[Venkatesh]

Bookings for the C3Aircross will open in September; deliveries to start in October.



The C3 Aircross will be available with a sole 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine (110hp, 190Nm) coupled to a single 6-speed manual.

Fuel efficiency - 18.5kpl



C3 Aircross comes with segment-best width, height and wheelbase. The SUV also offers 200 mm of ground clearance, and a class-leading bootspace of 511-litre (5+2 seating with the 3rd row removed). The 5-seater version has 444-litre bootspace.



4 monotone body colours, 6 dual tone options, 2 interior dash options and 4 customisation packs.





More than 90% localisation of components, and 20 lakh+ km undertaken on various test mules before the Citroen C3 Aircross made its global debut.



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[volkman10]

Citroen C3 Aircross fuel economy, booking details, launch timeline revealed.

Citroen C3 Aircross will get two seating options
Gets a 200mm ground clearance
Wont get a sunroof on any variant

▪️ 1.2-litre turbo-petrol
▪️ 110hp, 190Nm
▪️ 6-speed MT
▪️ Fuel efficiency – 18.5kpl
▪️ 200mm ground clearance
▪️ 10.2-inch touchscreen

Citroen has also announced that the C3 Aircross 1.2 turbo petrol with manual gearbox delivers an ARAI certified fuel economy figure of 18.5kpl.

An automatic gearbox option is likely to join at a later stage.

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Media drive to start, embargo to lift on 6th Aug at 9:00 am

[Venkatesh]

Citroen C3 Aircross in pictures.





























Source : CarandBike, EvoIndia

[Knightrider]

Citroen have managed to keep the SUV looks on this one despite having a 7 seater option, by avoiding a 3rd window/quarter glass. No way does it look MPVish. Needs to be seen how much space it has in the third row. I guess this car will make sense for those who don't need a 7 seater as such, but would be good to have that flexibility.

[ashutoshb]

Did not see one slide on safety

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Media drive starts. (Source: Car&Bike Twitter)

[ashutoshb]

The best looking colour combo to me

Source: HT Auto Twitter

[Venkatesh]

Few pictures from the media drive, reviews drops on August 6 at 9AM.



















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[aniketi]

I quite like the styling. I hope they will start with price tag of 8.99 or 9.49 Lakhs ex showroom. Engine specs on paper looks ok, need to see how it performs in real world. This will compete against cars like Nexon, Brezza, Venue, Sonet, etc. and not with Creta, Seltos, Kushaq, etc. as they comes in next segment. They have to price this aggressively to gain some market share to start with. Being European I guess it will score good in safety ratings too.

After exit of few car manufacturers in last few years, we need new car manufacturer's to survive here. Competition is always healthy and beneficial for manufacturer's and customers both.

[mywayishighway]

I don't understand Citroen India strategy at all. They have a gem of a car in C5 Aircross and they price it like crazy. Another good looking hatchback c3 with no automatic. And now this c3 Aircross with the same mistakes. Come on Citroen India why are you guys wasting time and money.

[motorworks]

Citroen thinks Automatic climate control is not a necessary feature? Extremely surprising that someone will skip this feature in 2023!

The car has to go beyond its looks, with par for course features, engines and build quality.

Also, Citroen is likely to push for higher sales in urban markets given its limited dealerships, but how are they going to target see success here without an automatic? Understand this is going to come later, but when? I mean, we heard this word “later” even when the C3 was launched! And yet there is no timeline in sight.

[sf71hvettel]

Originally Posted by aniketi

This will compete against cars like Nexon, Brezza, Venue, Sonet, etc. and not with Creta, Seltos, Kushaq, etc. as they comes in next segment.

This is a 4.3M with an effective tax rate of 45%. It will be hard to compete against the sub 4M cars like Nexon/Brezza with an effective tax of 29% to 31%.

They have obviously comprimised on features for practicality and price.

[e46]

"No frills, back to basics car" is the line which comes to my mind after seeing this car. I would keep an eye on the pricing and sales figures down the line.

I do not give a thing about sunroof, glad to find its absence, however does it not come with projector light setup in the front?

[GoBabyGo]

Hi, its a wonderful day today when I get to read two news - Elevate which is 2018 design & features SUV launching in 2023 and Citroen C3 Aircross which is 2013 kind of product launching in 2023. God bless these manufacturers.

[cediaowner]

Citroen is neither a safe car as per the abysmal c3 ratings (0 stars Latin Ncap) as well as a feature rich car. Hope their safety rating is on game this time otherwise RIP in advance. Why would anyone buy a cheap unsafe car with archaic features from an unknown brand in India?

[Torquedo]

Originally Posted by cediaowner

Hope their safety rating is on game this time otherwise RIP in advance. Why would anyone buy a cheap unsafe car with archaic features from an unknown brand in India?

Tried really hard to control my itch, couldn't, responses -

1) With 50% of the junta in India driving the Maruti, most people should not be bothered about the safety, let alone Maruti, Kia, Hyundai et all birds of the same feather that flock together, Tata would be on the top of the charts, if safety would be priority for most of the aam junta.

2) Engine - they are bringing in 190 Nm that Maruti has not been able to do in 40 years of their existence, leaving the Fiat multijet apart, anyways, we are talking gasolines here.

3) Features - My Hexa, Thar, Optra, Figo and 1.6 Fiesta hadve/had no ACC, but go ask anyone who have owned these, each of these is something that they'll vouch for, I'm sure they (Citroen) would've included all safety features, audio and other stuff can be retrofitted.

4) Ride and Handling - I'm sure this shall be better than whatever the Maruti's have offered till date and other manufacturers in the same ballpark pricing band.

Cars are much more than features, feel and connect are the most crucial ingredients when looking out for one, features just add that little bit of convenience. Pity that most of us Indians land up buying that soggy, lame 1.2 (1.5 is the same with a different bore and stroke) from a 6L Swift to a 18L Brezza/Grand Vitara, aah that 1.0(every time someone calls it a boosterjet, I'm in splits for a while), wait till stocks last and it shall be shelved.

It might not garner the volumes but shall be close to all who land up buying one and this RIP, Feature mentality has already killed many a brands like the Chevy, Ford, Fiat etc.

To me, this would make a fantastic 5 seater, way better off than most of the hatchbacks sold, just that they price it right.

Please appreciate what they are offering and what the product is, simply writing it off does not serve any good.

It's the Engine, Chassis and Shell that should call out the fate of a car not it's features, sad part is, most of us are unappreciative of this fact & & on all of the above 3 reasons stated, this thing shall be better off than most of the DUN§ sold in our market.

Can go on and on, but, what would you buy, a base C3 Aircross or the Swift Zxi+ ?