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itroen Australia has introduced its upgraded Berlingo,
bringing a segment-first standard reversing camera
to the light-sized commercial vehicle class and other
advanced features.
Standard safety features on the MY 2016 series now run to
hill-start assist and electronic stability and traction control,
while high-level infotainment technology arrives in the form of
a locally developed 7.0" touch screen with Apple CarPlay and
MirrorLink for Android connectivity systems, as well as Siri
Eyes Free, Bluetooth and USB and auxiliary jacks.
Dual side sliding doors are also now standard across the
series that continues to offer three variants spanning short and
long bodies and turbocharged four-cylinder petrol and diesel
powertrains.
The short body manual is priced from $21,990 plus on-road
costs and is powered by a 1.6L turbo-petrol engine that offers
80kW of power at 5,800rpm and 147Nm of torque at 4,000rpm,
driving through a five-speed manual gearbox and offering fuel
economy of 8.2L per 100km on the official combined cycle.
The short body has a cargo volume of 3.3m
3
to the back of
the front seats, or 3.7m
3
with the passenger seat folded. Total
load length is 1,800mm to the seatbacks, or 3,000mm to the
passenger’s footwell.
Priced from $26,990, the long body is offered only with a 1.6L
turbo-diesel good for 66kW at 4,000rpm at 215Nm at 1,500rpm,
combining with a five-speed manual – capable of 5.7L/100km
– or optional ($4,000) six-speed semi-automatic transmission
with a fuel-saving automatic engine idle-stop system that
lowers consumption further to 4.7L/100km.
Load capacity increases to 3.7m
3
to the rear seats
(4.1m
3
with the passenger seat down), while load length is
2,050mm/3,250mm.
Both body styles rest on a 2,728mm wheelbase, have cargo
width of 1,230mm between the wheel arches and an 1,100mm
interior height. Rear barn doors opening to 180º are also fitted.
Payload is 850kg on the short body and 750kg on the long
body variants, while braked towing capacity ranges from 800kg
to 1,000kg, depending on the variant.
A third seat can be added for $500, or $1,000 with a front
passenger airbag and storage box included. Otherwise, only
the driver’s seat has an airbag. Four-wheel disc brakes with
ABS are included, as are front seatbelt pre-tensioners with
force limiters for the outboard positions.
The upgrade brings an optional ($500) ‘look pack’ for long
body variants, which includes LED daytime running lamps, fog
lights with cornering function and cosmetic enhancements
such as colour-coded bumpers, exterior mirrors, doorhandles
and side strips, and new 15" ‘Airflow’ wheel covers.
Regular models gain a revised bumper while cargo areas
benefit from a standard moulded floor protector. A metallic
grey exterior colour is also added to the Berlingo palette.
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