Reviews of new Citroen Berlingo

[Gabriel]

kangoo is almost 5 yrs old ...

great ride but heart itching for a new ride...

intended to get the big brother dispatch but

decided against it..

coz it seemed intimidating to drive and park..

 

so had a look at the various rides and decided

that pricing wise berlingo would be more suited for me

 

ok..small review here of the new berlingo

here goes...

 

exterior

nice looking..its bigger then the old one..

with long wheel base and short wheel base...

think diff of onli a few cm..but 2k diff

 

SWB..will not be coming in anymore..LWB will be the in thing

roof flap available onli for the SWB...

 

interior

its bigger then the old one..

able to fit in a whole palette supposingly.

 

dashboard is realli deep and nice..

with many compartments

hidden and unknown storage here and there..

what i like is able to sit 3 in front..

so it feels like a big van though it is a small one

 

left most seat able to lift up and down...

down to accomodate long cargo at the rear..

up to accomodate flower pot(as told by SE)

 

this being done by pulling the blue 'hooks' provided..

center seat able to push down..

to allow the driver to place documents ..or pens..

useful if on delivery where delivery notes can be placed nicely

in this manner

 

nice big aircon vents...

feels spacy inside..

feels like sitting in a SUV...

feels higher then my kangoo..

 

clutch is super light...

yet to test drive..but so far me feel

this is a considerable ride for those looking to own a van

 

not sure if this is the same engine as the old berlingos

or if parts are the same..

but if they are...i think one can be rest assured..

because of lately ..

i am seeing more and more berlingos on the road

 

though for this new model i have seen only 2...

 

 

test drive

did a test drive earlier on...

 

put in the keys, turned them...and here we go

stepped lightly on the clutch

engaged the reverse gear..

 

nice and smooth...

pick up on the straights..pretty decent..

sufficent to overtake ..and turbo kicks in slightly after 2k rpm

braking is good...

 

though SE was not sure if it was rear drums or rear discs..

though i was pretty sure that it was stated rear discs in the brochure

 

comes with standard 1 airbags...ABS..EBD...

running on 195/60/R15 if i am not wrong..

 

 

there is a premium edition for 3k more...

with leather seats

gps on radio(2 din HU) or sat nav in short

fully carpeted rear interiors

 

will post pics soon..and though this is a car forum..

i hope peeps here will not mind me sharing with u..

what may be my next ride

[Fcw75]

U never try Peugeot Partner? The new one looks good, esp the front.

[Gabriel]

was told by comfy that citroen better resale value..

actualli berlingo quite chio le...

will post pics when it is officially mine

[Weiming]

Decided to go for the Berlingo? ;) What colour are you considering? It looks really good in red.

 

The new range of LCV (Berlingo, Kangoo, Doblo class) are all bigger internally now to to be able to fit in a 1200 x 1200mm pallet easily. Engine should be the same reliable, problem-free unit from the previous gen Berlingo so no need to worry compared to the Kangoo Only wish they had alloy rims to the stock steelies.

 

 

[Maddriver]

Wats the price for the new berlingo??

[Treeweeldog]

heh, was just watching season1 of top gear this morn where JC reviewed the old berlingo. he loved it, especially all the compartments. Even said it drove like a jag :) think he drove the 1.6l petrol. Also said, kangoo is good, but the berlingo is just better, and didn't really like the other choices then.

Edited February 21, 2010 by Treeweeldog

[Gabriel]

Decided to go for the Berlingo? ;) What colour are you considering? It looks really good in red.

 

The new range of LCV (Berlingo, Kangoo, Doblo class) are all bigger internally now to to be able to fit in a 1200 x 1200mm pallet easily. Engine should be the same reliable, problem-free unit from the previous gen Berlingo so no need to worry compared to the Kangoo Only wish they had alloy rims to the stock steelies.

 

yupz..its bigger..but i feel that the cargo area is not much diff from my old kangoo..

but maybe wider..

and yes red looks nice....as for colors..i shall not tell u now...

pics will tell all when loan goes through

 

never driven a berlingo..so its assuring if its like u mentioned..

and i was told...u can get alloys..but can only be done after purchase...

send it to LTA for approval..

forgot to ask the price though

Edited February 22, 2010 by Gabriel

[Gabriel]

Wats the price for the new berlingo??

only LWB in future...

price should be 53,998 with COE...

[Gabriel]

heh, was just watching season1 of top gear this morn where JC reviewed the old berlingo. he loved it, especially all the compartments. Even said it drove like a jag :) think he drove the 1.6l petrol. Also said, kangoo is good, but the berlingo is just better, and didn't really like the other choices then.

yupz..i was reading the review from JC juz moments back

regarding the berlingo first..think thats what it is being

called in europe now

 

wonder if he has reviewed bout the new berlingo though

[Furrynadz]

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