Commercial traveller Manufactured from 2008-on
As fellow contributor Craig Cheetham pointed out in the October 2019 issue of CM, buying a used van can make plenty of sense. Whether it’s a spot of DIY or supporting the needs of a small business, it offers unrivalled practicality when it comes to shifting stuff, which brings us to the three small commercials here…
Making their debut at the 2008 Commercial Vehicle Show, the three variants were essentially identical and all were assembled at Fiat’s Tofas plant in Turkey. Affordable and with a ‘cube’ design that maximised carrying capacity despite a modest onroad footprint, it’s no wonder they won plenty of awards from the great and good of the van world.
The French pair remained in production for around ten years while, in heavily revised form, the Fiat is still on sale. But there is also another side to these vehicles
In 2009 their boxy load areas gained windows and seats, turning them into good-value MPVs in the form of the Citroën Nemo Multispace, Peugeot Bipper Tepee and Fiat Qubo.
The mechanicals remained the same and while there was no hiding their van-based origins – both in appearance and the way they drove – they nonetheless proved popular with those needing an affordable way to shift passengers rather than builders’ rubble. We’re mainly focusing on the
