Fiat Dublo Cargo Light Van Commercial...
Fiat's high cube contender under went a major mid-life update at the end of 2005. In came Euro 4 compliant engines, a new cab interior and it grew in size slightly; not to mention the new front-end treatment. The two common rail diesel offerings are developments of the 1.3 and 1.9 litre power plants from the predecessor. The former 16-valve unit produces 75 bhp and develops 140 Ib/ft (at 1,750rpm) while the latter is capable of 105 bhp and 147 Ib/ft (also at 1,750rpm).
The suspension remains the same lay out as before and ABS is standard on SX variants. It's a £480 option on the rest.
The 1.3-litre JTD is a little gem of an engine and can also be found under the bonnet of Vauxhall's Corsavan and Combo. It is very refined and has more than enough grunt for general usage.
The engineers have obviously spent a great deal of time working on Doblo's overall refinement and they were not wasting their time. Noise levels are signif icantly lower and there's less vibration.
The ride quality is more controlled and the handling remains surprise-free with a sensible amount of feel to the steering.
Back at the business end there's little change dimensionally and the load space remains at 3.2m³. Twin sliding side doors are standard on the SX models. Payload, however, has received a useful hike, tak ing it to 730kg.
The new interior is less quirky than the predecessor's and is all the better for it. It's comfortable with a good, upright dri ving position.
Doblo comes with Fiat's standard three-year/100,000 mile warranty and the diesels need attention every 18,500 miles.
A very successful round of improvements make Fiat's Doblo well worth a look
ENGINE SIZE: P 1.4, CtD 1.3/1.9
ENGINE POWER (bhp): P/77,CtD/75/105
PAYLOAD (kg): 730
MPG: 45.0 (1.3JTD)
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