The Citroen SpaceTourer’s BlueHDi engines offer good fuel economy and official combined cycle returns don’t tail-off as you ascend the engine range, either - another reason to get the most powerful engine you can afford.

It’s a big, weighty car but most the engines get over the 50mpg combined cycle economy barrier, which isn’t bad

There’a also a ETG6 robotised manual gearbox available on the entry-level engine. As standard, all models get a six-speed manual gearbox except the BlueHDi 95 which has a five-speed manual and the BlueHDI 180, which gets Citroen’s EAT6 automatic. The BlueHDi 150 is a 2.0-litre diesel engine with 148bhp and the range-topper is the BlueHDi 180 with 177bhp. The 1.6-litre BlueHDi 95 diesel opens proceedings with 94bhp, then there’s the more powerful 113bhp version of the same unit dubbed BlueHDi 115.

There are also four BlueHDi diesel engine options and four gearboxes. There are also models like the Hyundai i800, Ford Galaxy or one of those aforementioned big seven-seat SUVs.Īs well as the four trim levels, the SpaceTourer comes in three lengths - XS, M and XL offering progressively more space. Then you have the SpaceTourer, which is firmly rooted on the passenger car side of Citroen’s range and offered in Feel or Flair trim levels, as well as Business and Business Lounge specs to appeal to business customers wanting something plusher than a minibus.Īside from these, Volkswagen’s Caravelle and the Mercedes V-Class offer a slightly more upmarket (and expensive) passenger carrying solutions while their respective commercial vehicle versions - the VW Transporter Shuttle and Mercedes Vito Tourer - off less polish and a lower price. The van version is known as the Citroen Dispatch and it comes in a passenger carrying guise called the Dispatch Combi. Because of this dual-role capability, and like the majority of its competitors in this sector, the SpaceTourer sits astride the passenger car and commercial vehicle markets. This is where models like the Citroen SpaceTourer come in.įrom its position at the top end of the family car market in terms of outright capacity, the Citroen SpaceTourer is designed as a utility vehicle for family use or for businesses needing to carry up to 9 passengers in comfort. That’s all well and good, but if you really need a load of space in your family vehicle, say for six to eight adult-sized passengers or serious consignments of cargo, even the biggest 4x4s are going to struggle. These days it’s all about SUVs and crossovers, the more substantial of which come in seven-seat guises to cater for larger families. Big MPVs aren’t exactly the flavour of the month in the modern car market.

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