Fiat Professional commercial van "Ducato" lands [News]

FCA Japan 2022 On February 10, 2020, at the Japan Camping Car Show 2022 held in Makuhari, Chiba, it was announced that the Fiat Professional commercial van "Ducato" will be introduced. Delivery is scheduled to start in the second half of the same year.

3 Body Types

Fiat Professional Sterantis commercial vehicle brand. The Ducato this time is the best-selling model with a 70% share of the European commercial vehicle market, and in 2020 and 2021 it won the top spot in light commercial vehicle sales in Europe. Ducato will sell around 150,000 units worldwide in 2020, an increase of 8% compared to 2019.

Introduced to Japan as a base vehicle for campers, there are three variations available: the standard model "L2H2", its long wheelbase version "L3H2", and the long wheelbase and high roof specification "L3H3". do. The body size of the L2H2 is length x width x height = 5413 x 2050 x 2524mm, and the L3H2 is length x width x height = 5998 x 2050 x 2524mm. The high roof specification L3H3 has the same overall length and width as the L3H2, and the overall height is 2764mm.

The interior height of L2H2 and L3H2 is 1932mm, and the interior height of L3H3 is 2172mm. All three models have a walk-through layout, and the maximum loading weight is 1645 kg for the L2H2 with a wheelbase of 3450 mm, and 1540 kg for the L3H2 and L3H3 with a wheelbase of 4035 mm. Sliding side doors with wide openings and a double-opening rear door make it easy to load and unload luggage.

The interior features a passenger car-like design, with captain seats that rotate 180 degrees for the driver and front passenger seats. One of the selling points is the extensive equipment, including a leather-wrapped steering wheel, full digital meter cluster, electric parking brake, automatic air conditioning, infotainment system "Uconnect" with 10.1-inch touch screen, and wireless charging for smartphones. It comes standard with a compartment, two USB-A and USB-C ports, and a power outlet. Locking/unlocking of the cabin and luggage compartment doors and starting of the engine can be performed without key operation using the keyless entry & go function.

In addition to various media controls and navigation systems, Uconnect also incorporates "Apple CarPlay" and "Android Auto".

The power unit is a 2.3-liter in-line 4 diesel turbo engine called "MULTIJET3" that generates a maximum output of 180PS/3500rpm and a maximum torque of 450N・m/1500-3000. A 9-speed AT is combined, and the drive system is FF. It has been announced that it can withstand driving up to 300,000 km and that CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 7% compared to the previous generation unit.

In addition, it boasts a full range of passive and active safety functions that conform to the passenger car segment, including forward collision warning and collision damage mitigation braking with pedestrian detection, cruise control, lane departure warning, speed limiter, and digitally processed rear view image. It is also equipped with a digital rearview mirror that displays.

The unmounted vehicle body price starts at 4.69 million yen. In addition to the standard solid color, you can choose from a total of six body colors: two custom-made solid colors and three metallic colors.

FCA Japan plans to build a new dedicated sales network for the Ducato in conjunction with the introduction of the Ducato. For the sales network, companies that specialize in vehicle mounting, existing FCA Japan and Group PSA Japan official dealers are the main candidates, and they are widely recruiting from all over the country.

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