D espite the TurboTech's khaki-coloured plastic trim and floor mat (with
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a somewhat brighter deck-chair-like covering for its seat, bunk and door lining) the cab of the Iveco Ford 220.36 is quite well appointed.
It's the only cab with twin bunks, and features like the louvres at the rear side windows for extra privacy help it stand out from the crowd.
The dominating part of the interior is the bulky plastic centre console, and for us this provided one of the cab's main drawbacks, despite its useful storage capacity. Because it fills almost the entire space between the seats it virtually rules out any movement across the cab, and makes changing or getting to the bunks quite a challenge. Storage under the lower bunk is limited to a rather shallow recess at each end, but obviously if only one bunk is in use the other is free for baggage. The TurboTech has the shortest bed length of the group and the twin bunks inevitably reduce the headspace for both occupants.
Parked in a well-lit secure area such as the Crick Truckstop, the wrap-around curtains are discreet enough but they fail to stop strong light filtering through. Closing the inner drapes reduces the glare but after a while that makes the sleeping area stuffy. Tying them back takes some time if you are unfamiliar with the rather fiddly, round chrome clips.
Moving the passenger seat to the rear only leaves a 320mm gap in the footwell which is not enough to change clothes with any degree of comfort.
Alternative ways to change are in the bunk, either horizontal or kneeling, or in a jack-knifed position standing on the engine cover where the plastic storage box and its sliding cover look vulnerable to damage.
The auxilliary heater warms the cab quickly and efficiently and there is plenty of illumination for the crew, including fixed and swivelling lights up front and two flexible reading lamps on the back wall.
These can be turned on or off while resting, unlike the radio or heater switches which are out of comfortable reach from the bunk.