Citroen has launched its first mass-market product, the C3, in India at a starting price of ₹5.71 lakh for the Live trim, going up to ₹8.06 lakh for the top-spec Feel trim. The French automaker’s high-riding hatchback was already open for bookings from June across dealerships and on the company’s website at a token amount of ₹21,000.
The Citroen C3 gets two petrol engine options, the first of which is a 1.2-litre, three-cylinder naturally aspirated unit that makes 82hp and 115Nm and is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, while the other is a 1.2-litre, three-cylinder turbo-petrol unit, producing 110hp and 190Nm, and mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. This makes the C3’s turbo-petrol engine the most powerful in its class. But, unlike its key rivals, the high-riding hatchback does not get an automatic transmission at launch, which will be introduced at a later stage.
In terms of styling, the new C3 follows the same design principles as seen on Citroen’s debut vehicle, the C5 Aircross. Some of the C3’s key highlights include colour-coded inserts on the bumpers, a split headlamp set-up that merges with the grille, a hexagonal air dam, X-shaped faux scuff plate, all-round black cladding (only on the Feel trim) and wraparound tail-lights at the rear.
