Favorite family vans are going back for their stolen glory. It offers a lot of space at popular prices

Whichever of these brands the customer chooses, he will not make a mistake. Both Berlingo, Rifter and Combo boast a number of interesting and modern elements in their basic equipment. For example, LED lights, a multifunction steering wheel, a 10-inch multimedia display with full connectivity, air conditioning, rear parking sensors, an adjustable driver’s seat, advanced assistance systems or even sixteen-inch wheels are standard. Unlike its siblings, the Opel Combo is also based on IntelliLux LED Matrix main headlights with fourteen individually controlled LED segments. They are switched off individually, which prevents the glare of oncoming vehicles or other road users.

For a change, the Rifter has the only HD display from the basic equipment or perhaps a heated leather-covered steering wheel. On the other hand, it is also the most expensive of the three. In a shorter body for a price of 585,000 crowns, it comes with a 75 kW BlueHDi diesel engine and a six-speed manual transmission. You will pay at least 640,000 crowns for the Long version with a more powerful four-cylinder diesel engine (96 kW) and a manual. Even 740 thousand with an eight-speed automatic.

Both the Berlingo and the Combo have the advantage that, in addition to the basic equipment of the short variants, they also offer a three-cylinder gasoline engine with an output of 81 kW. Thanks to this, the family van from Citroën starts at 565,000, and the one from Opel even at 549,990 CZK. You can get a weaker diesel for the Berlingo from 605,000 crowns and for the Comba from 589,990 CZK. For a more powerful diesel four-cylinder, you will pay at least CZK 735,000 for Citroën and CZK 699,990 for Opel. Well, there is only a longer body left, named as XL for both brands. On the other hand, it is cheaper for the Berlingo, with a more powerful 96 kilowatt diesel unit, it starts at 655,000, in the case of the Comba, it starts at 689,990 CZK. You can see how much a competing Toyota costs here, you will be surprised.

If you would like to expand one of the family vans by two more seats, you usually have to choose a longer body and prepare an additional 28 thousand crowns. Just be careful, the Opel Combo is the only one where you can pay extra for seven seats only with the top equipment. For the other two models, the third row is available from the ground up. We’ll just add that in the shorter versions, the trunk holds up to 983 liters of cargo and up to 2,126 liters if the second row of seats is folded down. In the longer XL, you have 1,538 liters or up to 2,693 litres. You can also playfully load an inflated paddleboard into them. In addition, the rear bench can consist of three separate seats, each of which can be folded down separately or removed completely. All three rear seats even have ISOFIX.