In the United States of America, the pickup truck is king. On the other hand, Europeans have a thing for vans. It may be wearing an Asian manufacturer's badge, but the Hyundai H350 is manufactured in Turkey in cooperation with Karsan Otomotiv.
Karsan Otomotiv and Hyundai produce the H350 light commercial vehicle in Bursa, an important model for the South Korean marque. The first multi-purpose LCV to bear the Hyundai badge wasn't designed and developed in Korea but on the Old Continent. That's saying a lot about the H350's ambitions against the Ford Transit, Fiat Ducato, and all other direct rivals.
Built in three body styles (Van, Bus, Chassis-Cab), the H350 is a jack of all trades. Available in 5.5-meter or 6.2-meter lenghts, the H350 Van can swallow up to 12.9 cubic meters or five Euro pallets of goods. 1,795-mm wide, 1,955-mm tall and with a 3,780-mm long cargo bay, the H350 Van is capable of carrying 1,4 tons (3,086 lbs) and towing up to 2.5 tons (5,511 lbs).
Moving on to the 2015 Hyundai H350 Bus, this variant of the light commercial vehicle is available in two 13+1-seater layouts. As for the Chassis-Cab, the workhorse of the lot can be mated to boxes that measure up to 4 meters in length and 2.32 meters in width.
When European sales begin in June, the 2015 Hyundai H350 will be offered in rear-wheel drive format and with a choice of 2.5-liter CRDi turbo diesel powerplants. Mated as standard to a six-speed manual, these engines are a 150 PS and 373 Nm (275 lb-ft) mill and a more powerful 170 PS and 422 (311 lb-ft) unit.
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