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NEW! Hoover UK model range, July 2008
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Post# 45565   7/3/2008 at 09:10 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

One of the most interesting aspects of the filming I did for my clip for the 'One Show' was one of the cleaners Hoover sent along - I couldn't talk about it before, but seeing as it's now been featured in trade magazines, I guess it's alright to post these photos.

Hoover have been very busy over the past few months preparing to launch a new product range, presumably to replace the now 10-year old Purepower/Dustmanager range. There will be 3 all-new cyclonic machines: a lightweight upright, the Slalom, a standard upright, the Freedom, and a cylinder, the Xarion.

The Slalom looks to have a Sebo Felix-style steerable head. It looks very interesting; I'll certainly be buying one as soon as they become available!

They feature new dust separation technology called 'Airvolution' - which looks to be similar to the Dyson root-cyclone idea.

The date given for the launch of the new cleaners is the end of July - so not long to wait.

The Freedom is pictured below; but this is no ordinary Freedom...this one is a pre-production prototype!

The scripted idea was that Carol Thatcher would present this cleaner to me on film as a gift to my collection from Hoover. Hoover would then take the prototype back with them, and give me a production machine. Regrettably, since the BBC don't allow product endorsements - aside from the studio guests who turn up to plug their latest DVD/book/exercise video - the section wasn't filmed.

However, Hoover have very generously said they will present me with one anyway, once the new machines hit the market at the end of this month. They didn't get the free advertising they were hoping for, so they have no reason to do this other than as a kind gesture.

Anyway, onto the photos:



Post# 45566 , Reply# 1   7/3/2008 at 09:11 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Closer-up:

I love the styling, and the colour-scheme!

Post# 45567 , Reply# 2   7/3/2008 at 09:12 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Right-side:

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Post# 45568 , Reply# 3   7/3/2008 at 09:13 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Left-side:

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Post# 45569 , Reply# 4   7/3/2008 at 09:13 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
From the back:

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Post# 45570 , Reply# 5   7/3/2008 at 09:14 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Dust chamber:

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Post# 45571 , Reply# 6   7/3/2008 at 09:16 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
The 'Explorer Lance'!!

Which basically takes the same idea that the 'One' machines employed - the handle which doubles as a suction wand - but packages it on the front of the machine in a much less bulky and obtrusive way:

Post# 45572 , Reply# 7   7/3/2008 at 09:17 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Lance in action:

The base of the machine is supposed to add support and stop the cleaner tipping over in use:

Post# 45577 , Reply# 8   7/3/2008 at 12:36 (5,768 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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That's a great looking machine. I'll deffo be wanting to try one of those out at some point.

Post# 45578 , Reply# 9   7/3/2008 at 12:39 (5,768 days old) by hoover_elite_20 ()        
OOOOOOOOOOOH!

It looks like it has a whole bunch of cyclones at the top!


Post# 45579 , Reply# 10   7/3/2008 at 12:59 (5,768 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        

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That's beautiful! Would be nice if they offer that here too.

Post# 45586 , Reply# 11   7/3/2008 at 14:18 (5,768 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
The Ad...

In this weeks ERT Weekly....

Post# 45587 , Reply# 12   7/3/2008 at 14:19 (5,768 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Closer up on the uprights

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Post# 45593 , Reply# 13   7/3/2008 at 15:35 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Xarion

Silver:

Post# 45594 , Reply# 14   7/3/2008 at 15:35 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Xarion

Red:

Post# 45603 , Reply# 15   7/3/2008 at 17:01 (5,768 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Oops...

the Xarion I listed as 'silver' is very evidently white, lol. The silver is shown in the photo Seamus posted. I wonder what the distinctions between the 3 Xarion models are...

Post# 45607 , Reply# 16   7/3/2008 at 18:08 (5,768 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Nice sleek sexy styling and I do like how the hose/wand docks in front with the canister out back. Also interesting to we 'New Worlders' is the term Lance. :-) Quite appropriate for Dueling & Defeating the Dastardly Dust. :-)

The Xarion is cool looking, too - as though it levitates across the floor.


Post# 45686 , Reply# 17   7/4/2008 at 16:32 (5,767 days old) by rolls_rapide (-)        
Wow!!!

Thanks for pics. The new Hoover 'Freedom' looks fab!

I wonder what method of dust separation it uses?


Post# 45692 , Reply# 18   7/4/2008 at 18:47 (5,766 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
it does tend to resemble

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the Dial a Matic a bit, yes? no?

Post# 45700 , Reply# 19   7/4/2008 at 22:51 (5,766 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

Well I dunno, doesn't really grab me to be frank but that's just imho. The cord wrap could have used more thought, looks sort of messy.


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