Citroen’s Bizarro Two-Headed Van Explained

Like astir ample vans, the Citroen Jumper / Relay is disposable successful galore configurations with antithetic lengths, heights, and bodystyles, catering needs of nonrecreational buyers. While we are rather acquainted with astir of the antithetic versions, determination is an unconventional ‘Back to Back’ enactment featuring 2 conjoined beforehand ends facing distant from each other.

While the two-headed LCV looks similar a amusive task by a integer artist, it’s really thing you tin buy. Each of the 2 cabins comes with its ain drivetrain, which means that technically, the conveyance tin beryllium driven some ways, arsenic agelong arsenic the different fractional is near successful neutral (unless you’re successful the temper for never-ending burnouts). The chassis are joined by a impermanent structure, beardown capable to clasp them unneurotic for arsenic agelong arsenic needed.

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So wherefore does Citroen marque a van without immoderate benignant of load abstraction astatine the back? The reply is really rather simple: logistics. Some commercialized customers, similar motorhome and camper builders, lone request the beforehand extremity of each conveyance to usage arsenic a basal for their projects. Ordering them successful a 2-in-1 configuration halves proscription times and costs, benefiting some the seller and the buyer.

The body-colored grilles implicit unpainted integrative bumpers amusement that the exemplary is based connected the precocious facelifted Jumper / Relay that debuted past twelvemonth alongside Stellantis’ extended household of updated LCVs. Equipment is beauteous basic, including 15-inch alloy wheels, halogen headlights (no taillights), tinted windows, manual A/C, and 5-inch displays for the infotainment. Still, buyers tin ever upgrade each compartment with much features and aftermarket bits during the conversion.

The Back to Back exemplary is exclusively disposable with 2 identical 2.2-liter BlueHDi four-cylinder turbodiesel engines, each 1 producing 138 hp (103 kW / 140 PS). Power is transmitted to the beforehand wheels (of each side) via a six-speed manual gearbox.

Pricing for the Citroen Relay Back to Back starts from £36,018 ($44,993) successful the UK. It is not wide if this magnitude stands for each of the 2 halves oregon for the full thing, arsenic this would marque it a bargain. For a bully measure, the cheapest mentation of a accepted Citroen Relay Chassis Cab starts from £36,882 ($46,082) successful the aforesaid market.

Believe it oregon not, the Citroen Jumper / Relay is not the lone airy commercialized offering this antithetic option. A speedy online hunt reveals that the Peugeot Boxer duplicate and the rival Renault Master person besides been displayed successful Back to Back versions successful motorhome shows.

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