2019 Berlingo 1.6 RPM

[legendry]

Hi all, looking at getting a 2019 1.6 Berlingo Diesel but noticed they only have 5 gears. Are they fine for motorway driving or do they end up with high rpm without a 6th gear when at 70mph?
Thanks

[deejay_xb]

aprox 2400 rpm at 130km/h, not high in my opinion

[oilyrag]

As above. The engine develops max torque at 1750 rpm and maximum BHP at 3500 rpm, so the 70mph/2400 cruising speed puts the engine in the sweet spot where it still has the guts to overtake or climb long inclines without resorting to gear changing.

[walterfsnow]

They are fine, you can pack up and ride fearlessly on highway in my opinion, I have driven at 85 MPH on highway 3 months ago. I had this same fear of not driven on the highway for the past 6 months then I finally decided to give it a try. It was success. :-)

[deejay_xb]

On highway I usually do 140-150km/h, max I was 160km/h, no problem cruising at 150 just keep an eye on Waze for cops/radars )

[Matt Haigh]

Like you, I did question whether I should opt for a 6spd model multispace, those higher power models are less common. So now I've got my 3rd 5-speed Berlingo and I needn't have worried, the engine noise isn't excessive at 80-85mph and the K9 model I've got now is a lot quieter than the B9's I've had before. I also wondered if the 6-speed gearbox would offer better fuel efficiency, it may but my 5-speed is doing 51-54mpg over a range of journey types

[Chris666]

Most of my driving is done on cruise control where my B9 and my sisters K9 are both happy enough at motorway speeds*

[ffrenchie]

Like you, I did question whether I should opt for a 6spd model multispace, those higher power models are less common. So now I've got my 3rd 5-speed Berlingo and I needn't have worried, the engine noise isn't excessive at 80-85mph and the K9 model I've got now is a lot quieter than the B9's I've had before. I also wondered if the 6-speed gearbox would offer better fuel efficiency, it may but my 5-speed is doing 51-54mpg over a range of journey types

At 80-85mph on foreign roads 

[legendry]

Thanks for the reply all - Is this the same for both the 75bhp and 100bhp? (Assume the 100 is the engine to get). Thanks again

[Sol]

Yep.