With three additional positions in the company five crew Berlingo Citroen Van.
There are all kinds of practical applications which are specially adapted van, carrying passengers, but not one of them. There is usually room for one or maybe two at the front beside the driver, depending on the model of the van talking about, but more than that and you're stumped. Or are you? The Crew van is an innovation that directly addresses this problem by incorporating a second row of seats for more passengers while keeping commercial vehicle registration of the van for tax purposes.
Crew trucks are commonplace in a larger panel van, but offers a Citroen Berlingo solid base of 725 L2 dubbed the Crew Van.
Each van driver who never found a seat allocation of vehicles to be just what is needed to assess the Berlingo Van crew. Specifically, the vehicle is likely to be convenient for companies who need to get a team of staff and equipment from A to B, but is also a benefit for owner operators who may need extra places for domestic duties on weekends. The vehicle is still classified as a truck, remember, so that businesses can reclaim the VAT car users and the company paid a lower tax rate than they would in a car.
It gutsiest Berlingo engine that gets the job by the crew van. The 90bhp 1.6-liter HDi may not sound like much, but delivers maximum torque of 215Nm from 1.750 rpm. The long wheelbase Berlingo L2 tips the scales at a combined weight of about 2.130 kg, which is about 200kg more than the original. With the van crew changes are even heavier as a result, the performance is not very cheerful. At least this big enough torque ensures there is enough pulling power for most situations you will encounter. Fuel economy is another important benefit of the diesel engine returning 48.5mpg in combined cycle.
The latest Berlingo actually shares basic platform with the Citroen C4 Picasso MPV. It uses an independent front suspension and a transverse beam at an angle of the rear shock absorbers with anti-roll bars featuring both ends. On the way, most Berlingo feels less flexible and immediate responses from the original, but most operators will accept a small loss there, and in terms of turning control of the body as ride comfort and refinement of the truck are two very impressive. Road and engine noise are well contained by ensuring that long-distance flying by and the steering is light, combined with the tight turning circle of 11m to aid maneuvering. Only five-speed manual gearbox is a real disappointment with sloppy long throw action.
"A second row of seating that enhances the overall capacity of up to five open a number of interesting opportunities for businesses"
This is not just a case of bolting Citroen three additional seats on the floor loading a long wheelbase Berlingo: much more thought has gone into the Crew Van package. In front is a standard for driver and front passenger seat adjustment. Behind this is a further series consists of three-bed bench. When the Berlingo are carrying mode, the backs of chairs second row can be folded and lifted forward bases to maximize space for cargo. The cleverest bit, however, is the aperture of the eye that separates the cabin from the cargo to improve safety. It is linked with seats in the second row is folded as a way forward slides along rails mounted on the ceiling to a position just behind the driver and front passenger. The security fence remains intact, but full load space is still available.
Access to rear seats is via the sliding side doors as standard, but it is glazed both passengers in the back, I have no particular view out. The total payload capacity of the Crew Van is 716kg and load length ranges from 1320 mm and 1805 mm depending on the position of second row. With the seats in 2.4m3 use of cargo space is available and once you folded, this figure increased to 3,35 m3.
There is an abundance of storage space inside the Berlingo and numerous intelligent solutions ready to swallow all the paraphernalia of your workday. The door pockets be very useful, but the large dash area often results in a doubling of shelf casually chucked pieces of paper. They tend to slip if you accelerate too sharply, a reminder that there really should be there in the first place. The materials are hard, if someone is looking for plastic soft-touch finish or you can get in modern cars will be disappointed, but the build quality is good and there is a constant sense of which do much to inspire confidence.
At the rear, which is in short supply. It is difficult to question the design of the cargo bay of suffering from minimal intrusion wheelarch and has very low loading lip, which is perfect when lifting bulky items inside. The large payload and cargo volume in L2 Berlingos as the van crew could do some operators question the need for a full size truck panels.
The basic equipment for the crew includes Van central locking and electric front windows plus headrests and three-point seatbelts for all five seats. The unglazed sliding side doors are also included, such as unglazed side-hinged rear doors. Citroen has also made an agreement with Trafficmaster Smartnav and satellite navigation system comes as standard. It incorporates a stolen vehicle tracking and features traffic information.
From the outside, there is nothing to determine the Citroen Berlingo Van Crew as anything other than a conventional compact MPV. Inside, a second row seat that increases total capacity to five open a number of interesting opportunities for businesses. With no influence on the Berlingo as a commercial vehicle for tax purposes, the crew Van specifications could be very convenient for those who need their truck to cover a wide range of roles.
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