Sevel van

The Sevel van is a family of vehicles produced as a joint venture by PSA Peugeot-[[Citro%ebn|Citroën]], and Fiat.

Production started in 1994 at the Sevelnord factory near Valenciennes, in northern France.

There are two main versions, a minivan or MPV and a light commercial van.

The minivan lineup had a major redesign in 2002.

The minivan has been marketed as:

• Citroën Evasion, from 1994 to 2002 when it was replaced by the C8.
• Fiat Ullysse
• Lancia Zeta until 2002.
• Peugeot 806, which became the 807 with the 2002 relaunch.

The commercial van is marketed as the Citroën Jumpy, Fiat Scudo, and Peugeot Expert.

Characteristics of the minivan:

• The best handling and ride of its contemporaries.
• Good access with two sliding rear doors. The gear lever is mounted on the dashboard and the handbrake is on the driver's left, which opens up a passage between the two front seats.
• Two fixed seats in front, plus three individual removable seats in the middle row, and two individual removable seats or a three-seater bench in the back.

Model history of the minivan:

• Launched in March 1994 with a choice of two petrol engines (1.8, 2.0) and two turbo diesel (1.9, 2.1).
• October 1998: restyling of the front grille and rear number plate area.
• January 2000: 2.0 HDi replaces the 2.1 TD.
• July 2000: all petrol engines replaced by the new 2.0 16v 137 horsepower. Automatic transmission introduced.
• February 2002: second generation models introduced.