The Citroen marque has existed since 1914. After spending the '30s furnishing Paris with taxis, it took the world by storm together with the ground-breaking 2CV. Now, along with its well-known city-cars, Citroen has created the Berlingo, a vehicle that returns to commerce and industrial roots.

The Citroen Berlingo isn't quite a van instead of a serious vehicle. Ample, large and strong, this is really an automobile which means business. It seems like an ideal courier vehicle, however the Citroen Berlingo could be appropriate for other aroundtown industrial uses. Or private uses - most families I know could do with loads of room to stow sports equipment, school bags, etc. In ancient times, people who would be making use of and purchasing the Citroen Berlingo would have used a bags mule rather than a racehorse. That is what company fleet managers like to know!

Just how large a lot can the Citroen Berlingo take? Nicely, with all the seats folded forward, the Citroen Berlingo may take a lot that is almost two metres long (when the rear seats are up 160 cm) and 119 cm broad (do your sums and that is about 3 cubic metres). This door has a holdopen lock system to avert the door sliding back and bumping your load midway in. Six tiedown hooks are supplied as standard, as well as the rear fender/step to the Citroen Berlingo may take up-to 150 kg. The back doors are "barn door" fashion, fully glazed and opening to 90 and 180-degrees. Green-tinted glass comes as standard within the Citroen Berlingo, so loads that might be broken from sunlight (e.g. floral arrangements, laboratory samples) might have some inbuilt protection.

But, the Citroen Berlingo isn't only set up for taking loads. Parcels and bundles do not mind too much by what environment they are in, but people do. Both cottage as well as the cargo bay are completely soundproofed to lessen road noise, or so the driver can value whatever's playing in the CD/radio. The heatreflecting windscreen which arrives as standard within the Citroen Berlingo helps halt the cottage overheating from sunglare (thus do the previously mentioned green-tinted windows as well as the pollen-filtering air-conditioning system).

A motorist's air bag is fitted - the Citroen Berlingo is quite inclined to be utilized by means of an operator working/driving alone - along with the gas cutoff program can assist in preventing fire in the event of an effect. The bumpers are made to be recyclable, which really is a touch), whether a crash does happen (even a tiny ding. But, the ABS braking with EBD and EBA (Crisis Braking Assistance) will maintain the Citroen Berlingo safely out-of trouble.