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special report NEC SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

AUTO-SLEEPERS ADDS MERCEDES BASE VEHICLE

A Mercedes-based rear-lounge van conversion that includes Alde heating was launched by Auto-Sleepers at the show. The two-berth M-Star has Alde Flow central heating and features six radiators and two more fan-assisted examples, as well as a range of Mercedes features fitted as standard. But you’ll need a C1 licence to drive it, because the 7.15m-long vehicle has an MTPLM of 3880kg. Thanks to that, it also has a generous payload for two of 480kg.

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ADRIA GETS ACTIVE

Adria was at last able to display its Renault Trafic-based Active camper, which the firm launched in Europe several years ago. In the UK, it will only be available as the Duo, with sliding doors on both sides.

So you get a foldaway table that tucks in over a drawer under the two-person rear bench seat. The side unit

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