Citroen C5 spotted testing in Bangalore.

Vid6639 · 2nd September 2009, 09:29

Last weekend near palace cross road, I spotted this C5 under test. It was not camouflaged but had all these antennas on the roof. He was filling up petrol.

I asked the driver some details but he kept telling me test vehicle and no more info. He didn't let me take pics, but I managed a couple when he was going to pay the fuel bill.

Even the reg number was weird. I'm not masking it now as it doesn't look like a proper number.

Citroen C5 spotted testing in Bangalore.-imag0139.jpg

Citroen C5 spotted testing in Bangalore.-imag0138.jpg

balajird · 2nd September 2009, 09:33

Citroen in India... wow, thats something i never thought of, i drove a Citroen C4 (diesel) in UK (3 years back) during a weekend drive for 1000 miles, what a car, the car was cruising at 100 mph without any vibs or noise, the interior was spacious, had lots of goodies, auto headlights, auto wipers and the ORVM fold when the car is locked (like i20). Though this might not be relevant to C5, i somehow felt the quality of Citroen car is really good and hence the comment.

Nikhilb2008 · 2nd September 2009, 09:40

Bye 230D?

Does he mean the C320 with a diesel engine?

The rear lights especially look a lot like they were copied from BMW cars

AyAn! · 2nd September 2009, 09:45

Wow!! Finally the French are making a bee-line for our shores!
Hope the C5 doesn't end up with paltry sales for being CBUs like the Camry and Teana.
BTW are those even Indian plates?! Maybe French!

dhrishikesh · 2nd September 2009, 09:48

The car is looking good but its ground clearance is too low for the Indian roads.
@ Nikhil,
I totally agree with you that the rear lights seems to be copied from BMW's.
In India, is it going to have petrol engine or diesel engine ??
Any guess on its price ??
Is it to be a direct import (CBU) ??

blackasta · 2nd September 2009, 09:53

liftback huh! Finally the world class designs are coming to India. But we need standard roads and sane drivers for these machines.

asr245 · 2nd September 2009, 10:26

In 'Top Gear' ownership surveys (which includes A.S.S., reliability), French cars are usually at the bottom of the list (Citroen more so than Renault). And that was in UK.

I will be very pessimistic about buying a Citroen here as A.S.S. in India is generally much worse as compared to western world.

tushky · 2nd September 2009, 10:37

Nice catch. the Peugeot Spotted in Pune also had BYE**** no. french connection?

srishiva · 2nd September 2009, 10:51

Big front overhang. Looks good and as always the pricing will be decisive if introduced in India. Tail light looks more like Infinity.

In autoexpress UK survey its ranked above Renault, Vauxhall, Peugeot and of course the perennial last placed Fiat.

ACM · 2nd September 2009, 10:52

Looks good, but it will take a lot more than looks to make in India now onwards

karpusv · 2nd September 2009, 12:19

Looks good. It has good stance and flair too.
Will do good if priced @ 12-14 Lacs I guess so

ajmat · 2nd September 2009, 12:46

French electronics, oh oh !

MileCruncher · 2nd September 2009, 12:53

the number plate looks British than French.

F(rench)C(onnection)(through)UK?

Anyways the Peugeots have better quality than Citreon. The Citreon C1 which is the same as Toyota Aygo is the most suitable car for India apart from the 2CV

gpa · 2nd September 2009, 12:56

Nice scoop Vid.

If they are testing, then it shouldn't be long before they launch it.

Will be interesting to see how they position the car. The number plate seems to be one from another country.

rjstyles69 · 2nd September 2009, 12:57

Thank God !! The Altis found its way home, else it would have been another round waiting for the Citroen , then test driving and again those endless list of phone calls to T-bhp'ians

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2nd September 2009, 09:29	#1
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,692 Thanked: 44,183 Times View My Garage	Citroen C5 spotted testing in Bangalore. Last weekend near palace cross road, I spotted this C5 under test. It was not camouflaged but had all these antennas on the roof. He was filling up petrol. I asked the driver some details but he kept telling me test vehicle and no more info. He didn't let me take pics, but I managed a couple when he was going to pay the fuel bill. Even the reg number was weird. I'm not masking it now as it doesn't look like a proper number.
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2nd September 2009, 09:33	#2
balajird BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 460 Thanked: 63 Times	Citroen in India... wow, thats something i never thought of, i drove a Citroen C4 (diesel) in UK (3 years back) during a weekend drive for 1000 miles, what a car, the car was cruising at 100 mph without any vibs or noise, the interior was spacious, had lots of goodies, auto headlights, auto wipers and the ORVM fold when the car is locked (like i20). Though this might not be relevant to C5, i somehow felt the quality of Citroen car is really good and hence the comment.
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2nd September 2009, 09:40	#3
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,194 Thanked: 10,178 Times	Bye 230D? Does he mean the C320 with a diesel engine? The rear lights especially look a lot like they were copied from BMW cars
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2nd September 2009, 09:45	#4
AyAn! Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durgapur/Calcutta/Pune Posts: 2,169 Thanked: 873 Times	Wow!! Finally the French are making a bee-line for our shores! Hope the C5 doesn't end up with paltry sales for being CBUs like the Camry and Teana. BTW are those even Indian plates?! Maybe French!
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2nd September 2009, 09:48	#5
dhrishikesh BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mumbai / Pune B Posts: 806 Thanked: 241 Times	The car is looking good but its ground clearance is too low for the Indian roads. @ Nikhil, I totally agree with you that the rear lights seems to be copied from BMW's. In India, is it going to have petrol engine or diesel engine ?? Any guess on its price ?? Is it to be a direct import (CBU) ??
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2nd September 2009, 09:53	#6
blackasta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WB 26 Posts: 3,408 Thanked: 2,928 Times View My Garage	liftback huh! Finally the world class designs are coming to India. But we need standard roads and sane drivers for these machines.
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2nd September 2009, 10:26	#7
asr245 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 392 Times	In 'Top Gear' ownership surveys (which includes A.S.S., reliability), French cars are usually at the bottom of the list (Citroen more so than Renault). And that was in UK. I will be very pessimistic about buying a Citroen here as A.S.S. in India is generally much worse as compared to western world.
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2nd September 2009, 10:37	#8
tushky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 1,277 Thanked: 2,847 Times View My Garage	Nice catch. the Peugeot Spotted in Pune also had BYE**** no. french connection?
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2nd September 2009, 10:51	#9
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,372 Thanked: 2,260 Times	Big front overhang. Looks good and as always the pricing will be decisive if introduced in India. Tail light looks more like Infinity. In autoexpress UK survey its ranked above Renault, Vauxhall, Peugeot and of course the perennial last placed Fiat.
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2nd September 2009, 10:52	#10
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,770 Thanked: 4,582 Times View My Garage	Looks good, but it will take a lot more than looks to make in India now onwards
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2nd September 2009, 12:19	#11
karpusv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: BLR / NGO Posts: 291 Thanked: 188 Times	Looks good. It has good stance and flair too. Will do good if priced @ 12-14 Lacs I guess so
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2nd September 2009, 12:46	#12
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,215 Thanked: 31,650 Times View My Garage	French electronics, oh oh !
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2nd September 2009, 12:53	#13
MileCruncher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: MH01 Posts: 4,518 Thanked: 1,379 Times View My Garage	the number plate looks British than French. F(rench)C(onnection)(through)UK? Anyways the Peugeots have better quality than Citreon. The Citreon C1 which is the same as Toyota Aygo is the most suitable car for India apart from the 2CV Last edited by MileCruncher : 2nd September 2009 at 12:57.
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2nd September 2009, 12:56	#14
gpa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,795 Thanked: 366 Times	Nice scoop Vid. If they are testing, then it shouldn't be long before they launch it. Will be interesting to see how they position the car. The number plate seems to be one from another country.
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2nd September 2009, 12:57	#15
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	Thank God !! The Altis found its way home, else it would have been another round waiting for the Citroen , then test driving and again those endless list of phone calls to T-bhp'ians .
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