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....Kia?
Electric, decent size, probably decent range....
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/09/2026-kia-pv5-everything-we-know-about-the-electric-van/
Had a look online at the new T7 yesterday.
Looks nice, but the diesel engines aren't particularly blessed with an abundance of horses and the EV has a poxy 200 mile range (so quite a bit less then)
No gearstick to hang a rubbish bag. I'm out
Pretty sure i'm not going to see the FoD carparks change to these in a hurry
Would mind a Buzz Cargo
I would too. They'll age faster than milk and you'll be able to pick one up for pennies.
From a purely aesthetic point of view, on face value it looks gopping. But viewed through a Robocop / Bladerunner / Cyberpunk 2077 lens....that's frikking awesome looking
Why have they designed it to make its wheels look so tiny and out of proportion? It looks like a Matchbox van.
No gearstick to hang a rubbish bag. I’m out
This guy vans.
And as someone who knows very little about EVs, why don't they make PHEV vans? Seems to work really well for my mum's Jazz.
Would they struggle with load-hauling? Economy?
I think it looks brilliant - want one!
Edit - I did have an EV6 GT which was faultless and now have a T6.1. Will need the range to move people away from ICE vans
why don’t they make PHEV vans? Seems to work really well for my mum’s Jazz.
A PHEV van like this...?
https://www.motoringnz.com/tested/2022/11/7/vxwj7xvfgqpqxgp0fv1mydsuf1qddx
I'd have to sell all my kids and bikes to buy it tho
At which point I may as well just get a Honda jazz
why don’t they make PHEV vans
The new transit (and I guess the transporter) have PHEV options don't they? I could Google it to confirm I guess, but there you go....
The previous Transit Custom had a petrol PHEV version too, there’s a bunch of Sky ones coming off lease and through the auctions now.
I wish Hyundai would bring the Staria here, it looks ace too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Staria
My next t6 will probably be a Vito...
Not doing the Ford / wetbelt thing....
Where are my glasses? No....I still like it. Clearly I'm the unusual guy in this company but I like how it looks. I wouldn't buy it on looks alone, but if it's typical kia, will priced against its competitors and actually well thought out, this could be a winner.
The Kia first - gopping, but I like it?
The previous Transit Custom had a petrol PHEV version too,
New one will too - same drivetrain as the PHEV Kuga so a 2.5 4cyl petrol (Mazda engine?) plus the associated electric bits. 25-35 mile electric range. Downside (for me) is it's a CVT gearbox...
Next T6 for me will be a 6.1. There are a few end of run models, well specced that will be low miles 2nd hand by April next year when I'm buying.
No wetbelt Ecoboom scenario thanks.
I like it but then one of my favourite films is Demolition Man and this looks like it rolled straight off the set.
Mellow Greetings John Spartan.
Why have they designed it to make its wheels look so tiny and out of proportion
Perhaps because the fashion for huge wheels is coming to an end (hopefully). They are so vulnerable and almost always ruin the ride comfort.
Oh and while they are at it they can stop selling black wheels as well.
Meh, I'm happy with the dispatch/jumpy. In another few years I'll think about a newer one, but that means losing the headroom of the version I have.
I'd take an EV if I knew I could re-do the electrics as a camper like I have done with the Jumpy