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Citroen has recently regained its Mojo and the new C3 Supermini is proof of positive.
The outgoing car sold well enough, but it was boring – something that could never be said by the third generation C3.
Funky and unmistakable and needs some styling instructions from his big brother, the C4 Cactus, and therefore offers features such as air bumps on the doors, the two-stage headlight signature, the carriers for internal door handles and a top-free dashboard.
With its chunky, cheeky styling, it will certainly have urban attraction, but it is the possibility of personalization that also distinguishes it.
Thanks to its “floating” roof, it is possible to specify two -colored color hunt. In fact, 36 color combinations are available, which means that they would have very unhappily with the same look as their neighbors. There are also three interior panels.
If we had to stimulate a car, we would start for the polar white body, the red roof and the Colorado Hype ambience inside, although power orange with a black roof of Onyx and a red “urban” ambience interior looks. To be honest, there is a lot of fun configuring your C3 before you are even on the go. Oh, and we save the best later, so read on …
The new C3 is available with a thrummy 1.2-liter three-cylinder turbo engine with three performance outputs (68 hp, 82 and 110) and a lazier 1.6-liter diesel unit (75 and 100).
There are three equipment variant – touch, feeling and flair – while the range begins at £ 10,995.
There is an appropriate amount of technology as a standard, including cruise control, DAB-Radio, Bluetooth and Lane Departle Warning Connectivity, light alloy wheels and wheel wolves.
We tested two top-of-the-range-“-flair versions of the C3 with a pureetech 100 petrol engine and a BlueHdi 100 diesel unit, both of which are paired with 5-speed manual transmission. The engines are in Citroen, Peugeot and DS checked and highly recommended.
The petrol unit is in 9.3 seconds and a top speed of 117 km/h at 0-62 miles per hour, while 61.4 MPG is possible on paper and the CO2 emissions are 103 g/km low.
The diesel has a top speed of 115 miles per hour, can reach 62 miles per hour in 10.6 seconds and is capable of 76.3 MPG, while CO2 emissions are only 95 g/km.
The choice you make depends on your regular driving patterns. For more local, lower average speed trips, you are better off with the gasoline version. However, if you drive on the highway for hours, it is best.
With a light steering, good visibility, comfortable sitting and plenty of space in advance, the C3 is a classic and classic supermini.
The luggage compartment is a decent 300 liters (rises to 922 liters with down seats), but larger adults can fight in the back to leg and headroom (especially if they choose the panorama sliding roof in full).
Handling is also good, unless you try to drive it like a hot hatch when the body role becomes clearer and it is slightly unclear over rougher surfaces.
Nevertheless, the C3 is probably not bought for its ability to be driven at speed over challenging roads – this is a car that will spend most of the time to go around and look very cool.
Now we come to the Pièce de Résistance of the C3. In what Citroen first calls a world, it is available with an integrated GPS-capable dash camera called Connectedcam.
Hidden in the housing for the rear view mirror, it enables you (although preferably your passenger in front) take photos of the street or short videos. Simply press a large button under the mirror.
Regardless of whether it is a bizarre car, traffic jam or an incredible sunset, there is no need to miss it. And if that is not enough, you can immediately share your media via social media via a free app.
With GPS as part of Connectedcam, you can also geolose and keep the position so that you can find it easily so that you can no longer look for dark, multi -storey parking spaces if you have forgotten where you have parked the car.
Especially in the case of a vehicle, the system switches on automatically to absorb and save. The video can be carried out for up to 1.5 minutes (30 seconds before and 60 afterwards), and the film material can be useful as evidence.
As you can see, the C3 has a lot to offer and the headline of £ 10,995 sounds good, but the reality is that you have to spend a closer look at £ 15,000 in order to make the must-have options including touchscreen, airbumps and connected cam.
Verdict: The new Citroen C3 is a touch of fresh air. Funky, comfortable, easy to drive and give a pioneering piece of technology. In 2017 he will rightly stand for the Supermini shortlists for people.
Rating: @Garethherincx
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