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New Citroën C3 Aircross SUV

Stuart Smith

“C3 Aircross still expresses all its modernity and originality with a true SUV attitude, an unmatched roominess and modularity and technologies that make everyday life easier. We wanted to capitalise on these strong points and bring it towards greater maturity in the expression of its design and more comfort on board. The result is very perceptible! Its face changes radically with a much more angular and assertive front-end. The new C3 Aircross ticks all the boxes of an SUV “by Citroën” and has all the assets to continue its commercial success.” Vincent Cobée, Chief Executive Officer, Citroën

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Offering extensive versatility in use with its compact exterior and generous cabin space, it is an ideal vehicle for motorists with active lifestyles looking for more comfort and modularity as well as precise handling and agility for daily use. C3 Aircross SUV has been restyled with an even more distinctive personality, with enhanced status and modernity, together with stronger cabin comfort, greater peace of mind and extra versatility in use. The aim is to make each journey in the C3 Aircross SUV more pleasant and enjoyable by filtering out all outside disturbances, cocoon-like. The standard-setting comfort on board the C3 AIRCROSS SUV is demonstrated in:

More assertive design and enhanced customisation.

While body styles are becoming increasingly low slung and similar to those of sedans, C3 Aircross has gained a more assertive SUV design with a high-volume body conveying a spacious interior and a road-dominating stance through raised ground clearance and large wheels. Its singularity has been enhanced with lower-body and wheel-arch protection, front and rear skid plates, and roof bars with full and generous forms. Today, New C3 Aircross has reached maturity. While keeping all of its originality and mindset, its playful attitude has evolved and the model has been up-scaled and gained a more assertive, mature and high-end personality commensurate with expectations in the segment.

More expressive front end.

New C3 Aircross features a more assertive design with an entirely redesigned front face enhancing the model’s personality and status. Inspired by the EXPERIENCE concept car and first introduced on New C3 in 2020, it represents Citroën’s new signature in 2021, with an assertive, branded and unique identity.

The new front face immediately attracts the eye. The chrome-trimmed chevrons have been upgraded, extending out towards the LED Daytime Running lights, in the spirit of New C3, but with a more muscular approach. The LED fog lamps provide even more clarity and safety, lending motorists a sense of protection. C3 Aircross also sports a new grille with a brand-new geometric pattern and a new silver-grey skid plate with coloured inserts that enhance the model’s robustness.

The new front face has a greater structure with the impression of a higher-set bonnet. It also has a more contemporary feel, more expressive and robust.

With its firm stance and high-set, horizontal bonnet, together with its generous volumes and 360° protections echoing the uninterrupted glazed area around the body, New C3 Aircross boasts assertive looks that instantly set it apart in the B-SUV segment.

Upgrade customization.

The customisation programme of the new C3 Aircross has been upgraded to satisfy each customer looking for a unique SUV in their image that is both distinctive and distinguished.

Outside, customisation has been upgraded with a variety of possible combinations through:

– 5 body colours, all of them new: Voltaic Blue and Polar White, Artense Grey, Platinum Grey and Pepper Red

– One Colour Pack, including a new colour playing on higher-end textured effects – white. The Colour Pack comprises original and sharply designed coloured inserts on the extreme edges of the front skid plate, on the door-mirror shells and on the quarter-light. This is home to a new side signature in which the distinctive coloured louvres are supplemented by new cube-shaped graphics according to the Colour Pack.

– A choice of 2 roof colours: white or black.

C3 Aircross proposes new wheel rims with an even more graphic and dynamic design in 16″, available in diamond-cut or full-black versions, offering customers the choice of a more refined or more virile look.

Class-leading spaciousness, modularity and light.

New C3 Aircross keeps all of its class-leading modularity, spaciousness and light, for even more well-being and versatility in use. With its compact body length of 4.14 m, for precise and agile handling, C3 Aircross constitutes a unique offering in its segment with unrivalled cabin space.

Boasting outstanding spaciousness, with exceptional rear legroom and headroom for the segment, New C3 Aircross offers unrivalled modularity with a rear bench sliding 150 mm in two independent parts as well as a flat-folding front passenger seat providing a load length of 2.40 m for transporting particularly long objects such as furniture kits and sports equipment in complete peace of mind. Boot volume can be increased from 410 ? to 520 ? with the rear bench in its forward-most position and up to 1,289 ? with the rear bench folded down. Strong on everyday practicality, Citroën C3 Aircross SUV also features a removable luggage shelf that can be stored in a vertical position behind the rear bench for transporting tall objects. A further ingenious touch is the dual-height mobile boot floor which provides a flat floor when the rear seats are folded down.

C3 Aircross is also even more functional thanks to a new, more meticulous central console featuring a large storage space at the rear that can be accessed by front- and back-seat passengers and closed with a sliding shutter. Storage spaces are laid out conveniently for all passengers, including a small tray in front of the front passenger, cup holders built into the folding central backrest on the rear bench, pockets on the back of the front seats, and numerous storage areas at the bottom of the central console.

Technologies that simplify life and heighten adventure.

New C3 Aircross is equipped with useful technologies for even more serenity and safety at the wheel. It features a 7″ touchscreen for greater user-friendliness, clarity and practicality. The high-quality screen highlights Citroën Connect Nav and the Mirror Screen function compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay lets you take advantage of the multimedia content and apps of your smartphone in safety, by duplicating them onto the 7-inch touch screen for easy use.

New C3 Aircross comes with 12 intuitive driving aids that simplify everyday life and make each journey easier and safer. Safety technologies include a colour head-up display to keep useful information in the driver’s line of vision, as well as speed sign recognition and recommendations, emergency brake assist, automatic headlights and a Driver Attention Alert – keeping you safe on longer trips. C3 Aircross features equipment that simplifies daily life, such as smart keyless entry and Park Assist.

Lastly, to fully underscore its SUV nature and effortlessly address most terrains, New C3 Aircross is equipped with Hill Assist. Keeping you securely in control on steep slopes, hill start assist prevents unwanted movement when the brake pedal is released on gradients of more than 3%. By holding the vehicle for about 2 seconds, it gives you time to move from brake to accelerator calmly and smoothly.

The latest PureTech petrol engines available on the Citroën C3 Aircross SUV provides a responsive and flexible drive. A 1.2 PureTech Turbo 81kW, that specialises in reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions further than ever before. The EAT6 automatic gearbox further enhances the performance and driving experience, whilst optimising the gear changes and ratio to refine the consumption and CO2 emissions.

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