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Citroen C3 Review smile, it is a French supermini.
This is the Citroën C3, reinvented Gone is the drab and dull current C3, replaced with something fresh and funky, part-supermini, Part A crossover Citroen C3 supercross, if you want.
The French firm has a rich history of pushing boundaries, and a range of Airbumps, chunky SUV-esque style, a camera and a host of customization options may not raise the C3 across paid to the Traction Avant 2CV and DS, it is for the moment at least in a league of its own.
Come next year, the Citroën C3 could be the car to be seen in, darling supermini The vanilla is like last year, honey.
Similarities will be drawn with the Citroën C4 Cactus Airbumps you can thank for this, but it is the C3 a set of air-filled body panels.
It is smaller to begin with, and if you do not like and we know Airbumps on mid-spec feeling a number of people who don t they're not available on the touch pad entry and only one option .
He looks a bit naked without them, remove part of the unique character of the C3 Not a great idea if you're looking to stand out No, what you need are Airbumps and wheelarch extensions, this last series on Feel and Flair models.
Come on, how could you not like the look of the new Citroën C3 This could be the best small and medium Citroën since Claudia Schiffer took off to help sell the Xsara Coupe Unless we are allowed to DS3 class as a Hashtag controversial Citroen.
Style is just the right side of yer face aggression, while Airbumps are narrower than those on the C4 Cactus and seem based on overall proportions of C3.
Much will depend on how you spec your new C3 with different colors of body parts and three roof options, Citroën offers a total of 36 ways to create your look, so there's no excuse if you end up with the same C3 as the guy across the road.
A black roof comes standard on Feel and Flair models with white or red versions available as free update in our opinion, you would be crazy not to try a duotone look Again, it is part of nature C3.
If you like inside the C4 Cactus, you'll love the minimalist cabin C3 If you were not a fan of your style lounge atmosphere, there's every reason to take a second look this Sá look familiar, but Citroen has leveled most small problems associated with Cactus.
The rear windows open, they don t just pop the rear seat splits 60 40 There's more of a cup holder and everyone is helpful and infotainment screen is a touch more intuitive, although it is still behind some of the best systems on the market.
All this in one of the best cabins of the sector and proves that you do not need to go premium for something to feel good.
Citroën has worked hard to ensure that contact points feel special, while neat touches, such as details about the vents and reverse Airbumps make it easier to forgive the low-rent plastics found nowhere else in the cabin.
The wide seats are comfortable and much more favorable than they look, while the trim high spec Flair adds a leather steering wheel and leather gearknob the mixture.
The exterior is customizable, in the interior.
The good news Citroën offers three indoor supposedly, including scenes of the standard, but oh-so boring gray Mica tissue.
It is far better to opt for the manly Red Urban or coffee shop Friendly Hype Colorado In both cases, the dashboard, door cards and seats have improved, while Hype Colorado added a flying two-tone names are daft, but the results are good.
Unfortunately, Citroën UK isn t planning to offer Metropolitan gray atmosphere, a mixture of gray fabric and yellow stitching, which is much more attractive than it sounds It's just a hunch, but we think this could be a big seller in the United United.
Now you are sitting comfortably, we will start Aware that, to many buyers, car technology is nearly as important as how the car drives, Citroen instructed the C3 with useful kit, including a much is standard.
Even the C3 touch input level hill start assist, lane change warning system, DAB digital radio, Bluetooth, coffee break and a warning speed recognition system, but the real value lies in the middle of spec Feel cut.
This adds a 7-inch color touch screen, the LED daytime running lights, automatic air conditioning, steering column controls, front and rear electric windows and mirror screen Apple carplay.
It'll be the ConnectedCAM what Citroën calls the first global standard on the C3 Flair and optional on Feel, ConnectedCAM is a full HD camera integrated with a wide 120º view of the road.
Just press a button behind the rearview mirror and the camera records what you see, either as a photo or a minute of footage used in conjunction with a free application, ConnectedCAM share your memories on social media.
You must remember to uncheck the automatic sharing box, something we discovered after taking a half dozen terrible blows fleet of airport and approach roads, which were shared on Twitter with Enjoying my tweet player.
Regardless of our lack of skills of social media, the ConnectedCAM is a neat perfect key to annoy your friends with memories of your favorite trips or random things you see on the side of the road, you know, like clowns killers , gorillas or truly intelligent candidates in the current series of the apprentice.
ConnectedCAM also functions as a dashcam accident, movies automatic recording of 30 seconds before and 60 seconds after we suspect other carmakers will follow with their own versions of the Citroën system.
It is a sign of the times that we managed to get away without talking about the dynamics C3 two reasons First, the majority of C3 buyers will be more interested in the style and technology that ride and handling Secondly, it is not the sharpest in the supermini sector.
If you prefer to drive to take pictures in motion, the Ford Fiesta remains the supermini choice, but it does not mean the Citroën C3 is final In fact, the C3 feels pleasantly French.
That means you can expect an empty barrel roll in tight turns, with a tendency to C3 to feel a little unsettled on uneven surfaces On the other side, the ride quality is smooth and cosseting we put in mind of the great Citroens of old.
The manual gearbox five-speed was also a whiff of Gitanes and yellow headlights air about it, with a long throw, but surprisingly satisfying change action Did we mention the C3 feels decidedly French.
There are five engines to choose three 1 2 liters oils with three cylinders and a pair of 1 four-cylinder 6-liter diesels The roads in and around Barcelona were either soaked or filled with traffic, but we tested the middle -range PureTech with 82 hp and the top PureTech powered with 110 hp.
In both flavors you'll discover the roar three familiar cylinders and everything it its little vibrations transmitted by the pedals, it is never a problem because the transmission is such that the peppy engine 1 of 2 liters is screaming to be taken the redline peak power is between 5,550 and 5,750rpm, depending on the output.
It feels a little out of his depth on a highway, and more than once we reached for a sixth gear that wasn t there, but given the nature of a supermini, it is easy to forgive a small engine and road noise.
Less forgivable is that the smaller of the two engines tend to stutter more occasional hiccups speeds, as if the engine had cut us to put it down to a quirk of our test car had it not been for the fact that another journalist has experienced similar problems.
It all depends on what you intend to do with the front, the C3 is very well packaged, feeling every inch minimalist lounge Citroën wanted it to be.
It also offers 300 liters of boot space, which is 10 liters more than the Ford Fiesta, but 30 liters on the Skoda Fabia But it is in the rear seats where things start to wrong Taller passengers can explore to Yes other options, even a trip through Southern rail.
rear headroom is extremely limited, especially if you opt for the optional panoramic roof on the 400 C3 Flair But if your head and neck are suffering, a thought for your knees and legs, because legroom is quite narrow.
Still, at least you can push your head out of the window, which is something you can not do in the C4 Cactus While on the subject of practicality, the C3 offers a number of useful storage areas including large pockets door and three cupholders.
The Ford Fiesta has recently gone all expensive, with a starting price of 13,545, while the Skoda Fabia will start at 10750 As for the C3, the 10995 for the C3 Touch is a bit misleading, because you'll want almost certainly pass the Feel, whose prices start at 13,045.
The best value seems to be the PureTech Feel 110 to 14945, while the 82 PureTech Flair 14795 is tempting if you are after all the toys and don t intend to venture too far from the city.
CO2 emissions range from 92g km for BlueHDi 75 to 109g km of PureTech 82 As you would expect, diesel engines offer the best economy, with figures of 76 3mpg 80 7mpg, although 60 1mpg 61 4mpg for gasoline engines isn t too bad.
The Citroen C3 is flowing into exhibition Call It looks great, is blessed with a brilliant inside forward, at least during the ConnectedCAM ensures that it offers something new in a highly competitive and crowded.
But strip the fancy paint jobs and duotone novelty factor HD camera, and you're left with a supermini that you have to live with for three years, more so if you buy a Citroen C3.
Put it this way, we hope that you sincerely The world needs more almond green, cobalt blue and orange energy supermini, while the C3 is further proof that Citroen following track A future focused on comfort and technology feels very Citroen for us.
It is not perfect lack of space in the back is a big problem, we remain to be convinced that sticking all controls on a touch screen is a good idea, and the driving experience won t suit everyone.
Rationally, it is probably a supermini three stars, but emotionally, this amounted to four stars because it is an easy car to love Come January 2017, we hope that the C3 is a familiar sight on the roads of Britain you know what to do.
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