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Les Dauphins Vito: a special-body vehicle on a chassis designated Vito with a 2,143 cc four-cylinder engine and a 3,050 kg gross vehicle weight, built in 2016
The name in the register refers to the body builder Les Dauphins, who fitted a chassis designated Vito with its own body. With a gross vehicle weight of 3,050 kg, the vehicle from 2016 falls into EU class N1 and can be driven in Europe on a category B licence.
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The vehicle is powered by a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2,143 cc. Against the gross vehicle weight of 3,050 kg stands a kerb weight of 2,065 kg, giving a comparatively high payload of around 985 kg. The wheelbase is 3,200 mm and the width 1,880 mm. This combination of moderate kerb weight and high payload points to a fairly light body on a compact chassis.
Bodies of this kind on a chassis of this size are fitted for special uses where a high share of the gross vehicle weight is meant to be available for load, for example for passenger or goods transport with special fittings. Class N1 brings uniform EU-wide requirements for braking systems, emissions and registration.
Buying a used vehicle of this kind, the transition between chassis and body matters most: cracks in the panelling and damp at the mounting points are typical weak spots. Brakes and suspension should also be checked, as they see more strain when the high payload is regularly used, along with the electrics if the body carries its own loads such as lighting or special fittings.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Les Dauphins Vito
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