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Despite being named after a Disney fish and looking like something Postman Pat would have driven in the Malicious Red metallic paint of our test vehicle, we're quite impressed with the Citroen Nemo.
Along with its Peugeot Bipper and Fiat Fiorino siblings, the van trio are offering something new to the market, sitting above small car-derived vans by offering a boxy van-shaped load bay, but still short enough to make town driving - and parking - a breeze.
The Nemo is available with either 1.4-litre diesel or petrol engines, the latter offered to enable LPG conversions. We sampled the HDi diesel in LX trim that costs £720 more than the X spec, but adds a raft of useful kit including a sliding side loading door, electric heated mirrors, lidded glove box, front electric windows and height-adjustable driver's seat.
It is a shame, though, that items such as aircon and a bulkhead are only on the options list.
The interior is functional but, despite manufacturer's claims, there's still a big quality jump between most van and car interiors. The hard plastics are interspersed with a number of handy small storage areas, although the door bins are a bit narrow. Stereo quality isn't great, especially as van drivers are starting to get to used to a better quality of audio.
Visibility is good thanks to the big windscreen and large mirrors, and the 70PS diesel pulls the Nemo along at a reasonable, if not sparkling, rate. The gearchange is a little rubbery, and more than once we missed fifth gear with the first attempt.
Our test vehicle was fitted with the optional £220 second side door, which makes access to the load bay particularly easy. Along with the split rear door, every bit of the 2.5 cu/m load bay is easily reached.
The Nemo's cutesy looks may not appeal to all van drivers, but the styling certainly adds some memorable character.
Obviously the 610kg payload won't be suitable for all businesses, but in an urban environment the Citroen Nemo makes plenty of sense.
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