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Citroën
has introduced the new Berlingo XTR+, with enhanced
off-road capability
- the only vehicle of its type in this sector of the
market. With the
launch of the Berlingo XTR+, the award winning Berlingo
range further
reinforces its credentials as the most versatile light
van available in
the UK offering, even before XTR+, a choice of short and
long panel
vans, a platform cab and Crew Van, Ready to Run
glass carriers and temperature controlled versions, plus
dual fuel models.
Robert
Handyside, commercial vehicle operations manager,
comments, “The new
Berlingo XTR+ van is designed and engineered to suit the
demanding
requirements of operators in the utilities, forestry,
construction and
agricultural sectors. These customers require a
reasonable degree of
off-road capability from their light vans, which
otherwise spend the
majority of their working lives on-road.
Therefore, for most of these
operators, it is essential that any off-road capability
is provided
without compromising on-road performance or incurring
additional
operating costs.”
Based on the L1 625 1.6HDi 90hp LX van, the new Berlingo
XTR+ adds:
- a sophisticated limited-slip differential
- raised, heavy duty suspension and revised steering
geometry
- comprehensive under-body protection
- 15” steel wheels with Michelin Synchrone 4x4 195/65
R15 tyres
With
these additional features, the new Berlingo XTR+
provides the greatly
increased off-road capability that these customers
require but, thanks
to its two wheel drive configuration, without the higher
capital cost,
weight and running costs associated with four wheel
drive vehicles.
The new Berlingo XTR+’s sophisticated multi-plate,
limited-slip
differential deals with slippery off-road conditions by
automatically
apportioning up to 75 per cent of the engine’s torque
between the two
driving wheels. This ability to automatically
transfer - without any
input from the driver - the majority of the available
torque from the
driving wheel with the least grip, to that with the most
grip, provides
the Berlingo XTR+ with its greatly enhanced off-road
performance.
To complement its improved off-road capability the
Berlingo XTR+ also
increases ground clearance by 30mm over the standard
Berlingo van.
This is achieved by the use of heavy duty suspension and
15” Michelin
Synchrone 4x4 195/65 R15 tyres, which also provide the
optimum
combination of both off and on road grip.
The new Berlingo XTR+ also has heavy duty metal sump
protection and two
longitudinal metal skid plates protecting other
under-body components,
such as brake and fuel lines. This comprehensive
under-body package
provides the new model with a level of protection
commensurate with its
off-road capability. The Berlingo XTR+ is now
available, priced from
just £14,160 + VAT+ delivery.
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