Van life is really on trend at the moment. And those who add 4wheel drive, suspension lift, differential locking and allterrain tyres to their van are supposed to have the whole world at their feet. But how much offroad tuning is really necessary? We take a cold hard look at the technology under the sheet metal.

It’s not for nothing that a modern van is the popular basis for many doityourselfers... It can also be used in everyday life, it’s fast and economical and has enough space for a family of four. Anther practical point: as a rule, the total weight remains under 3.5 tons. So anyone with a class B driving licence can get straight into van life. There’s also a huge variety of models – whether it’s the class leader Mercedes Sprinter, the VW Crafter or another one from the Citroen/Fiat/Peugeot family... any one of these vehicles can be converted depending on the budget.

Powerful engine performance, permanent allwheel drive, three differential locks, undercarriage protection, chunky tyres – of course that’s how we imagine the perfect allwheel drive van. You can do it with a Sprinter like this – it costs a lot of money. But what about if I don’t have that much money? Should I settle for something a little bit simpler – for example the Renault Master. It has selectable fourwheel drive, only road tyres but it does have undercarriage protection, I can save several thousand euros. Perhaps that’s really sufficient for the terrain … and that’s exactly what we’re going to test today.

Check out the German video: https://explr.de/o6

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