Citroen India begins the delivery of Citroen C3 from its La Maison Citroen Phygital shorooms. This Made-in-India car is produced at the company manufacturing facility in Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu. Citroen C3 is priced between ₹5.70 lakh to ₹8.05 lakh (ex. showroom). It comes in two variants, namely, Live and Feel. The C3 competes in the B segment which includes hatchbacks and compact SUVs.
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C3 is the first product from the C-Cubbed family and also the most affordable Citroen in India. C3 is available for customers to book and test drive in all the La Maison Citroën phygital showrooms. The showrooms are currently situated in 19 cities including, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Chennai, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar*, Surat, Nagpur*, Vizag, Calicut, and Coimbatore.
The exterior of C3 includes split LED headlamps with a typical Citroen double slat grille at the front. The LED DRLs merge with the grille neatly. It also features black cladding all around for a rugged look. The side gets diamond-cut alloy wheels while the back features rectangular taillamps with a dual-tone bumper. Citroen C3 offers a ground clearance of 180 mm, a wheelbase of 2,450mm, and a turning radius of 10 m. Interior features involve a 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system that is compatible with Android Auto and Apple Carplay. It comes with manual air-conditioning, steering-mounted audio controls, and a digital instrument cluster. Citroen claims that the C3 has the best in the class head, shoulder, and elbow room for passengers. It gets a 1-liter glovebox and a 315-liter boot.
The power of C3 comes from a 1.2-liter naturally aspirated 3-cylinder unit that produces 81 hp and 115 nm of torque. And comes mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. It returns a mileage of 19.8 kmpl. And the more powerful 1.2-liter 3-cylinder turbo petrol delivers 109 hp and 190 Nm of torque. It comes mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox and returns a mileage of 19.4 kmpl.
Citroen C3 is available in many color combinations. It offers four mono-tone and six dual-tone colors including Polar White, Zesty Orange, Platinum Grey, Steel Grey, Polar White with Zesty Orange roof, Platinum Grey with Zesty orange roof, Polar White with Platinum Grey roof, Steel Grey with Zesty Orange roof, Zesty Orange with Platinum Grey roof, and Steel Grey with Platinum Grey roof. It also offers two interior trims including Anodized Orange and Anodized Grey.