This prototype is the only one of its kind. But there is nothing to stop us dreaming of a day when anybody will be able to order a made-to-measure car... 

Taking an idea from Citroën's marketing department, coachwork specialist Sbarro came up with a Berlingo prototype designed specifically for media-related activities: the Grand Reporter. Naturally, the new vehicle is equipped with all the tools needed for electronic newsgathering: a laptop computer configured for TV network and Internet access, a laser printer, a GSM cellphone and a satellite telephone. But the trailblazing feature is the jack-mounted rear seat, which can be raised as a covered platform to a height of 4 feet above the vehicle. From that vantage-point, still protected by the roof, our reporter has a bird's eye view of what's going on around him. The Grand Reporter is ideal for filming sporting events, parades, safaris - in fact, just about anything that's making news. The vehicle was given a customised livery and interior decoration as well as a host of fixtures for storing equipment. Presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1997, the Grand Reporter is yet another technical breakthrough based 

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