Citroen’s new C3 Aircross is a colourful character joining the compact SUV market. Motoring editor ANDY RUSSELL finds out if this ‘supermini on stilts’ lives up to its looks
‘SUPERMINIS on stilts’ are blossoming in the compact sport utility vehicle market with one of the latest, Citroen’s C3 Aircross. This high-rise hatchback, replacing the C3 Picasso multi-purpose vehicle, is expected to find more than 13,000 homes a year in the UK – the C3 Picasso peaked at 10,500.
LOOKS AND IMAGE
Based on the latest C3 supermini, ground clearance has grown 5cm to 17.5cm for that SUV stance. Immediately recognisable as a Citroen with the brand’s strong signature face, it’s more muscular and boasts 85 mix-and-match colour combinations for the body, roof and cabin, and packs for coloured light surrounds, door mirrors, wheel centre caps, venetian blind-effect rear quarter windows and roof bars.
UNDER THE BONNET
This story is from the February 2018 edition of Somerset Life.
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