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Renault Master named International Van of the Year 2025

Craig Cheetham, contributor
Tue, 17 Sept 2024

The new fourth-generation Renault Master has been crowned International Van of the Year Award for 2025.

Judges not only praised its all-round ability, but commended Renault for its use of diesel, electric and hydrogen powertrains. The awards are chosen by a judging panel representing 25 countries across Europe.

This year saw joint runners-up elected for the first time, with the new Ford E-Transit Custom and Stellantis ProOne Large Van range – namely the Citroen Relay, the Fiat Ducato, the Vauxhall Movano and the Peugeot Boxer – sharing the second step on the podium.

The new Ford Transit Courier and latest Mercedes-Benz eSprinter finalised the shortlist.

The judges said the decision on naming the new Renault Master as winner was unanimous.

The IVOTY jury said they were impressed with the completely new design and high levels of innovation and technology developed for the new Master range, which features advanced aerodynamics, increased usability and enhanced efficiency, space, safety and comfort.

Ask HJ

What do the three digits in a van name mean?

I am looking at buying a panel. Some adverts have the wording "Professional 335" or another 3 digit number. What does it mean?
The van you refer to is a Peugeot Boxer Professional 335, and this is simply the model and trim level of the van. In the case of the Peugeot, 'Professional' is the basic trim level and the number relates to what's known as the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), the '35' part suggesting it is a 3.5t van. Unless you have a need to carry particularly heavy loads then you don't need to worry too much about this, but if you've not had much experience of previous van ownership we'd advise you to look into the weight classes of different types of van to make sure they're not for the purpose you need, and to familiarise yourself with van speed limits, which are different to those of cars.
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