{"id":242268,"date":"2023-10-18T15:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T15:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=242268"},"modified":"2023-10-18T15:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T15:21:19","slug":"citroen-c3-aircross-to-morph-into-seven-seat-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/citroen-c3-aircross-to-morph-into-seven-seat-ev\/","title":{"rendered":"Citroen C3 Aircross to morph into seven-seat EV"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Next-generation baby SUV will put practicality first, but with a strong focus on value-for-money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--M0Zdgnzr--\/f_auto,t_author-mobile@1\/v1570031644\/autoexpress\/dsc_9517_0.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--Tq9lPXVI--\/f_auto,t_primary-image-mobile@1\/v1697627269\/autoexpress\/2023\/10\/Citroen%20C3%20Aircross%20teaser.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Citroen\u00a0has just launched the fourth generation of its C3 supermini \u2013 but the company has bigger, bolder plans for the forthcoming all-new C3 Aircross, which will count not only the Nissan Juke and Renault Captur as rivals, but also larger seven-seaters like the Dacia Jogger when it arrives next year.<\/p>\n<p>The French brand has resharpened its focus on \u201caffordable mobility for all\u201d with the new C3 and e-C3, delivering a car that\u2019s 25 per cent faster to make than the outgoing generation and likely to be priced from as little as \u00a314,500 in base petrol spec. Clearly tasked with carrying parent group Stellantis\u2019s fight to value king Dacia, Citroen will use the C3\u2019s new \u2018Smart Platform\u2019 architecture and many of its build techniques with the second-generation C3 Aircross.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--akkXrXqX--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1617977757\/autoexpress\/2021\/04\/AE%20Best%207-seat%20Electric%20cars.jpg\">Best 7-seat electric cars to buy 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The firm teased the new SUV model at the recent launch of the C3, and revealed that it will be available with either five or seven seats. Speaking to Auto Express, Citroen\u2019s Director of Product and Strategy Laurence Hansen said, \u201cYou will see the C3 Aircross early next year and you will see that there will be no question of the C3 and C3 Aircross competing against each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Citroen\u2019s head of design, Pierre LeClercq, admitted that the SUV influence on the C3 supermini (which sits around 10cm taller than most of its conventional rivals) has allowed his team to give the next C3 Aircross more of an overt off-roader look: \u201cThe next car is super-cool and we\u2019re looking forward to presenting it,\u201d he told us. \u201cIt\u2019s a great family of products, in fact \u2013 really complimentary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A teaser image of the forthcoming SUV was shown to onlookers during the supermini\u2019s launch event. We expect the C3 Aircross will feature the same near-vertical grille and headlight treatment, but with a taller bonnet line and a chunkier front bumper to give the car that all-important rugged look. There will also be a longer rear overhang than we\u2019ve seen on the existing C3 Aircross, to help accommodate the extra row of seats.<\/p>\n<p>The next C3 Aircross will be offered with petrol, hybrid and full-electric powertrains, although Citroen may step up its entry-level petrol model from the C3 supermini\u2019s base 74bhp normally aspirated unit, most likely to a turbocharged 99bhp 1.2 three-cylinder PureTech.<\/p>\n<p>Above this, the Aircross could also be offered with a choice of hybrids \u2013 featuring either the same 99bhp unit or a 128bhp unit, paired up with Stellantis\u2019s newly developed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, incorporating a 28bhp electric motor to boost fuel economy and allow spells of zero-emissions urban running.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The EV, meanwhile, will get the same 44kWh battery and 111bhp motor as the C3 \u2013 although Citroen may elect to use the Aircross\u2019s longer wheelbase to offer a larger pack in due course.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, it\u2019s almost certain to feature the same dashboard layout as the C3, with all versions getting an ultra-slim instrument display, designed to be viewed above the steering wheel, and a 10-inch infotainment system.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--2ndlamRb--\/v1683626472\/assets\/partners\/powered-by-motorway_150x70.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" class=\"imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_eexbt17lnvqpjqq polaris__image\" height=\"20\" src=\"\/public\/trustpilot-icon.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The Smart Platform has its roots in the Indian market, although it does adopt some components from the CMP underpinnings used by the likes of the Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 208. It also incorporates significant modifications to both the front and rear crash structures to comply with tougher European legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The architecture is flexible in lengths of front and rear overhangs, as well as wheelbase. Stellantis\u2019s head of Smart Platform, Renaud Tourte, told us that the C3 is \u201ctowards zero\u201d on the sliding scale. In fact it\u2019s understood that up to seven cars will use the set-up, including Fiat\u2019s forthcoming Panda, which would be the only model in the group shorter than the baby Citroen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tourte admitted that Smart Platform could conceivably support cars \u201cat the smaller end of the C-segment\u201d; this could mean that the C3 Aircross could stretch to beyond 4.4 metres in length, allowing the third row of occasional seats to give Citroen a rival for the Dacia Jogger, as well as the next-generation Dacia Duster.<\/p>\n<p>Citroen\u2019s push to make its smaller models more affordable means it is now adopting a similar approach to that of Dacia when it comes to safety \u2013 complying with regulations and aiming for good crash protection, but not necessarily asking customers to foot the bill for the electronic safety aids required to secure strong star ratings in the Euro NCAP test procedure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the topic, Laurence Hansen said: \u201cWhen you ask a passenger car customer to talk about NCAP, they don\u2019t care. It\u2019s just for B2B clients to tick the box. So we are not running after stars; it\u2019s no longer the story. The new C3 would be at the same level as the current C3; I don\u2019t know, if you crashed a current C3 today, how many stars it would have. And I don\u2019t care, because I know the car is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here for our list of the best SUVs on sale right now&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/citroen\/c3-aircross\/361279\/citroen-c3-aircross-morph-seven-seat-ev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next-generation baby SUV will put practicality first, but with a strong focus on value-for-money Citroen\u00a0has just launched the fourth generation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Citroen C3 Aircross to morph into seven-seat EV - AutoMotoBuzz.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/citroen-c3-aircross-to-morph-into-seven-seat-ev\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Citroen C3 Aircross to morph into seven-seat EV - 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