A light commercial vehicle ( LCV ) in the European Union , Australia and New Zealand is a commercial carrier vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of no more than 3.5 metric tons (tonnes). The LCV designation is also occasionally used in both Canada and Ireland (where the term commercial van is more commonly used).
8-542: The Tata Winger is a light commercial van produced by the Indian automaker Tata Motors since 2007. It is a rebadged version of the Renault Trafic Mk1 Phase 3 van, but fitted with Tata's own diesel four-cylinder engines . The Winger is offered in six variants and two seating configurations: long or short wheelbase, high and low roof versions and also specialised ambulance and school bus versions, as well as
16-445: A dedicated commercial vehicle network for heavy and light commercial vehicles, Volkswagen, whose franchised dealers usually have standalone van centres, Iveco, and Isuzu Truck. Isuzu Truck market commercial vehicles up to 18 tonnes GVW and Iveco market their heavy truck range with their Daily van to complement this. Many franchised dealers also retail used LCVs, with the poorer quality examples sent to specialist auctions for sale. There
24-440: Is powered by a BS-VI (Euro 6) compliant 2.2-litre turbo diesel engine producing 99 PS (73 kW) and 200 N-m of torque. It uses a semi-hydraulic actuated dry clutch. The Winger van is front-wheel-drive with a longitudinally mounted engine, coupled to a five-speed transmission. The Winger's suspension is MacPherson strut up front with a beam axle with parabolic leaf springs at the rear. Light commercial vehicle In
32-472: The 3.5 T gross vehicle weight) does not require a tachograph and can also be driven by people with a regular car license without the need for an Operator's License . The speed restriction is higher than heavy goods vehicles: 60 MPH on dual carriageways and up to 70 MPH on motorways. Qualifying light commercial vehicles include pickup trucks , vans and three-wheelers – all commercially based goods or passenger carrier vehicles. The LCV concept
40-490: The UK, light haulage is a restricted-weight delivery service where the maximum permitted gross vehicle weight rating without the need of an operator's license is also up to 3.5 tonnes. Usually light haulage excludes a distribution center as the majority of deliveries are direct. A delivery may consist of a single, multiple or priority urgent load and can be either same day or next day delivery. The vehicle (as long as it doesn't exceed
48-479: The plain panel van . The top of the range is a flat roof, the air-conditioned variant is a ten-seater, while the remaining five versions are offered as either 13- or 14-seaters, taking the total number of variants to eleven. The Winger is powered by a modified version of the 2.0-litre diesel engine that was offered on the Tata Sumo . The 1948 cc engine came with a turbo-charged, inter-cooled (TCIC) version in all
56-642: The variants, except in the smaller length, entry-level Winger van. The non-turbo-charged version of the engine develops a peak power of 68 PS (50 kW) compared to the 90 PS (66 kW) that the TCIC version puts out. The Winger meets Bharat Stage VI emission standards. The ambulance model was certified to meet BS-IV standards. Second generation Tata Winger is offered with three wheelbases (2800, 3200, and 3488 mm), two roof heights and four use cases. Both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned variants are available. Seating capacities range from 9 to 20. Winger
64-492: Was created as a compact truck and is usually optimised to be tough-built, have low operating costs and powerful yet fuel efficient engines, and to be used in intra-city operations. All of the above light commercial vehicles are sold through dealer networks. Usually, a car dealer will have a franchise for the sale of a manufacturer's cars and the LCVs will be sold as an addition. The exceptions to these are Mercedes-Benz, which has
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