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20th September 1968, Page 141
20th September 1968
Page 141
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IMPROVEMENTS to the 1969 Volkswagen commercial vehicle range on show at Earls Court have all been made with safety as the major aim. The latest design was introduced about 12 months ago and apart from styling alterations and improvements in the driver's area, a dual-circuit hydraulic braking system was introduced then.

For 1969, safety features introduced are new trigger-type outside door handles, a new inside mirror which collapses on impact, better windscreen defrosting through wider air vents and an improved flow angle and an emergency warning light system which brings into action all four flasher indicators in the case of an emergency or breakdown. Noise from the engine has been cut down in the latest changes which also include a higher capacity generator, new designs in interior trim and in the pick-up version a lockable compartment with handle in the cab.

On the Volkswagen stand at Earls Court there are two vans, one with double doors on both sides and a partition behind the driver's seat, and two pick-up trucks. One of the pick-ups will be the double-cab version. The standard van has a single sliding door on the nearside and the capacity of the load compartment is 177 cuff. Payload capacity is just under 1 ton —2,205—and the engine currently used is a 1.6-litre petrol with an output of 57 bhp gross at 4,400 rpm. The four-cylinder horizontally opposed power unit is built as a unit with the transmission and differential at the rear end of the van which necessitates a raised section to the floor. But the forward part of the body floor is less than 15in. from the ground. The fourspeed gearbox has synchromesh on all four ratios and there is independent suspension all round.