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Konings Highlander: a special-body vehicle on a light commercial base with a 2,464 cc four-cylinder engine and a 3,500 kg gross vehicle weight, from 2008
The Highlander from 2008 has a gross vehicle weight of 3,500 kg, the upper limit of EU class N1, and can still be driven in Europe on a category B licence. The name in the register refers to the body builder, who fitted a separate chassis with its own body; the figures alone say nothing about the origin of the underlying chassis.
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The vehicle is powered by a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2,464 cc. Against the gross vehicle weight of 3,500 kg stands a kerb weight of 2,850 kg, leaving a payload of around 650 kg for the body, load and occupants. The wheelbase is 3,600 mm and the width 2,200 mm. These are the proportions of a vehicle with a substantial, purpose-built body rather than an empty production van.
Bodies of this kind are fitted to a standard van chassis to suit a specific purpose, for example as a living, sales or workshop vehicle. Class N1 brings uniform EU-wide requirements for braking systems, emissions and registration, regardless of which company built the body.
Buying a used vehicle of this kind, the transition between chassis and body matters most: cracks in the panelling, damp at the mounting points and corrosion on the frame beneath the body are typical weak spots. Brakes and suspension should also be checked, since they carry a heavier load than a production vehicle due to the extra body weight, along with the electrics if the body carries its own loads such as lighting or fittings.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Konings Highlander
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