Fiat Ducato

A new nine-speed automatic leads a raft of Ducato updates, and delivers a much better van as a result. We drive it!

It's a hard worker, but also hard work to drive

The base Fiat Ducato SWB is a lot of van for $38,990 plus on-road costs, though our test model gave us a small spot of grief...

Big white vans may seem bland to the majority of road users on the market, but these ubiquitous boxes on wheels are the lifeblood of thousands of businesses across Australia.

Unions in Italy have called for improved safety measures following the death of a worker at a Fiat factory.

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Toyota will rebrand the Fiat Ducato as a brand-new van for Europe in 2024 – by which point the donor will be the oldest new vehicle on sale in the region.

According to Fiat, the fault could lead to excessive vibration, a shaking steering wheel, uneven tyre wear, noisy suspension, and steering problems.

Great fuel economy, stylish interior, this is my 2nd Ducato first was the 2.3ltr which had plenty of power but the 3ltr has even more and drives like a car but with better driving position. Side mirrors are very good and make for safe lane transitions covering blind dpots well. One problem with the 2013 Ducato was the rear door stays which held electric cabling for heated rear windows and central locking, these over time break down and cause intermitant cental locking on the rear doors, this has been addressed on the 2015 model and is no longer a problem. Over 75,000 k I have had no issues, drive mostly in semi auto lifting off the throttle momentarily as shifting up gives very smooth changes, very rarely change down as is automatic as revs reduce. Load space is awsome with plenty of room for pallet loads and long lenghts, head hight is perfect in the high roof LWB at 6 foot my head is well clear. Cabin noise is well suppressed allowing for easy conversation at speeds of 100kph, radio and display work well and are nice to operate as is the hands free operation on the steering wheel. Reverse sensor combined with optional revers camera work well making reversing easy. I plywood lined the load area out which is not difficult and will prevent damage to yhe panels if a load comes away, not that is should as there are ample tying ring points all around the load interior. Overall one of the best vans in the class!