Carbuyer Magazine – August 2019

BACKin1996, theCitroenBerlingo pioneered theconcept of offering

customersasmal lvan-based MPV,and has sincerackedupwellover

3.3 million sales.The Berlingo foundfavourwith customerslooking

foraffor dable, no-frillsmotoringfor familie sand al ltheir kit.

Thisthird-generationBerlingo is amuchsmarter product interms of

design andtechnology. In five-seat mode there’sahuge775-litreboot,

while the Berlingo XL (whichis35cmlonger) has 1,050 litres.Both canbe

hadwith seven seats and access is easythankstothe slidingside doors.

In both bodystyles youcan fold the seats downwith leversin the

boot or on the seats themselves.Oncethe seats aredown, they also

leaveaflatloadingareafor slidingitems over.Choose seven seats and

the back twocan beremovedfromthe carentirely.

The dashboardhas been givenamoreupmarketfeel than before,

with bettermaterial sand quirkytouchesfromthe C3 Aircross. It’s

easier to us e, too, with directcontrols fo rthe heatingand ventilation,

so youdon’t have to fiddl earoundwith menus.Citroenhasn’t held

back on safety featur es either,with 19assistancefeatu res avai labl e.

Enginescomprisea1.2 petrol and a1.5 diesel in different outputs.

If you’regoingtol oad up theBerlingo on aregul ar basis,then

the extratorque and economyoft he dieselmakessense.

“TheCitroenBerlingo MPVwasvery‘no-frills’

before, but now hasasurprisingly niceinterior,

lotsofkit andCitroen’s latestsafetyfeatures”

Citroen Berlingo

Hugely practical, improved

design, lotsofequipment

Strained petrols,door mirror

wind noise, huge tailgate

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Engines:1.2petrol,1.5 diesel

Trim levels:Feel, Flair

Economy:42-52mpg

Road tax:£145

0-62:10.7-16.5sEuro NCAP:★★★★★★★★

Price £19,650-£26,650

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