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What is it?

An all-new version of the popular van-based Citroen Berlingo Multispace MPV. Between 1996 and 2008 Citroën sold more than a million Berlingo Multispaces. To put that into context, Citroën only sold 800,000 Berlingo vans.

Actually it’s unfair to describe the new Berlingo as van-based. Where the old car was very much a van turned into an MPV, the new car has been developed as both.

So the van-like dimensions remain (and this is a good thing, as it affords...Read the full article

We have an oldish Peugeot Partner to lug the kids around and if you're not concerned with the badge, there is no better family car for pootling around, especially if you need to get three child seats in the back. I really hope that the new one has at least some variants with air-con and the ModuTop as standard. I also wonder if PSA will bother offering an automatic gearbox option; that would be the icing on the cake.

freudianskip if you want an auto diesel 5 seater check out the Fiat Fiorino Combi, it is smaller but it is 119co2 and still has a utilitarian charm which the latest Berlingo IMHO lacks.

We did consider a Fiat Doblo when we bought the Partner, but the scarcity, the rumoured unreliability and the dodgy interior quality made us think twice.

If you want that utilitarian charm from the Berlingo, it's perhaps worth taking a look at a Berlingo Multispace First. This is the old Berlingo, just with a new name and no doubt some tempting cashback deals...

I was a fan of the old Berlingo, and am glad they're still carrying on with it as a value alternative - this is a similar idea to what Citroen are doing with the Xsara Picasso, what Renault are doing with the Clio Campus, and what Peugeot are doing with the 206 Verve. I love the honestness of the Berlingo. Whilst I think the new one has lost some of the charm, I still much prefer it to Renault's new Kangoo, but I just wish Citroen would chuck some more safety kit in - and have that fantastic ModuTop and ModuTrolley as standard items!!