Farizon has added a new Sport trim to its SV electric van range, bringing a more distinctive exterior look but no mechanical changes from the standard L1H1 model.
The Farizon SV Sport has been developed with CPD Bodies, an authorised Farizon converter, and is initially available only on L1H1 versions. Farizon has not yet confirmed pricing, so operators will need to wait before judging whether the styling upgrade makes commercial sense.
The changes are mostly cosmetic. The SV Sport gets a redesigned front bumper, front splitter, side skirts, rear bumper kit with diffuser, lower rear fog light and roof spoiler. It also comes with Sport badging, bespoke kick plates, a steering wheel badge and a dashboard plaque showing the conversion origin and individual serial number.
Farizon is also offering a wider choice of colours for the SV Sport, including matte black, matte green, bright orange, vampire red, satin grey, gloss blue and gloss yellow. The van comes with 20-inch alloy wheels as standard, although customers can choose 18-inch alloys at no extra cost.
For operators, the key point is that the SV Sport does not appear to change the van’s working ability. It is mechanically identical to the standard SV L1H1, with the same electric powertrain producing 170kW and 336Nm. Farizon quotes a payload of up to 1,350kg, load volume of up to 6.95 cubic metres and a loading height of 550mm.
Standard equipment includes heated seats, heated steering wheel, 360-degree camera, vehicle-to-load charging, payload monitoring, automatic wipers, heated windscreen and a range of driver assistance systems.
The SV Sport is likely to appeal to owner-drivers and small businesses that use their van as a visible part of their branding, especially if they want something more distinctive than a standard white or silver work van. For fleets focused mainly on whole-life costs, payload and downtime, the regular SV will probably remain the more relevant version unless the Sport conversion is priced very close to the standard model.
Farizon says the SV Sport is available through its UK dealer network, which now has nine sites.
