Renault At CV Show 2012

BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – Apr 19, 2012: Europe’s largest van marque, Renault, will once again be underlining its continued focus on the UK market with a significant presence at this year’s CV Show at the NEC, Birmingham, 24 to 26 April, with a total of 12 vehicles on show.

Using its current ad strapline, ‘Trust Europe’s No.1 Van Manufacturer’, and spread across 700m², one of the largest stand spaces at the show, Renault will be showcasing its full line-up, one of the industry’s most complete in terms of breadth, as well as a pristine, crowd-pulling Estafette ‘Glacier’ ice cream van from 1963, gently transported across the Channel from the company’s extensive heritage collection.

In order of size, the French brand will be exhibiting three Kangoo Vans, including a long wheelbase version of the 100% electric version, Z.E., taking centre stage. Joining it will be a long wheelbase Maxi and the new five-seat Crew Van Cab with an innovative multi-positional bulkhead. In keeping with its past and present F1 success, as well as a growing buyer’s penchant for more upmarket versions, both will be decked out in Sport trim.

The new five-seat Crew Van Cab version features a unique multi-positional bulkhead which permits the rear row of seats and the metal mesh screen including the headrests above to fold forward completely. This allows the lower section to fold into the floor, giving a flat load area, while at the same time enabling the higher section to sit behind the driver and passenger seats to protect them from objects in the load area.

Moving up the range, two people carrying versions of Trafic - Renault’s highest-selling LCV model - Crew Van and nine-seat Passenger – will sit alongside their Kangoo Van siblings, again resplendent in contemporary Sport trim with alloy wheels, air conditioning, TomTom Live satellite navigation, upgraded radio, body coloured bumpers and front fog lights.

Completing the line-up, a grand total of six Master Vans will be taking their share of the limelight at the three day show. The first, a standard front-wheel drive panel van will round off the brand’s flagship Sport trim level theme, complemented by a further five versions: six-seat Crew Van, Luton LoLoader with 18.5m³ load volume, Master Van (RWD), 17 seat minibus and lastly, a rear-wheel drive double cab version of the new UK converted Tipper range from VFS, available with an improved payload of up to 1,348kg.