The "invasion" of the front drive with a transversely positioned engine, observed over the last several years, led to, that a passenger car with such a drive system is currently the dominant solution. The main advantage of this solution is the possibility of obtaining a large usable space in the vehicle. This makes it possible to significantly improve travel conditions, especially in small cars.
Front-wheel drive vans, but with the engine located along the axis of the vehicle, they have been in series production for years. Due to its many advantages, compared to the classic drive system, such as: low rise of the loading surface, large interior height with comparable overall dimensions and lower vehicle weight thanks to the compact drive system, they find many buyers, for which these features are the most important.
The rapidly growing production of passenger cars with front-wheel drive and transverse engine, having a technical and functional justification, it did not seem to affect the development of vans. The breakthrough was made by "joint efforts" by FIAT, Peugeot in Citroen. A new delivery truck developed by them, total weight 2400 – 2900 kg differs from its predecessors primarily in this, that it has a transverse engine. For the first time in the history of commercial vehicle construction, the engine is positioned perpendicular to the vehicle axis. The principle has proven itself once again, that the best, the most successful concepts, successfully solved in passenger cars, find their way into goods vehicles.
Having in mind a specific solution in the form of FIAT-Ducato cars, Peugeot-J5, Citroen-C25 is worth analyzing, what special features does it have compared to previous constructions. Is it a step forward? if so, what this step is about? The answer to the above questions will also include a suggestion as to the possibility of disseminating the new concept.