RENAULT MASTER LML35TW DCI 150
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Price: 128,145 Engine: 2 3-litne, 150,1 Payload: 1,176kg Mileage: 3,056miles Expenses: EO 00 Faults: Nnn, Average fuel economy: 21.3mpg The Renault Master is high. long and handsome, although capacious might sum it up better. CM's latest long-term test vehicle is the New Master LML35TW dCi 150.
The statistics look like this: a 3.5-ionne GVW, 2.3-litre Euro-5 150hp engine, six-speed transmission, 4.3m wheelbase, bulkhead, three seats. two sideloading doors. and a price tag of £28,145 for the basic model.
lb date, we have found several optional extras that lift the cost price closer to £30,000. Air conditioning, 1800; ply lining in the loadspace,£400; parking distance sensors, £200: and rear door opening to 270', £250.
In the cab, the central passenger seat drops down to reveal a table and extra storage space. Lift up the passenger seats and there's extra storage space for things you'd rather keep from prying eyes. Meanwhile. the sat-nav system operates from a remote control. So far, the vehicle's main task has been to pile on th miles via the M6. M42 and M40 between Cumbria an the Home Counties.
Early fuel figures are closer to 28.0mpg on urban at Aroads, but as soon as it hits the motorway that's red to 21.0mpg.There is a lot of van here and it struggles cope with strong side winds when empty.
However, the early signs are good. It's remarkably I to drive and, with the help of the aforementioned par sensors, is easier to park than the Toyota Hilux Invinc Kevin Swallow