The Citroen Berlingo has just been awarded the 2019 MPV of the Year title in the annual What Car? motoring Oscars. MPV multi-purpose vehicles, or ‘people carriers’, as we know them in their heydays of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s have lost out in terms of sales to the growing desirability of owing an SUV – ‘sports utility vehicle’. But manufacturers of MPV type vehicles, Citroen call their new … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Citroen C4 Cactus Flair 110hp
France has come back to take the world cup, and Citroen is doing the same with its latest three-cylinder petrol engines going toe-to-toe with diesels. Years ago it would have been unthinkable that a petrol engine could match diesel for economy but the company’s admirable 110hp triple is one of the best. True, it’s not that powerful with 205Nm from 1,500rpm and it can become noisy when … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 150
There are many drivers when it comes to buying a car, and I don’t mean the one behind the wheel, writes Robin Roberts. Take the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 150, for instance. Is it room, performance, economy, ride or handling which makes someone decide to buy? Or is it a child? Certainly with the latest test model the most vociferous and praiseworthy were two children and I bet their … [Read more...]