lsuzu Midivans for UK
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BEDFORD'S lsuzu-designed Midivan range of panel of window vans, nine-seat personnel wagons and 12/15seater minibuses is being launched at the Motor Show.
This is the British name for the WFR van which has been sold in Europe for some time.
Two wheelbase lengths, 2.35m and 2.69m (93in and 106in), will be available along with two roof heights. The standard external height is 1.95m (77in) while the 2.19m (86in) version is available only on the long-wheelbase panel van and 15-seater bus variants.
Payloads of 1,087kg (2,396 lb) will be achieved by short-wheelbase vans and 1,100kg (2,425 lb) for the longer versions.
A choice of power units is offered — the four-cylinder 1.8litre petrol engine which de velops 56kW (76 bhp) at 5,000rpm using two-star petrol, and the four-cylinder indirect-injection two-litre diesel engine which produces 42.5kW (57bhp) at 4,500rpm.
These and the five-speed synchromesh gearbox with column-mounted gearshift are similar to those in Bedford's Isuzu-built KB26 4x2 pick-up.
While the power train is of Japanese origin, body panels will be built at Bedford's assembly plant at Luton.