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In Europe, the large commercial van segment is a hard knock world. Competition is higher than ever before, but still, some manufacturers that haven't got experience here are trying to chip customers of established nameplates such as the Ford Transit, Iveco Daily, Renault Master and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, among other big segment players.
One such manufacturer is Hyundai and the van the South Korean brand is trying to push into Europe is the H350. Unveiled today in Hannover at the IAA Commerical Vehicles show, the Hyundai H350 isn't exactly Asian because it's manufactured in Turkey.
But nevertheless, this workhorse looks like a Ford Transit and seems to be able to do pretty much anything you need doing. Coming as a passenger bus (pictured), run-of-the-mill cargo van or in flatbed truck guise, the Hyundai H350 boasts with a 2.5-liter CRDi four-pot turbo-diesel with 150 PS and 373 Nm (275 lb-ft) or 170 PS and 422 Nm of torque on tap.
Hyundai offers the H350 with rear-wheel drive and a six-speed manual as standard. With these covered, let's move on to the practical side of the model. To name a few highlights, we'll mention that the cargo van has sliding doors and split rear doors that can open up to 270 degrees and it's capable of hauling a hefty 1.4 tonnes of anything in its 3,780 x 1,795 x 1,955 mm load bay. As for towing, the new H350 is able to transport an additional 2.5 tonnes of load.
The passenger bus variant is able to seat 15 people maximum, offering 1,414 mm of headroom and over a meter of legroom for the driver. Hyundai hasn't been cheap with standard features. As such, H350 customers will be happy to find out that there's air con and a 4.2-inch LCD display in there, together with a multi-function steering wheel and a versatile audio system with integrated iPod and Bluetooth connectivity. It's worth mentioning that an Android-based media system with sat nav is also available.
But nevertheless, this workhorse looks like a Ford Transit and seems to be able to do pretty much anything you need doing. Coming as a passenger bus (pictured), run-of-the-mill cargo van or in flatbed truck guise, the Hyundai H350 boasts with a 2.5-liter CRDi four-pot turbo-diesel with 150 PS and 373 Nm (275 lb-ft) or 170 PS and 422 Nm of torque on tap.
Hyundai offers the H350 with rear-wheel drive and a six-speed manual as standard. With these covered, let's move on to the practical side of the model. To name a few highlights, we'll mention that the cargo van has sliding doors and split rear doors that can open up to 270 degrees and it's capable of hauling a hefty 1.4 tonnes of anything in its 3,780 x 1,795 x 1,955 mm load bay. As for towing, the new H350 is able to transport an additional 2.5 tonnes of load.
The passenger bus variant is able to seat 15 people maximum, offering 1,414 mm of headroom and over a meter of legroom for the driver. Hyundai hasn't been cheap with standard features. As such, H350 customers will be happy to find out that there's air con and a 4.2-inch LCD display in there, together with a multi-function steering wheel and a versatile audio system with integrated iPod and Bluetooth connectivity. It's worth mentioning that an Android-based media system with sat nav is also available.
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