We put the brand new ultra-compact Dyson Automotive+Boat handheld vacuum by way of its paces

The very first thing that grabs you about Dyson’s new Automotive+Boat is how compact it’s. The corporate’s latest handheld and wi-fi vacuum is geared toward small households searching for a handy and simply stowable device, and people with extra expansive necessities, corresponding to a storage stuffed with automobiles or, because the title suggests, a small yacht.

We’ve visited Dyson’s UK HQ earlier than and marvelled on the lengths the corporate goes to develop, prototype and product assessments its home gadgets. It’s a world of laboratories and annual world mud research, of robotic check beds and obsession with particle sizes and air purity.

The Automotive+Boat builds on this wealthy engineering heritage. At its coronary heart is a motor that spins at 110,000 rpm, producing class-leading suction energy that belies the cleaner’s small measurement. Portability means flexibility, and as such this multi-functional system wants to have the ability to decide up every thing from dust, particles and discarded raisins from the ground of a automotive, to tiny allergens and fantastic pet hair out of your favorite bedding.

It really works fantastically on stairs as effectively, because of the well-balanced and compact type issue and attachments embrace a motorised compact brush bar, a mix nozzle and a crevice device for stepping into nooks and crannies. On prime of all this, there’s a 50-minute run time. Over per week of sunshine cleansing (largely cat hair and staircases) we didn’t handle to deplete the unit in any respect, implying Dyson’s declare to market-leading run time are appropriate.

As with all up to date Dysons, there’s additionally a deal with filtration. Similar to the fiendishly highly effective flagship Dyson Gen5detect cordless vacuum, there’s superior filters on board (the Gen5detect has HEPA filters that snare 0.1 micron-sized particles, whereas Automotive+Boat homeowners must make do with 0.3 microns and above).

With Automotive+Boat, that is significantly helpful on mattresses and bedding, the place fluff, mud mites and pet dander are likely to accumulate. Bodily, the cleaner follows the established Dyson playbook of sturdy gray plastic with purple particulars. As at all times, the bin is clear which satisfies and horrifies in equal measure, and the varied attachments clip on and off utilizing the prominently sited crimson tabs.

Proving that small can be highly effective, the Dyson Automotive+Boat supplies deep cleansing capabilities with comfort and elegance.