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Since its launch in 1994 New Peugeot Boxers has seen 530,000 New Peugeot Boxers come off the production line at the SEVEL Sud production facility in Val di Sangro on the east coast of Italy. The factory is run as a joint venture between Fiat Auto and PSA (parent company of Citroën and Peugeot) and also builds the Citroën Relay and Fiat Ducato.
Twelve years down the line and the triumvirate has launched the next generation of its medium/large panel vans and chassis cabs. We have already reported on the Citroën and Fiat take on the new models, but now it's the new New Peugeot Boxers's turn under the spotlight.
Due to go on sale in the UK in November, the next generation Boxer range is designed to be more of a heavyweight contender than its predecessor. Gross vehicle weights range from 3.0 tonne to 4.0t, with 3.3- and 3.5-tonners slotting in between. Currently it spans 2.5t to 3.5t.
The availability of a 4-tonner is good news for the minibus market as it can be problematic turning a 3.5-tonner into a 17-seater. The gross payload tops out at around 2,000kg.
Three wheelbases are on offer (3,000mm, 3,450mm and 4,035mm) and there are four body length options (4,963mm, 5,413mm, 5,998mm and 6,363mm). Combine these with three roof heights and the end result is load volumes from 8.0m3 all the way up to 17.0m3. Previously, the most capacious New Peugeot Boxers offered 14.0m3.
As well as the standard panel vans and minibuses, there will also be Combi variants (two rows of seats plus a load area), single and double cab chassis, as well as platform cabs.
Peugeot takes the conversion side of the business seriously and can provide a pre-cut roof section, easy and correct connection of ancillary equipment to the main vehicle electrical system and there is even an enlarged rear track option for extra-wide conversions.Load lengths range from 2,670mm to 4,070mm with a maximum width of 1,870mm, dropping to 1,422mm between the wheel boxes. The choice of three roof heights results in interior height measurements of 1,662mm, 1,932mm or 2,172mm.
Thanks to front-wheel drive and that tubular rear axle, the rear loading height is an impressively low 535-560mm.
The standard Boxer sliding side door uses an upper support rail for accurate guidance with supplementary rails at the waistline and floor level.
The rear side-hinged doors open to 96° which can be increased to 180° by releasing the door stays. Doors which open all the way to 270° and latch to the sides of the van are optional.
A full, solid bulkhead is likely to be standard in the UK — it should be — and the interior of the sidewalls and rear doors are lined with protective 'TEFLOR' panels to about a third of their height.
Eight or ten load-tie rings are fitted, dependent on load length, and there are pre-drilled fixing holes supplied above the protective panels to attach the rails for a load securing system.
Roof rack anchorage points are supplied as standard and are able to support load of between 150kg and 200kg, dependent on body The cab interior of the new New Peugeot Boxers has been brought bang up to date and in line with the approach taken by other manufacturers it has many features more usually associated with the passenger car market.
Decent quality plastics are used throughout, the gearchange remains facia-mounted, and there is plenty of storage bins and cubbies provided. These include large bins in each door, a shelf on top of the dash on the passenger side and a big, centrally mounted lockable glovebox able to swallow A4 files or a laptop. There are shelves and another glovebox on the passenger side.
There's a fold-up map/paperwork holder provided in the centre of the facia top, but it is difficult to pull into position and it's flimsy construction does not bode well.
Good to see that two power sockets are provided, bearing in mind all the 'kit' we seem to carry around with us these days.
Peugeot supply a radio/CD player is fitted as standard, but like just about every other manufacturer there is no 3.5mm socket provided to hardwire the trusty iPod Having sampled 100 bhp and 120 bhp versions of the 2,2-litre HDi we would recommend the latter. Both are refined units with a smooth delivery of power, but the extra torque available in the latter makes for more relaxed driving and fewer gearchanges.
Not that changing gear is a hardship. The dash-mounted lever is ideally positioned with a light and easy action.
Handling seems to be predictable and safe, the steering is well weighted with sufficient feedback and the variable weight system fitted to the 120 bhp model performed as expected. The brakes work extremely well with the ABS not activating unnecessarily early, although the roads were dry.
The New Peugeot Boxer cab design is a vast improvement over that of the predecessor, utilising much higher quality plastics. The driving position is excellent and the seats offer plenty of support.
There also seems to be an abundance of storage cubbies and we particularly like the big central glovebox.
The pull-up map/paperwork clipboard is a great idea, but in practice is difficult to operate and is of a flimsy construction. Peugeot should keep it, but it needs a redesign.
Large door mirrors (with a separate wide angle section) provide good rearward vision and also contain repeater indicators which could make them a relatively expensive replacement item.
A host of optional extras are available, including passenger and side air bags, audio and visual reversing aids and of course air conditioning.