Cards on the table time… Tom's a big fan of the PSA Group vans. Some people knock platform sharing, saying it dilutes innovation & makes manufacturers lazy… in fact, he thinks completely the opposite!
He believe it makes manufacturers work harder to make sure each brand remains identifiable even while sharing so much. & nowhere is that more obvious than in the Vauxhall Combo Cargo… it’s a small medium van or a large small van… whatever… shall we just give it the full Vanarama Road Test treatment?
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The Vauxhall Combo Cargo is the biggest Combo available in the range. There are no height options, just lengths, making this the L2 H1 version, & it looks good in grey/white/blue whatever colour really… I’ve seen it in all the colours it comes in & it’s just a good-looking van whatever it’s wearing.
• The grille, the griffon, the silver… oh god, the silver!
• The headlights & fog lights
• Heated mirrors
• Steel wheels
• Overall looks & first impressions - it’s the best looking of the PSA vans… or is it… we can never make up our minds whether we prefer the snub-nosed front end of the Citroen Berlingo, or this one’s more conventional sharp lines.
Anyway, let’s get in there & check out the interior.
It’s as grey on the inside as it is on the outside in colour only, because this driver’s seat is really comfy. The roof is white-ish creamy which lights up the whole place… lovely… & it’s surprisingly spacious.
The fabrics are hard-wearing, something the PSA Group vans are good at making look more expensive than they really are, because you can always tell when a manufacturer is cheaping out.
The trim is slightly inconsistent… you’ve got chrome on the steering wheel, the knobs (tee hee) & a bit here and there… but the gear lever looks a little naked.
Anyway… the steering wheel is a good shape with a flat bottom & nice grippy plastic. It’s covered in controls on the left & right for phone, audio & voice control.
The dashboard is a personal highlight…
• Really clear
• Nice big dials
• Great Driver Information Display
The screen is huge, you can control all sorts from right here.
Gear stick mount… too far out to make carrying 2 passengers a day-in-day-out reality… knees will be fondled, so sort out a middle seat rota.
12V socket on the floor.
But, Storage is a mixed bag…
• Cup holders. 2 of them. Tiny. First strike
• Cubbies in the doors, too small
• Flip-lip cubby above the dashboard is nice
• Cubby behind the screen is pointless
• Glove box is nice with aux socket
• Cubby below that is not great but is deep
• Full-width head-height storage is excellent though!
If the cabin hasn’t set your world on fire, the loading bay is where the Combo shines.
Side Doors on both sides
• Height: 1m
• Width: Nearly 70cm
Rear Doors with a nice 60-40 split
• Height: Nearly 1.2m
• Width: 1.2m
Loading Bay
• Length: 2.2m
• Max Length (with Flexcargo load-through): 3.4m (perfect for pipes or ladders
• Max Width: 1.5m
• Width (between arches): 1.2m
• Height: 1.2m
Payload
• Max payload: 955kg (nearly 1000kg)
Okay… so that’s all the figures out the way, let’s get moving & find out what the Combo is all about on the open road.... watch to see what Tom thinks.
So, how do we finish this one? Well… this isn’t a small van… it’s a large small van… or a small medium van… wait, I’m not going down that rabbit hole again…
Let’s start over… if the Combo Cargo was a slightly mixed bag in the cabin, it’s a dream on the road & has one of the best loading bays of a small van with doors on all three sides of the load space - it deserves consideration for that alone.
It’s a tough vehicle… & I still can’t wrap my head around how much space it offers. Well done, Vauxhall. Well done!
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