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NEW LIGHT commercial !hide range, a development of at and the Peugeot-Citroen oup's joint partnership, has St been launched in Italy, by at Auto Ltd, which will cornement the heavier Daily range arketed by IVECO.
The Ducato, named after an Icient coin, caters for payads ranging between 750 and 300kg (0,738 and 1.28 ton), a arket segment which accounts r 40 per cent of total sales in rope.
The design concept is based the use of the front-wheel • ive, a transversely mounted igine and independent front ispension.
There are seven basic verans, but with three engines op)ns (1,800 and 2,000cc petrol id 2,500 diesel), short or longheelbases, payloads of 1,000 • 1,300kg, single or crew cab, ading volumes between 6.5 id almost 1 Ocum (212 and iOcuft) and body types for )ods, passenger or a mixture the two, the variants add up to 5in total.
A new loading height of 45cm 7.71n)laden and 56cm (22in) npty combined with large full.Iight doors on the panel van yes good access to the 2.67m 8.75ft) or 3.4m (11.15ft) long platform.
Either a 104cm (40,9in) sliding door or 131cm (51.51n) double door can be specified to provide entry from the side.
A four-speed gearbox is fitted to the lighter model while a fivespeed box is standard on all 1,300kg versions. The gearshift is located on the steering column and the park brake lever close to the driver's seat to allow cross-cab movement and access to the load compartment.
A top speed of 1 2 5km/h (7 7.6mph) and 1 2 °km/h (74.5mph) is quoted for diesel and petrol versions respectively. Sales of the Ducat° are scheduled to begin in Italy from the end of this month and should become available in the rest of the Continent throughout the coming year, through Fiat, Peugeot and Citreon franchises, complete with the appropriate badge on the front grille.