Citroen Basalt Turbo Petrol Manual & AT Review | Tested Over 1000 KM

Yes, as mentioned in the heading above, I did test the manual and automatic versions of the Citroen Basalt for over 500 km each.

- SYED SHIRAZ SHAH

And I concluded that the majority of reviewers have got almost everything wrong about the car. In fact, not just the reviewers, even Citroen has gotten a few things wrong, especially with the categorization of the car as you'll learn below.

DESIGN AND CATEGORISATION/PLACEMENT

A journalist's job is to ask questions. A journalist, who's also a reviewer, needs to ask those questions a bit more sternly. Therefore, I wonder why no one is even asking Citroen why call the Basalt an "SUV Coupe" when it's actually a sedan, and the C4 a sedan when it's actually an SUV Coupe?

Yes, you may check their international website where the C4 has been described as "a new generation sedan"; "a reinvented aesthetic, and an eco-responsible vehicle"; and as a car "with a raised posture on large wheels..." Those descriptions (minus the large wheels) suit the Basalt more than the C4.