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Fiat Ducato/bmb – chassis with body: 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel, 945kg payload, 7,360mm length, 4,040mm wheelbase, 2,310mm width, model year 2022
The Fiat Ducato is a light commercial vehicle that Fiat has built since 1981, now across several generations, and which is widely used as a panel van, as a chassis for bodybuilders and as the basis for motorhomes. This entry describes a chassis of this range fitted with a body marked bmb.
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The four-cylinder diesel engine has a displacement of 2,184cc. With a gross vehicle weight of 3,500kg and an unladen weight of 2,555kg, a payload of 945kg remains. A length of 7,360mm, on a wheelbase of 4,040mm and a width of 2,310mm, corresponds to a chassis with a long body making full use of this weight class's limit.
A vehicle at the 3.5-tonne limit falls under EU category N1 and can be driven on a category B licence as long as the gross vehicle weight is not exceeded. A long body on a comparatively short wheelbase requires particular attention to axle load distribution when loading, so that neither the front nor the rear axle is overloaded.
When buying a used vehicle with a body on a Ducato base, besides the usual chassis points – timing belt or chain, brakes, axles, corrosion on the floor pan – the join between chassis and body matters most: mounting points, seals and the wiring between the base vehicle and the added body are worth checking. Spare parts for the Ducato chassis itself are widely available, while parts for the special body are available only to a limited extent.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells DUCATO
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