29 June 2009 - 11:00
New Citroen C3: first look
Citroen has given us a first look at its new C3, set to reach the UK early next year.
It's a bit bigger than the outgoing model - around nine centimetres longer and four centimetres wider - and retains a similarly bubbly profile, though with a wider track and slightly tauter, sharper sheetmetal.
And a whole lot more glass. Check out that huge windscreen-slash-sunroof, which becomes progressively more tinted as it sweeps back over the driver's head. That's a lot of air, right there.
The C3's bigger footprint means more interior space - there's extra legroom in front and back, though bootspace remains the same at 300 litres.
It'll be green, too. From launch, we'll see a 67kW HDI diesel which will emit just 99g/km of CO2. In 2011, we'll see second-generation stop-start technology lowering emissions to around 90g/km of CO2.
Expect posher materials and improved noise insulation in the cabin, and - if you're feeling so inclined - an integrated air freshener. Mmm.
So what do we reckon? Further evidence of the Citroen design renaissance... or a bit of a let-down?
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In a way blame goes to Peugeot... then Ford and now Mazda but they all have their own signature branding characteristics. Think Citroen has really improved greatly plus they haven't lost their quirky cues every now and then, which is why Renault has hired former Mazda design guru Laurens van den Acker to maybe change their direction.
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This Cit looks better than the equivalent Peugeot. A big turnaround from the days when Citroens were just ugly Peugeots. I also don't get the gaping air intakes - a while back designers were trying their hardest to hide the intake.
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mattB commented on this article
at 06:26 am on 30 June 2009
Is that the standard grill shape for every brand now? Looks like a Mitsubishi, which looks like an Audi, which looks like........
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