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Peugeot Expert A Dual Winner In Drive’s 2019 Commercial Vehicle Awards (1025)

Peugeot’s all new Expert range has won not one but two of the highest accolades in Drive.com.au latest Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) of the Year awards.

Named the ‘Best Medium-Sized Van’ and the ‘Best Overall LCV for 2019’, the all-new Peugeot Expert beat out its contemporaries from Japanese, Korean and European marques in the ‘Best Medium-Sized Van’ category before sweeping all seven categories and 19 finalists to take out the overall ‘2019 Commercial Vehicle of the Year’ award.

The Drive judging panel singled-out the Peugeot Expert’s high levels of safety equipment, practicality and car-like driving traits as key differentiators against its competition.

“It’s [Peugeot Expert] simply a more resolved end result and will appeal to those who actually enjoy driving, as well as those forced to spend time behind the wheel as part of earning a crust,” Drive editor-in-Chief Andrew Maclean said.

“But, more than anything, it comes equipped as standard with a comprehensive suite of active safety features including autonomous emergency braking, forward-collision warning, blind-spot monitoring, a reverse camera, speed sign recognition and driver-attention alert – features that were exclusive to luxurious high-end limousines just a few years ago,” Mr Maclean added.

Commenting on the awards, Ben Farlow, Managing Director of Peugeot Australia, said the all-new Expert is but another example of award-winning product from Peugeot offering a new, fresh take on the segment and prioritising safety for those who arguably need it most.

The all-new Peugeot Expert, which launched in Australia in April, features a high level of safety and segment-first or class-leading features, particularly:

First to market with the standard fitment of Autonomous Emergency Braking/Active City Brake (AEB)

Blind-spot monitoring, reverse camera and Driver Attention Alert, boons for business operators

Four airbags, including driver and passenger airbags and curtain airbags for both occupants

Peugeot’s flexible ModuWork system, allowing for load lengths of more than four metres

Adaptive cruise control

Standard fitment of dual-side sliding doors and 180-degree rear ‘barn’ doors

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