Higher Payload for Longer High-roof Van
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THE first public showing of a new version of the Renault Estafette high-roof van will be at the Scottish Show at Kelvin Hall. This model will have a loadcarrying capacity of I ton, compared with 15 cwt. for the rest of the range, and an increase in wheelbase from 7 ft 5-3 in. to 8 ft. 8 in, gives an increase in cubic capacity from 215 Cu. ft. to 274 cu. ft.
Apart from these changes the latest version retains all other features of the Estafette 15 cwt. models which are available as vans, pick-ups and with special bodies as well as in a high-roof version. But there are a number of small but nevertheless important changes. The same engine is used---a four-cylinder, 1,108 c.c. petrol engine producinp 45 b.h.p, gross at 4.500 r.p.m. and a maximum gross torque of 65.8 lb. ft. at 2,200 r.p.m. The drive to the front wheels remains unchanged in general design, but the final-drive ratio is changed from 5.83 to 1 to 5.86 to 1 and different gear ratios are used 4-38. 2-45, 1.51, and 1 to 1 forward and 3-66 to I reverse.
The braking system on the Estafette 1-ton van has a total frictional area of 126 sq. in. and there is a pressure-limiting valve in the rear-brake hydraulic line which varies the braking according to the load being carried.
With full equipment. which includes full heating and demisting and a side-loading door, the new version of the Estafette costs £739 compared with £699 for the 15 cwt. high-roof van.