Category: Large Family 
Price Range: £15,150 to £32,780
Most efficient and lowest polluting in class, common rail's flexibility.
Gearing restricts performance, BlueMotion price premium.
Hugely improved engine plus stop-start increases the BlueMotion's appeal considerably.
Typical ride comfort was difficult to assess since we were on snow tyres. But based on previous experience we can say that the energy-saving tyres used on BlueMotion models reduce the ride quality a little.
Based on the 'S', the BlueMotion 2 is not generously equipped but has all the important bases covered with air con, ESP and 16" alloys all standard equipment. Shame cruise control, vital for those company car drivers, is a £210 option. And is it just us, or is £196 for front fog lamps a bit mean?
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wrote on 06 06 2006