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liveried vans to the organisers – handed over to Team Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki riders Billy McConnell and James Rispoli at the Vauxhall planet in Luton recently. At every round this season, Vauxhall will showcase a version of its Vivaro and Movano vehicles aimed at bike racers, kitted out with a special interior designed by racking specialist Sortimo that means the van can be used for regular work during the week and then transport bikes, spare tyres and tools at the weekend.
Initially, it is just for show but with the right interest levels it could be made available to customers.
Vauxhall is also upgrading its Vivaro medium van with a new high-spec special edition LE Nav model, featuring sat nav, alloy wheels, phone-docking station and graphics across the bonnet, roof and side panels. FORD TRANSIT COLOUR EDITION Price: from £26,730 THE Blue Oval has, for a company that sells more white vans than anyone else in the UK, got a fine history of offering a van for those wanting a bit more fun. The latest in a line of brightly coloured, big-alloyed and body-kitted Transits is the Custom Colour Edition, which comes in the widest colour choice of a special Ford van yet – Race Red, Deep Impact Blue and Frozen White. They come with Jet Black contrasts while Shadow Black gets Race Red contrasts.
The bits in the contrast colour include the roof, door mirrors, skid plates and side stripes and the van also gets unique 17-inch alloys.
Away from the eye-grabbing new model, the Sport van – also adorned with a body kit – is now available in its widest-ever range of six body shapes and seating options. MAN TGE Price: est from £25,000 A NAME so new to vans that it does not actually have a van on sale yet, MAN will nonetheless be familiar to anyone paying attention who regularly drives around the UK, as it is a big player in the truck world.
Owned by Volkswagen, MAN has decided it is now the right time to slide into the big van sector with the TGE, which is based on the all-new Crafter – a van gaining praise everywhere it has gone so far. So it is looking like a wise decision.
This new TGE will be on sale around September and MAN is hoping that its reputation and experience in keeping