Citroën just handed Japanese fans a serious dose of nostalgia — and there won't be nearly enough to go around. Starting August 20, 2026, the beloved sandy SABLE color returns to the Berlingo lineup, three years after it vanished from the standard palette in 2022. It's now available across all four current versions of the model. But here's the catch: only 500 cars will wear it. Prices range from ¥4.67 million to ¥4.992 million.
SABLE on the Berlingo isn't new — it's the return of a legend. The color debuted when the model launched in Japan back in 2020, and according to Stellantis Japan, it accounted for roughly 70% of all cars sold at the time. Let that sink in. The shade was dropped from the lineup in 2022, only to return in 2023 as part of a limited 500-unit Edition Sable run. Apparently, the Berlingo just isn't quite itself without it.
This time, the allocation is carved up to the last car. The five-seat BERLINGO MAX BlueHDi gets 100 units, while the seven-seat LONG MAX BlueHDi gets 150. The XTR Grip Control Package versions, equipped with selectable drive modes, receive quotas of 100 and 150 respectively. Add it up, and the total comes to exactly 500 — not one more.
There's a pricing twist, too. On Citroën's current Japanese site, the standard BERLINGO MAX starts at ¥4.49 million, while the SABLE version costs ¥4.67 million. The gap for the LONG MAX is identical — ¥180,000. For the XTR versions, the difference is smaller, at ¥114,000. Call it a nostalgia tax. No other changes tied specifically to the SABLE trim have been announced.
The Berlingo's popularity in Japan isn't just marketing talk. The model has ranked first among imported MPVs for five consecutive years, from 2021 through 2025, according to Stellantis' own calculations based on data from the Japan Automobile Importers Association (JAIA).
Citroën has made no announcement about bringing this series to other markets.
Earlier, Citroën unveiled the 2027 Aircross for the Brazilian market.
