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The new Berlingo retains its great practicality and modularity as well as its usual comfort in order to meet everyone’s expectations.
Inventor of the leisure vehicle, Citroën has always offered its customers a robust model that suits them and adapts to all their needs. Berlingo is a popular model having built its success on its versatility and an expression of conviviality.
Over time, Berlingo has progressed in terms of comfort and valorization of style, while confirming its status as a reference on the market offering real know-how in terms of architecture and space on board, ingenuity and of functionality. With Berlingo, Citroën offers a solution that guarantees great freedom and serenity to support families, seniors and workers of all kinds, in a fulfilling active life, with many faces.
1. Design: a modern Berlingo, full of character
Outside, the new Citroën design. The front of New Berlingo is completely redesigned and adopts the brand’s new aesthetic identity. More vertical with generous volumes, it expresses full power and modernity. The grille and the shield form a homogeneous block in the center of which appears the new oval Citroën logo.
On either side of the logo, a black striped band evokes the chevron patterns, showing attention to detail and bringing a touch of refinement. It makes the connection between the logo and new headlights which integrate the new Citroën lighting signature with three segments with a vertical bar and two horizontal bars which resemble blades. This signature allows Berlingo to display a distinctive and technological look.
This strip and the different lower grilles form layers which structure the front face and reinforce the feeling of width, allowing to support an assertive character full of confidence.
The Berlingo offers glossy black roof bars as well as 16” sheet metal or aluminum rims. The vanishing line behind the pavilion energizes the silhouette.
New Berlingo is available in five body colors, including the new Kiama Blue and Sirkka Green, which complement Kaolin White, Perla Nera Black and Steel Gray.
Inside, a style that evolves in the service of ergonomics. The brand new dashboard is first distinguished by its full volume which gives off a feeling of quality and robustness. Its design highlights the technology symbolized by the new 10-inch central touch screen as standard, ideally located on its upper part, and by the new digital instrument cluster as standard.
In its upper part it integrates a large Top Box glove box, the existence of which is made possible thanks to the installation of the Airbag in the roof. In its lower part, the central foot which brings together the functions of gear control and driving mode selection, the electric parking brake, the start button, 2 USB ports, also includes new storage for even more convenience.
Also new, the steering wheel, heated as an option, offers a new rim style incorporating a slight flattened area at the bottom, as well as a more graphic central cushion which features the new Citroën logo in its center. It integrates the controls for managing the audio system and cruise control.
2. Life on board: all the Citroën comfort, plus practicality
Berlingo is an ingenious vehicle, equipped with first-rate habitability and functionality, for an easy and pleasant life on board.
Three individual rear seats. New Berlingo combines optimal comfort for passengers and exceptional modularity with its three independent, sliding and retractable seats in row 2. When the front passenger seat is folded, the floor is completely flat and the loading length extends to 2.70 m, ideal for transporting long objects.
The opening rear window. A rare feature in the segment, the new Berlingo has a rear window that opens independently of the tailgate, particularly practical for quickly loading or unloading small objects in the trunk or on the luggage shelf which is capable of supporting 25 kg.
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The same generous interior volume. Modular and spacious, the loading space of the new Berlingo reaches 775 liters (volume of the bench seat in place) and 3000 liters (volume of the bench seat folded down). Access to Berlingo is simplified by the two large sliding side doors equipped with electric windows on the upper level.
3. Connectivity and driving aids: pleasure and ease in everyday life
New Berlingo takes a step forward in terms of on-board connectivity for users who expect their vehicle to be an extension of their multimedia environment by welcoming two associated 10” touch screen levels in the center of its new dashboard. to a new Citroën multimedia system that they can control:
The new My Citroën Play infotainment system, associated with a standard 10” screen, which allows you to listen to the radio, manage your phone or car functions. It offers a wireless smartphone replication function, compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Ergonomic, it also allows you to display the reversing camera. This infotainment system is associated with a new black and white digital instrument panel located behind the steering wheel.
The new My Citroën Drive Plus system, associated with a 10” high definition screen offers great fluidity of use. Its system inspired by smartphone widgets allows you to manage the different media functions. It offers a natural, fluid and easy voice recognition system, which constitutes a real assistant on board Berlingo. High definition, the screen also allows you to project the reversing camera with Top Rear Vision function. This infotainment system is associated with a new 10” color digital handset, with an optimized and customizable display of essential information.
Berlingo is a MPV that has nothing to envy of “classic” sedans since it offers several driving assistance technologies such as cruise control, electric parking brake, reversing camera with Top Rear Vision, reversing radars…
New Berlingo adds easier parking thanks to sensors distributed at the rear of the vehicle. Furthermore, the images from the reversing camera of the Top Rear Vision system now benefit from a high definition display on the 10-inch central screen of the new Berlingo.
4. Engines
New Berlingo passes Euro 6 and is available in Morocco with a 1.5 Blue HDi Diesel engine, below are the technical characteristics:
Displacement: 1,499 cc (1.5 L)
Maximum power: 100 hp at 3,750 rpm
Maximum torque: 250 Nm at 1,750 rpm
Depollution standard: Euro 6
Transmission: front wheels
Gearbox : 6-speed manual
Tank capacity: 50 L (Adblue 17 L)
