Citroen

Citroen

Despite having cornered the market in cheap French charm, Citroen is a mixed message for car buyers. Its move away from the overt quirkiness that was once its trademark has made it a more sensible choice, but we preferred it when it was just a bit mad. Can't argue with its aggressive pricing tactics though.

  • Citroen Berlingo

    Berlingo

    £10,475 - £14,240

    If you're a French car maker a 'van with windows' is obligatory. Usual rules apply - loads of space, low-rent interior, cheerful but unrefined. Renault's Kangoo pips it.

  • Citroen C1

    C1

    £7,210 - £9,010

    Ever thought you'd love a bit of Citroen quirkiness if it was built like a Toyota? Well, here's a city car that's actually built BY Toyota. Great but, oddly, you miss the quirks.

  • Citroen C2

    C2

    £8,025 - £13,310

    Blame the old Saxo for being so cheap and insurable it filled the roads with baseball-capped oiks. The C2 was built to do the same but, fortunately, the oiks didn't notice.

  • Citroen C3

    C3

    £9,225 - £14,940

    A kind of French Ford Fiesta, but cheaper to buy, insure and run. But Citroen trying to do 'ordinary' is like Tracey Emmin sculpting a nice sensible vase. A bit wrong.

  • Citroen C3 Picasso

    C3 Picasso

    £10,700 - £14,825

    Europe's biggest MPV manufacturer adds another one to the range. Ignore the C3 precursor - the Picasso is far better than its namesake.

     

  • Citroen C3 Pluriel

    C3 Pluriel

    £12,945 - £14,945

    Now that's more like it! Somebody in a beret took a swig from the 2CV bottle and hatched a wacky hatch with a bizarre roll-down sunroof. Gloriously unsensible stuff.

  • Citroen C4

    C4

    £12,350 - £19,325

    On-the-money Focus rival with bags of character and enough eccentricities to make you want to believe that somewhere there might be a Transformer robot button.

  • Citroen C4 Picasso

    C4 Picasso

    £13,120 - £21,785

    Absolute gem of a small MPV. More attractive than Myleene Klass and with more clever storage solutions than a Swedish warehouse. Nothing out there to beat it.

  • Citroen C5

    C5

    £15,780 - £25,780

    As identity crises go, you can't really beat a French car that longs to be German. Psychiatrists will have more fun with it than folk who swap it for their 3-Series.

  • Citroen C5 Tourer

    C5 Tourer

    £15,960 - £26,780

    A delicious slice of French quirkiness, with plenty of space in the boot for works of cubism and enormous, difficult-to-understand novels and large wheels of festering cheese.

  • Citroen C6

    C6

    £27,735 - £35,780

    General de Gaulle would certainly have one if he wasn't dead. First Citroen for ages to honour the air-sprung oddness of the classic DS. A properly Gallic limo.

  • Citroen C8

    C8

    £19,217 - £28,585

    MPV from the days when MPVs were just vans with windows and chairs. Suitable for people who still think of George Orwell when you mention Big Brother.

  • Citroen C-Crosser

    C-Crosser

    £19,335 - £26,405

    Why on Earth would they think you want an SUV with a Citroen badge? It would be like Jimmy Choo making a pair of work boots. Mitsubishi builds it, but even so...

  • Citroen Grand C4 Picasso

    Grand C4 Picasso

    £14,120 - £22,885

    How many other big MPVs don’t make you look like you've have a total excision of character, individuality and taste? None, that’s how many. Well, not many. And they won't be as good as this.

  • Citroen Xsara Picasso

    Xsara Picasso

    £15,520 - £16,575

    No idea why this is still out there when it's blown into the weeds by Citroen's own C4 Picasso. Don't buy one even if you've just christened your daughter Xsara.

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