Citroen's desire to take over the world via a tide of MPVs means that the C8 sits at the top of a vast range of people-carriers, and gives questionable extra value over the newer (and only slightly smaller) seven-seat version of the C4 Picasso.
But for anyone looking for an old-fashioned people-lugging workhorse, the C8 still has plenty to offer. The cabin is vast, roomy for five and still reasonably spacious with all seven seats in use. It also benefits from sliding rear doors, which make access to the rearmost seats far easier than in rivals with conventional hinged rear doors. The quality of fit and finish is also impressively high and it's a comfortable long-distance cruiser.
Apart from badges and equipment the C8 is effectively identical to the Peugeot 807 meaning that potential buyers should also comparison-shop both rivals. That said, the famous enthusiasm of Citroen dealers to make deals means that the C8 should be the les expensive of the duo spec-for-spec.
It's hard to see any case for the 2.0 litre petrol engine option, which struggles to move the bulky C8 and which drinks far more fuel than either of the excellent turbo-diesels. Of these the 136 bhp 2.0 litre HDI is definitely the one to go for.