Flaunt your French

Designed from the groud-up to accept both, a traditional ICE powertain and an all-electric one, Citroen's e-C3 takes the core values and adds another level of refinement to it.

-  Nishant Padhiar

₹11.98lacs*/ citroen.in

Sticking to its promise of bringing one new car to India every year, the all-electric e-C3 follows hot on the heels of the C3 compact hatchback that came in 2022. Bearing a striking resemblance to the sophisticated C5 fullsize SUV that ushered in the French revolution in 2021, it's evident that Citroen is going for a certain kind of customer. Someone who likes distinctive and quirky design, the ability to customise their cars and values comfort over other indulgences.

Breaking away from the cookie-cutter norm, Citroen offers never-before-seen options to customise the e-C3 to suit your style. You can choose from four base colours, in monotone or dualtone, select between chrome, orange or white external trim accents and even opt between an orange or grey dashboard trim panel!

Quality over quirks 

As expected, the cabin is rife with hard plastics but the quality is acceptable. Controls for the rear power windows are placed behind the handbrake though, perhaps a gentle reminder you that you're in something... French. Even the electric motor needs a twist-key crank!

Urban commuter

Packing in a 29.2kWh battery, the e-C3 slots right in the middle of the Tata Tiago EV and the Tata Nexon EV. Citroen claims its air-cooled battery is good for 320kms before needing to be plugged in. Of course, as we have learnt from other EVs, it's fraught with lots of variables.