With a low kerb weight of 960 kg the vehicle gives up to 12 km per litre in city driving.
As a van it is pretty good but the addition of windows, rear seats and trim pushes the kerb weight of the model to nearly 2,000 kg and transforms its driving characteristics.
With a kerb weight of 1,440 kg the car has strong, easily accessed performance - just push and go.
Despite its 1600 kg kerb weight, this vehicle has a claimed top speed of 130 mph, and it gets to 60 mph in 9.5 seconds from rest.
However, the car's kerb weight of 1,440 kg is not excessive and the new diesel engine has substantial torque available from a lowly 1,750 rpm.
While 138 bhp is not bad for a family saloon, particularly when taken with its 1,365 kg kerb weight, performance is blunted by the four speed torque converter automatic gearbox.
The latter figure is no doubt influenced by the new car's solid 1,325 kg kerb weight.
Despite a portly 1915 kg kerb weight, the car sprints to 60 mph in a respectable nine seconds.
These slightly disappointing figures for 115 bhp are explained by a kerb weight of 1125 kgs.
With a kerb weight of 1350 kg, the car's 100 bhp engine gives a good account of itself.
High revs and a relatively high kerb weight might seem to be a performance denting formula, but the revised motor does not seem to agree.
The new car has a kerb weight which the manufacturer claims is within 10 kg of its predecessor at 1123 kg.
Couple that with the vehicle's all-wheel drive system, and its hefty 1800 kg kerb weight and you'll appreciate that this is no speed demon.
The Caravan Club recommends that a towed weight should be no more than 85% of the towing vehicle's kerb weight.