafic wins What Van? 2014 Best Medium Van

Innovation Award given to Trafic’s ‘Wide View’ passenger mirror

Electric Twizy Cargo picks up Editor’s Choice Award

MAPLE CROSS, UK -- December 16, 2014: Renault has won three awards at the What Van? Awards 2014, including two for the All-New Trafic, at a special ceremony held on Liverpool Street in London today.

The recently-launched Trafic was awarded the title of What Van? 2014 Best Medium Van and also picked up the Innovation Award for its simple-yet-effective Wide View Mirror that, built into the passenger vanity mirror, helps you to see into your blind spot. The Twizy Cargo took home the Editor’s Choice Award building on the Highly Commended recognition it was awarded last year.

“The new Renault Trafic plays host to a series of innovations designed to make it the most user-friendly van in its class for those using it as a working environment,” said What Van? Editor Paul Barker. “It’s a clever vehicle that also features class-leading refinement and excellent new engines, making for an appealing all-round package.”

Commenting on the decision to award the Editor’s Choice Award to the Twizy Cargo, Barker said: “The Twizy Cargo is unlike any other light commercial vehicle, and there are certain applications where its abilities are unmatched. It's got character unmatched anywhere in the industry, but there’s also substance behind the peerless style and character.”

Darren Payne, Sales Director, Renault UK, commented: “2014 had already been an excellent year for Renault – with van sales in the UK up 45 per cent and retaining our position as Europe’s number one LCV manufacturer. Our aim is to cater for the needs of all van operators so we’re delighted that the judges at What Van? have recognised the talents of our diverse and innovative range with these three awards for All-New Trafic and Twizy Cargo.”

The What Van? Awards are decided by the expert editorial panel of What Van? Magazine, calling on their combined decades of experience in the light commercial vehicle industry. The What Van? Awards seek to reward the best products, companies and services in the industry for their ability to make life easier, cleaner, safer and more efficient for light commercial vehicle operators in the UK.

The all-new Renault Trafic went on sale in the UK in September available in a choice of three bodystyles – Panel Van, Crew Van – to carry up to six people and equipment – and Passenger, which seats up to nine people in comfort. All-New Trafic is available with a choice of four efficient turbodiesel engines.

All-New Trafic boasts the best load capacities on the market with clever solutions to make the loading area more practical. Innovative features such as keyless entry, touch-screen infotainment, mobile office storage and functionality and sophisticated stability control are available.

The ultimate urban vehicle, Twizy Cargo is a zero-emission (in road use), all-electric vehicle, that is designed primarily for delivery or express firms who value its supreme practicality and want a vehicle with low running costs that stands out from the crowd. Twizy Cargo is the professional version of Twizy and comes complete with a lockable 180-litre/75kg trunk, in lieu of the rear seat, and is priced from £7,795 on-the-road.