This year’s new Citroën Relay already came with ESC as standard — now all other Citroën vans will do, too.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is now standard specification on all Citroën Nemo, Berlingo and Dispatch LCVs produced from 1 July 2014.

With the recent launch of the New Relay, the entire Citroën LCV range now has ESC as standard. In addition to fitting ESC, Nemo, Berlingo and Dispatch LCVs produced from1 July also benefit from further specification improvements.

ESC uses steering angle data and other information from the vehicle to detect if the vehicle is about to travel in a different direction to that indicated by the steering wheel position.

ESC then automatically reduces engine power and brakes the appropriate wheel to help the driver maintain control.

The firm has also announced a number of other minor specification and pricing changes, including:

• Software improvements to its ETG automated gearbox to provide smoother start-ups and acceleration;
• All Berlingo models will be fitted with Hill Start Assist as standard from 1 July;
• Entry level Dispatch models will move from 15-inch rear wheels and drum brakes to 16-inch wheels with disc brakes

Commenting on the changes, Jeremy Smith, Citroën’s Head of Commercial Vehicles & Business Sector Operations, said:

“Citroën continues to improve the specification of its award-winning LCV range. These latest changes to the Nemo, Berlingo and Dispatch, together with the recently launched New Relay, will further enhance the competitive positioning of our LCV range and will significantly benefit fleet and business customers here in the UK.”