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Wanting on the new face of the Citroën Berlingo, one can not help however marvel at how a lot the brand new brand and totally different lighting designs can change the automotive. And whereas the automotive firm within the first case goes deep into the previous, within the second, quite the opposite, it comes up with the same technical construction was not anticipated to be fashionable.

The truth that the box-shaped automotive with sliding doorways now appears in some way extra elegant because of the opaque inexperienced metallic Sirkka, for which the automaker spends 15,000 crowns. Nevertheless, the breath of luxurious is much from drained, as a result of the interior combustion Berlingo is now not only a conversion of the handy model of the N1, because it was lately, however is once more a full passenger automotive -comprehensive with a. a comparatively wide selection of kit and the potential for further prices.

The XL take a look at model is 35 centimeters longer and 50,000 crowns costlier than the essential model. Nevertheless, the worth additionally contains sliding doorways on each side of the physique, for which 18,000 extra is paid for the brief model. If in case you have a big household and on the identical time shouldn’t have an issue with parking, it’s best to undoubtedly go for the longer model. For a small further price of 28,000 crowns, you may get two full-sized and particular person seats within the third row, and there’ll nonetheless be loads of house for baggage within the automotive.

However when the sixth and seventh seats usually are not wanted, they are often folded individually and positioned behind the again of the second row, or simply faraway from the automotive. In such a case, the baggage compartment of the automotive is extra like a small studio condo, the place you’ll be able to put issues when packing for trip with out a lot thought, as a result of the house appears to be limitless . The identical is true of the big variety of glove bins and storage areas. There are such a lot of of them that typically it is onerous to seek out one thing in the event you do not keep in mind the place you place what. In brief, you’ll be able to’t assist however fall in love with the Berlingo, if solely due to the facet sliding doorways, as a result of you aren’t getting into the automotive, however enter it.

Nevertheless, the utilitarian origin of the automotive can’t be fully hidden, so a few of its strategies usually are not very good. For instance, only a few kids can shut the sliding door on the primary strive, closing the big roof will be troublesome even for a grown lady. Fortuitously, there may be nonetheless the choice to open its glass half, which will be sensible even when you should carry one thing additional within the automotive.

We might additionally look in useless for some tools parts, widespread in passenger automobiles, within the Berlingo: For instance, the shortage of warning in entrance of a automotive hidden within the blind spot is compensated to good with the big rear view mirrors. And it will likely be unattainable to purchase a superb head-up show as a substitute of the digital instrument panel beneath the steering wheel, the place, for instance, the present pace will be displayed in giant numbers.

Those that keep in mind previous generations would certainly respect that the present Berlingo doesn’t act as a sheet-metal baffle that reliably dissipates all of the noise and vibration of the engine to the workforce. The four-cylinder can nonetheless be heard, nevertheless it’s a lot clearer than with older diesels. The identical applies to the cheap noise discount of the chassis, so the one downside remains to be the aerodynamic noise at greater speeds – at a pace above 110 km / h, vague, however nonetheless uncommon for passenger automobiles they started to stream from someplace within the take a look at. a automotive

If the 15-year-old beneath the hood will be criticized for something in any respect, it is most likely the one factor that, with a loaded automotive, it would not have a lot reserve by way of efficiency. Its most is beneath 4 thousand revolutions and revving the engine throughout acceleration doesn’t assist something, the facility peak simply doesn’t seem on this case. Nevertheless, consumption is an effective customary for efficiency somewhat meager – the diesel Berlingo within the version take a look at was sufficient for less than 4.7 liters per hundred kilometers. When the automotive’s fifty liter tank is stuffed to the brim, the dashboard lights up with a spread of over a thousand kilometers.

Additional reward goes to the motive force’s office, the place the whole lot may be very shut at hand, together with the six-speed guide transmission which is well linked to an higher half the instrument panel. Progress can be seen within the ten-inch infotainment show, which lastly gives a pointy picture from the exterior cameras. You must go for the upper Max tools, the essential Plus model nonetheless makes use of the display screen in SD decision.

The automotive producer has additionally handled the brand new European regulation, when it’s essential to activate an acoustic warning after the beginning if the pace restrict is exceeded. A button with a automotive image has been added to the principle monitor, after urgent which drivers are individually allotted for driving assistants, that are anticipated for use incessantly by the person, on the display screen. Along with the pace warning, it’s price inserting the stop-start management right here, each of which will be turned off in two steps.