Citroën Berlingo


The Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner are almost identical panel vans and leisure activity vehicles produced by PSA Peugeot Citroën since 1996. The third generation is also sold as the Opel/Vauxhall Combo, and as the Toyota ProAce City from 2019.
The panel vans are available in passenger versions named the Berlingo Multispace and Partner Combi, Partner Tepee, and Peugeot Rifter for the third generation. In Italy, the first generation of the Partner was known as the Peugeot Ranch. They were initially based on the Citroën ZX/Peugeot 306 estate floorpan and mechanicals.
With their rectangular, box like cargo space and aerodynamic front, conceptually they can be considered the descendants of the Citroën 2CV panel van. The new 2018 Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner/Rifter also share their design with the new Vauxhall/Opel Combo, following GM's stake acquisition in PSA.
Both the Berlingo and Partner have been produced in CNG and electric versions and with four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

Berlingo / Partner I (1996–2013) M49 (1996-2003)

The Berlingo/Partner was officially launched in July 1996.
When the Berlingo was first shown at the Mondial de l'Automobile in 1996, a set of three concept cars was also presented:
The Berline Bulle concept was a roomy small car, that could be considered as a precursor for the C3. Only one of these concepts was actually developed, the Grand Large version, which was developed into the Multispace and Combi people carriers/leisure vans.

Facelift M59 (2004-2013)

A revised version, featuring a redesigned interior and front end, was released in December 2002.
During 2004, there was a minor facelift, including changes to the grille and light clusters

Engines

The vans were designed to be powered by petrol, diesel, electric, or CNG.
CapacityEnginePowerTorque
1.4 L TU3 I4
1.4 L GNV TU3 I4 CNG/Gasoline
1.6 L DV6 HDi I4 – –
1.6 L TU5 I4
1.8 L PSA XU engine petrol injection I4
1.9 L XUD IDI diesel I4
1.9 L DW8 Diesel I4
2.0 L PSA EW/DW engine DW10 HDi I4
N/AElectrique

Electric version

An electric version was available from 1998 to 2005.

Berlingo / Partner II (2008–2018) B9

Two different models replaced the first generation of the Berlingo in 2008. The smaller, known as the Citroën Nemo, was developed in cooperation with Fiat and Tofaş. Based on the Fiat Grande Punto platform, it is built in Turkey and is also marketed as the Peugeot Bipper and Fiat Fiorino.
The Peugeot and Citroën are almost identical; the Fiorino also has a different, Fiat made, diesel engine. The Nemo is intended to be cheaper and smaller than the original Berlingo.
The Berlingo II, styled by Gilles Vidal, is based on PSA's Platform 2 and therefore is slightly larger, and considerably more expensive than its predecessor. The engine range is similar to other current models of the PSA Group.
The Berlingo and Partner were officially unveiled in January 2008, with the Berlingo launched first, in the European market, in April 2008, followed by the Partner in May 2008. Mexico still sells this generation alongside the original Partner, as do a few other countries, as the Grand Raid and Partner Origin.
An electric version has been available since 2013. In March 2017, a five seater Citroen E-Berlingo Multispace was announced.

Engines

Berlingo III / Rifter / Combo E/ ProAce City (2018–present)

The third generation Berlingo and a new Peugeot Rifter was officially unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Auto Show. The model is also sold as the fourth generation Opel and Vauxhall Combo after the PSA Group bought Opel in March 2017 and, from the end of 2019, as the Toyota ProAce City, following the extension of the partnership in utility vehicles between PSA and Toyota. The ProAce City was officially unveiled at the 2019 Commercial Vehicle Show.

Worldwide sales and production