|
|
Citroen Berlingo Blaze is new offering for mobility market
publication date: Jan 12, 2010
Citroën Berlingo Multispace MPV versatility and the
expertise of award-winning GM Coachwork - Motability Wheelchair
Accessible Vehicle Partner of the Year 2009 - have combined to produce
the new Berlingo Blaze.
This advanced, compact wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) has been
developed to set new standards of user convenience in this sector. The
new Berlingo Blaze is available in two formats - driver, plus
wheelchair passenger and two other passengers, or driver plus
wheelchair passenger and three other passengers. | |  | GM Coachwork - an expanding business - expects its new
Blaze compact WAV, which is based on the Citroën Berlingo Multispace VT
or XTR, to be one of its major sellers in the Motability sector during
2010. To prepare for this high level of demand the Trusham, Devon
headquartered company has taken delivery of its first 30 Berlingo
Multispace MPVs for conversion - with more orders in the pipeline.
To provide the Berlingo Blaze with class leading standards of user
versatility and convenience, GM Coachwork has used its 21 years of
specialist engineering expertise to best effect. Key to the unique
abilities of the Berlingo Blaze, is its low floor conversion of the
rear compartment, which not only provides generous rear headroom of
1,372mm (4ft 6in), but also a very shallow angle for the fold-out,
non-slip surfaced light alloy ramp. This provides safer and easier
entry and exit for the wheelchair and its passenger. The lowered rear
floor compartment also provides the width necessary to accommodate a
range of full-size wheelchairs.
As standard, the Berlingo Blaze is supplied with a single Citroën
folding rear seat for one passenger, enabling the wheelchair passenger
to be carried alongside. Or, as an option, GM Coachwork will provide
two custom-made rear passenger seats - allowing the wheelchair
passenger to be carried centrally.
The Berlingo Blaze, based on the Berlingo Multispace 1.6i VT, is
available priced from £13,995 (for Motability customers - £495 advance
payment and full Motability allowance), while the Berlingo Multispace
1.6HDi XTR based model is priced from £15,995 (or for Motability
customers - £1,195 advance payment and full Motability allowance). All
models have a three year, 60,000 mile warranty. |
Download the Wheels Within Wales toolbar for your quickest way to keep in touch with everything that's happening on Welsh roads and in showrooms or use our RSS feed for the headlines you will not want to miss
|
|
|
.gif){kind=small}