10 Jun 09
Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.6 HDi 75
Price: £11,895-£12,365;
0-62mph: 17.1s;
Top speed: 94mph;
Engine capacity: 1,560cc;
Power: 75bhp at 4,000rpm;
Emissions: 150g/km;
Average fuel consumption: 49.6mpg;
Boot capacity (min/max): 675/3,000 litres
The name 'Multispace' gives the game away. This is the most spacious in this selection - if you need lots of room but not much poke then you won't go far wrong with the Berlingo Multispace.
Emissions are still a bit high for our liking and it's pricey too, but then again the near-50mpg fuel consumption makes this reasonably cheap to run.
Citroen Nemo Multispace 1.4 HDi
Price: £10,995;
0-62mph: 18.2s;
Top speed: 94mph;
Engine capacity: 1,399cc;
Power: 70bhp at 4,000rpm;
Emissions: 119g/km;
Average fuel consumption: 62.8mpg;
Boot capacity (min/max): 360/2,500 litres
The cutely-named Nemo really does the job on so many levels. Its 18.2s 0-60mph acceleration time isn't dreadful when compared with others in this feature but it'll still trundle up to a 94mph top speed, which isn't bad at all.
It's spacious, low on emissions, economical and it's only real drawback is that you might consider £11k just a tad expensive.
We think the Nemo is the second-best in this bunch, just pipped by VW's value-for-money Fox.
