Citroen C3 Aircross Review

I feel the 7 seater without the 3rd row of seats would make a good taxi. Does Citroen consider it in their strategy ?

Citroen is going to the ICU! They have already started offering ₹1 lakh discount on C3 aircross. This could have been a great car if not for the cost cutting and absent features. Instead of this discount they could have provided 6 airbags, ISOFIX mount and a proper automatic. Also the safety question is unanswered. I don’t understand the USP of this car. Who’s the target audience? Now they are stuck with a mediocre product with a good engine! The situation is still salvageable if it manages 4* BNCAP rating, gets 6 airbags as standard and a proper AT. Citroen has taken knifes to a battle where Hyundai & Kia are standing with sophisticated missiles!

Shots of a test mule have been captured. Indian Express thinks its the automatic. Most likely so, because the eC3 Aircross is expected to have a fat belly like the eC3.

Source: Financial Express

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My monthly running in NCR is 4000 km - 50-50 - highway : city. I need a non-diesel CSUV. Features are not an issue at all. It will be self-driven. I'm open to manual/auto/EV. Budget - the lower the better. El cheapo.

I am getting a C3 Aircross base trim for Rs. 10.50 lakh (on-road). The running costs are lowest in the strong hybrid Grand Vitara / Hyryder but it costs Rs. 21 lakh (on-road).

Back of the envelope cost benefit analysis:

Strong hybrid mileage @ 21 km/l gives rate per km - Rs. 4.8; petrol cost for 4,000 km - Rs. 19,000
Turbo petrol mileage @14 km/l gives rate per km - Rs. 7.1; petrol cost for 4,000 km - Rs. 28,000
Thus, annual saving is Rs. 1 lakh.

To recover the upfront car cost of Rs. 10 lakh I need 10 years. The tradeoff above is MT vs eCVT.

A middle ground could be the eC3.

Some users on youtube have reported 220km on a single charge.

More than what the calculations say, my suggestion is if you plan to keep the vehicle for 10-15 years well maintained then Hybrid is the one to go for.