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Off-roaders and vans will be put through their paces at this year's SED
Show, the three-day construction extravaganza where Commercial Motor will once again be hosting the Truckzone.
Sales in the 4x4 and off-road sector have exploded over the past five years and while much of that growth has come from the leisure/private sector many are used as commercial vehicles with the construction business an obvious consumer.
Santana's new 4x4 has been awarded the Commercial Motor Testers' Choice 4x4 and Pick-up of the Year 2005, and the updated range will be demonstrated off road and displayed with a variety of body options including van, pickup, station wagon and access platform.
Demonstrations Fourtec, the importer of Santana, is also the company which brings the Italian-built Bremach into this country. This extreme offroader will be demonstrated in road-rail format at the show.
Ford has been supporting the Truckzone for the past four years and is back again in 2005. It will show seven vehicles from its extensive range.There will be a long-wheelbase Transit Connect and key models from Ford's versatile range ofTransits and work-ready bodied chassis the "One-Stop" range.
The Ranger appears on both the stand and the demonstration area.
A Tnickzone newcomer this year is Mazda and the company will be showing its recently facelifted Mazda B-Series. Look out for the BSeries on The Edge, and take the opportunity of a ride in one.
Nissan's growth in the commercial vehicle sector has taken many by surprise and all in the space of four years. It now has a brand new line-up of vans and pickups.The pickups will be starring on The Edge, while the vans will be on display on the stand. Renault and Nissan share some of the same products, though they are sold through different networks. Renault UK has a national network of 300 dealers and 40 recognised converters. At the show it will be showing the full range of Renault vans.including the new Master twin rear-wheel-drive dropside.
Safari range
As we went to press troubled car firm Phoenix Distribution Limited, the distributor for Tata utility vehicles was still intending to be at the show. On display will be the TL pickup and Safari range.
The new Safari 2.0TD seven-seater is available as standard or EX version.A 3.0 litre variant with common rail 4-cylinder diesel engine will be available from July 2005.