Its French and its NOT a Croissant - New Citroen C5

flipsyde · 11th May 2008, 10:39

i am surprised there aren't any citroen fans on team-bhp!!

the new citroen c5 looks nothing short of fabulous.....the the rear of the car resembles the E46 BMW 3 Series (or is it just me???)

New CitroÃ«n C5: official site

hoping to rent this beaut on my trip to europe next month. car rentals quote USD 864 for 13 days.

i hope those cheese eating surrender monkeys have built this gorgeous looking car properly!! (no offense meant)

jkdas · 11th May 2008, 11:18

They had an awesome advt years back for a hot hatch right? And it indeed had a nice engine to go with.

Looks MEAN. Great alloys too. Too much electronic gimmicks? Separate ac controls/display! etc

Whats the 'two suspension setup' ?

maxbhp · 11th May 2008, 12:09

Nice design though the front looks a bit too bulky to be passed of as a sedan .
One thing that I noticed is that it has too many line similar to that of the new Ford Mondeo when viewed from the side. Have a look at the circles I have marked in the pic.

flipsyde · 11th May 2008, 12:15

i guess like engine options, accessories etc they have two options for the suspension system...... one is the metal and the other is the Hydraactive III+

i don't know how exactly they work..... to me the metal seems like our typical suspension and the hydramatic typical hydraullic suspension system (similar to the airmatic system that works on the mercs i assume)

to me citroens are the most comfortable way to come last in any track event!! they do make nice rally cars though.

flipsyde · 11th May 2008, 12:32

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Originally Posted by maxbhp

Nice design though the front looks a bit too bulky to be passed of as a sedan .
One thing that I noticed is that it has too many line similar to that of the new Ford Mondeo when viewed from the side. Have a look at the circles I have marked in the pic.

stricking similarities. but it must be said the mondeo looks wonderful but the citroen seems like every but is just a little bit better (aesthetically at least)

and i agree with you on the front grill.

Jayabusa · 11th May 2008, 12:39

Gotta love those interiors! That steering wheel is irresistible and those seats look very inviting. I love Peugeot and Citroen but feel they are very underrated.
BTW few years ago there was an article in Times Drive about a Citroen saloon to be released into Indian markets but no news later. Any idea as to what happened?

11th May 2008, 10:39	#1
flipsyde BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 644 Thanked: 84 Times	Its French and its NOT a Croissant - New Citroen C5 i am surprised there aren't any citroen fans on team-bhp!! the new citroen c5 looks nothing short of fabulous.....the the rear of the car resembles the E46 BMW 3 Series (or is it just me???) New CitroÃ«n C5: official site hoping to rent this beaut on my trip to europe next month. car rentals quote USD 864 for 13 days. i hope those cheese eating surrender monkeys have built this gorgeous looking car properly!! (no offense meant)
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11th May 2008, 11:18	#2
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	They had an awesome advt years back for a hot hatch right? And it indeed had a nice engine to go with. Looks MEAN. Great alloys too. Too much electronic gimmicks? Separate ac controls/display! etc Whats the 'two suspension setup' ?
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11th May 2008, 12:09	#3
maxbhp Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: C C K Posts: 1,382 Thanked: 89 Times View My Garage	Nice design though the front looks a bit too bulky to be passed of as a sedan . One thing that I noticed is that it has too many line similar to that of the new Ford Mondeo when viewed from the side. Have a look at the circles I have marked in the pic. Attached Thumbnails
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11th May 2008, 12:15	#4
flipsyde BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 644 Thanked: 84 Times	i guess like engine options, accessories etc they have two options for the suspension system...... one is the metal and the other is the Hydraactive III+ i don't know how exactly they work..... to me the metal seems like our typical suspension and the hydramatic typical hydraullic suspension system (similar to the airmatic system that works on the mercs i assume) to me citroens are the most comfortable way to come last in any track event!! they do make nice rally cars though.
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11th May 2008, 12:39	#6
Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,448 Thanked: 69 Times	Gotta love those interiors! That steering wheel is irresistible and those seats look very inviting. I love Peugeot and Citroen but feel they are very underrated. BTW few years ago there was an article in Times Drive about a Citroen saloon to be released into Indian markets but no news later. Any idea as to what happened?
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