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TI 1E CENTRE of attention is north of the border
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— at the current Scottish Motor Show which closes on November 30. The show is in the new exhibition centre in Glasgow: there is more floor space than ever before. CM (stand 450) is there in force, bringing you the stories and filing the details of new products in our comprehensive easy-to-read Show Number. Whether you're an operator or a fleet engineer, a visitor or a stay-at-home, don't miss the next issue of Commercial Motor.
• Our Scottish Show numbers won't delay our programme of roadtests. Next week we switch to the Fiat Ducat° panel van, only available in Britain with a diesel option since March. How does it compare with the immediate opposition, the Talbot Express built in the same factory, and rivals from further afield? Our roadtesters have been finding out.
• Renault Vehicles lndustriels has been running a research project called VIRAGES since 1981. Now RVI has unveiled a full-scale prototype, designated VE10, with futuristic styling guaranteed to turn heads. However, the VE10 is much more than just a cleverly restyled Renault tractive unit. Underneath its skin there is some real innovation and RV1's engineers promise a lot more for the next phase oldie V1RAGES project.