{"id":238179,"date":"2023-09-12T16:20:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=238179"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:20:05","slug":"new-citroen-c5-aircross-hybrid-136-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-citroen-c5-aircross-hybrid-136-review\/","title":{"rendered":"New Citroen C5 Aircross Hybrid 136 review"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new mild hybrid petrol engine option enhances Citroen\u2019s family car offering with extra efficiency and refinement<\/h2>\n


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    You certainly can\u2019t accuse Citroen of forgetting its family SUV, the C5 Aircross. It facelifted the comfort-focused model only last year, improved some of its electric-range figures a few months later \u2013 and now it has introduced a fresh mild-hybrid edition.<\/p>\n

    Called the C5 Aircross Hybrid 136, the new variant features a fresh version of Stellantis\u2019s 1.2-litre three-cylinder PureTech petrol engine (Citroen claims 40 per cent of the oily bits have changed), producing 134bhp and 230Nm. This unit is paired with a 48v mild-hybrid electric motor that adds up to 12bhp and 55Nm.<\/p>\n

    The end result is a car whose performance figures on paper are remarkably close to those of the regular eight-speed auto PureTech 130. But the on-the-road difference could be more significant than the raw numbers suggest, because the electric motor comes integrated into an all-new six-speed dual-clutch transmission, called e-DSC6, that\u2019s been designed specifically to work with the hybrid systems.<\/p>\n

    There are certainly potential gains in fuel economy; Citroen claims users could save as much as 15 per cent in consumption over a regular PureTech 130 auto, and the official combined economy figure is up to 53mpg, with 129g\/km of CO2 compared with the non-hybrid\u2019s 148g\/km. Company-car users will still be better off looking at the (more expensive) BiK-busting plug-in hybrid version, of course, but Citroen hopes private buyers might find the Hybrid 136 a viable alternative to the diesel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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