Test Drive: Citroen C3 Picasso 1.4 VTi 95 bhp Trendy

Auto Information tested the new lower class MPV Citroen C3 Picasso to propulsorul petrol 1.4 VTi 95 and Trendy equipment, provided by your local dealer Grand Auto. Read more about our impressions of French magic box.

New Citroen C3 Picasso launched by "spacebox" expressing immediately as well as its main feature - space provided by a vehicle in the form of a box. Well, not really a box, but is as close to it.

Launched the first time at the Paris Motor Show last year, the new Citroen C3 Picasso MPV vehicle immediately noticed that a small class, with an exterior design very successful, least in retro style. Magic box appears remote fracenzilor a classic, with sharp angles and lines, but close things change. Citroen has managed to combine the qualities in contrast C3 Picasso: Round Vs. square, strength vs.. charm, modernity vs.. retro character, and generous volume Vs. flowing lines to create a special vehicle, with a distinct personality.

With compact dimensions (4.08 m long, 1.73 m wide and 1.62 m high), the new Citroen C3 Picasso is monocab according to city, and could slip easily through city traffic. And the trunk volume, the standard version, with seats nerabatate of 500 liters, sets a new standard in its segment.

The model we tested was a Citroen C3 Picasso 1.4 VTi of 95 hp, as Trendy equipment. Propulsorul 1.4 liter petrol develops 95 hp at 6000 rpm and 135 Nm at 4000 rpm, good value for a vehicle of its size, but during the nearly 50 km of test was a little lazy. With three people on board, model slow speed until the 2500 - 3000 rpm, after which began to come alive, semnalizându us that the 95 hp are there in place. But the engine was running (about 2500 km traveled), and thus give mitigating circumstances. According to the manufacturer, 1.4 liter engine has an average consumption of 6.8 litres/100 km, reaching hundred in 12.2 seconds. Maximum speed is 178 km / h.

Road behavior is good, neafişând a sense of "boat on wheels". Direction is clear but the suspension is a bit hard for our roads and makes you feel every bump taken speed.

Citroen C3 Picasso aboard you feel like a different world. Maximum visibility through the windscreen is large, consisting of three parts, with uprights narrow and high driving position. Dashboard is made from a soft, gentle, having also storage facilities. The information board are displayed full digital dial is divided into three areas, like Citroen C4 range.

Citroen C3 Picasso is leading a modular design of the interior, which can optimize the record time for passengers to feel comfortable. Independent sliding rear seat with more than 150 mm for the comfort of occupants. Also rabatează (60:40) very easily with one hand using the side tabs. Combined with the boot floor, this function provides a completely flat surface to turn a back seat. Thus, deadweight capacity reaches 1506 liters. If rabatează and front seat, Citroen C3 Picasso can load objects over 2.4 meters long.

Small French MPV has many storage facilities and storage for each passenger. And the dashboard has two such spaces, one for driver and one passenger on the right, which can place pens, or other writing tools.

As the endowment Trendy, the test model has many facilities, but the main ones are present: air conditioning manual, ABS, front airbags, side and curtain airbags, electric windows, central locking with remote control, radio CD with MP3, power steering with steering adjustable.

But facilities C3 Picasso model does not stop there, it can be ordered in, or choosing specific variables except the list of optional equipment.

The Citroen C3 Picasso 1.4 VTi 95 bhp Trendy costs 13,550 euros with VAT included, but the cheapest, that same engine in version Attractive, costs 11,990 euros with VAT included. To get the difference plus 16 wheels, upholstery Maxi Taylor (gray), air conditioning, speed limiter and regulator, side and curtain airbags, fog projectors and rear head restraint for the central place. Only versions available with engines of 1.6 VTi 120 hp and 1.6 Airdrie FAP 110 bhp.

Citroen C3 Picasso is targeting young families who want a compact car, the city, but with enough space inside to carry all its members and their luggage. And the French manufacturer has managed to create such a machine, which will attract more customers like this to the compact MPV segment that is longer Opel Meriva, Nissan Note, Honda Jazz.

Source: http://www.citroen.com/

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