We know some will regret to be passed to the 4 4

When you ride on a "family monospace" for novices, it is a kind of monolith born with Renault space in the 1980s, to accommodate up to seven persons, baggage, cans of Coca and including bottle , you expect to be well received, "unpaid". That's all. Mean that, for lovers of automobiles, the purchase of such gear is tunes of "punishment"... But, Oh surprise, on the Citroën C4 Picasso (second generation) and the VW Touran, rejuvenated for the 2007 vintage, it comes to review its judgments...

This is not their body, the functional form allows only grudging fantasies (including C4 elongated rear lights). Nothing to do not more with their performance (in both cases they are "quiet" cars, which only pride is 800 miles that can be browse trafficked with the Diesel engine). No, their common genius lies in their pioneering spirit.

On the French vehicle, this translates a panoramic windscreen (upper ends behind the head of the front passenger) giving the impression of being in direct contact with the road and the landscape. Sensation guaranteed, as it is accompanied by a bold interior decoration as it was until then on the concept cars: black lacquer on some command buttons, futuristic design of dash, worthy of the best films of science fiction armchairs, subdued lighting that file on any of the lower part of the dashboard... This is much more successful than in the presidential C6! It is a work of artist. The Jean-Pierre Ploué (father of the Renault Twingo become responsible for the Citroën design) and his team, particularly François Duris (brother of the actor, and responsible for color and material). In short, a sumptuous minivan. Add that is not bored at the wheel although it regrets the lack of spirit of mechanics (110-138 HP Diesel "only" for the moment) and, sometimes, its price (24.150 euros imperiled top more than 35,000 euros armed with options...)

It is station alone!

Same wonder on the Touran, with, in addition, the happiness of doing the show for passengers and onlookers. His secret It is station alone! Yes, you have many read, the electronics of the Touran is access this minivan to the rank of the first three cars in the world (with the Toyota Prius and Lexus LS460) to offer the possibility his driver to release the wheel for a niche! Bluffing. In concrete terms Nothing of sorcerer: pass step (30 km/h max) to any parking between two cars. Radar then measure the available space. Then, walk back, and the whimsical car itself wheels parking. Detail of importance: it is you that accelerate and that brake. Technologically, nothing prohibited to entrust this task also to the computer, but VW wanted to driver the only master on board, a responsible individual who turns or always looks into her rear-view mirrors... He is still that the accuracy of the device called "parkassist" made each a King of the niche. A historic breakthrough overcharged option (from 300 to 700 euros approximately according to the definitions). This will be the only complaint, as for the rest, this model is well finished, has proven engines (2.0 TDI 140), or even a sports strand (2.0 TDI 170) at prices "soft" (count 30,000 euros for a TDI 140 model with equipment without fault). We know some will regret to be passed to the 4 4...