
Expert Review on Citroen New C5 Aircross
Pros
- Stylish
- Comfortable Ride Quality
- Spacious
Cons
- Less Features
- Soft Steering
- Expensive In Its Segment
The Citroen C5 Aircross is appreciated for its smooth operation and ease of use, with its impressive ride quality often overshadowing any minor flaws. It features Eco and Sport drive modes, allowing for a tailored driving experience. While lacking all-wheel drive, Citroen compensates with the 'Grip Control' system, which optimizes traction on the front wheels, enhancing stability and handling in various conditions.
How is the design of Citroen C5 Aircross?
The Citroen C5 Aircross Car is an absolute head-turner model launched in the Indian market from the French manufacturer Citroën offering something different on road. The style elements make the car look fantastic. The 360° glazed surface of the Citroen C5 Aircross has been highlighted with chromed 'C' motif. The muscular profiled SUV imposes a bold and aggressive feel along with some elegant contemporary detailing.
The model is launching with four different colour options and three bi-tone roof options. All the seven combinations look amazing on-road added with the stylish alloy wheels, the double chevron pattern on the front, four rectangular 3D LED modules in the rear, and the powerful curved side panels.
The exterior features include Matte Black Upper Grille with top and bottom brand emblems chrome accents on the front panel, body side molding, chrome dual exhaust pipes, opening panoramic sunroof, "Swirl" two-tone diamond-cut alloy wheels, LED vision projector headlamps, LED Day Time Running Lights, 3D LED rear lamps, LED Turn Indicators On ORVM, front fog lamps with cornering function, rear fog lamps, and LED high mount stop lamp.
Citroen C5 Aircross is a treat to drive this SUV as it provides secure traction in any condition with its Grip Control® feature. Moreover, you get five modes - Standard (ESC), Snow, Sand, All-Terrain (Mud, Grass, Damp, etc) and Traction Control Off. The driver can instantly select any mode from the centre console by using a dial. Along with this, you get a hill descent assist feature that controls skidding and unwanted acceleration while descending the hill. This feature works for both forward and reverses gears along with neutral gears. The two driving modes available with Citroen C5 Aircross are Eco and Sport. The Progressive Hydraulic Cushions® on the suspension smoothens your drive over large bumps and imperfect road conditions. Thus you can safely stride on various difficult surfaces and feel like a flying carpet.
The comfort of the Citroen C5 Aircross Car is one of the attractive elements. Citroen C5 Aircross has been cocooned in comfort on the exterior as well as interior. The double-laminated front windows along with the acoustic windshield glass make the interior look calm and spacious. The wind and road noises have been greatly minimized. The onboard Air Quality System inside the cabin detects environmental pollution and allows the air entering to filter and purify while circulating. The interior is brightened up with the panoramic glass sunroof. The shine variant of the Citroen C5 Aircross gets a feature a blind to adjust the brightness. The stability and the dynamics are maintained well. You get an unmatched lounge-like comfort from the contemporary styled seats having broad cushions and seat backs. These offer a feeling of support and softness for a beautiful small to long route drive Experience. The three independent adjustable rear seats are available with multiple reclining positions and fold-away features. The hand-free tailgate opens up by moving your foot right under the rear bumper and on touching a button it closes. This feature is available for the standard variant.
Stepping inside the cabin will certainly astonish you with the redefined style elements and a surprising mixture of comfort and space from Citroen. Feel the high driving position offered along with a range of useful technologies incorporated subtly on the horizontal lines of the dashboard. The 8-inch touchscreen and 12.3" digital cluster attract the first glance of the owner. The interior colors and the textile materials are carefully selected which includes Grey Grained leather and Graphite Cloth. The contemporary detailing with gloss black elements and chrome inserts has taken the ambience of the Citroen C5 Aircross car to a different level. The other interior features include the height and reach adjustable leather steering wheel with two control zones, alloy accelerator and brake pedals, Stainless steel front Citroen embossed sill scuff plates, and satin chrome inside door handles.
For making your every ride enjoyable, the French manufacturer has taken the step up with technologies in Citroen C5 Aircross Car. The crystal-clear 12.3" TFT digital instrument panel offers all the important information about the vehicle. The latest 8" Touchscreen Infotainment System offers you to connect with AM/FM, portable devices using USB, and the smartphone. You also get an option to control the Air-Conditioning system, displays reverse camera input and features a Coffee Break Alert. This system also helps in controlling the Park Assist feature along with Automatic steering control for both parallel and perpendicular parking. The smart digital displays are available in three personalization modes - Personal mode, Dual mode, and Minimum mode, and three Ambience options - Blue, Brown, and Red. The mirror screen is an intelligent application offered to you where your smartphone gets mirrored on the touchscreen and it displays all the driving compatible apps. It is also compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto depending on the smartphone's operating system and model.
The dimensions of the Citroen C5 Aircross is 4500 mm overall length, 2099 mm overall width, 1710 mm overall height, and 2730 mm wheelbase. The cabin is highly spacious which has been enhanced by the brightened interior offered by the panoramic glass sunroof. The fold-away rear seats offer ample space for carrying luggage that adds up to 720 L boot space with the original 580 L offered by the manufacturer. Therefore when the rear seats are folded you get 1630 L boot space. The glove box and door pockets offer intelligent storage options along with a large compartment below the central armrest, and the large storage area within the front centre console.
The 2.0-litre diesel engine paired with an 8-speed automatic gearbox promises to produce a mileage of 18.6 Km/l. It is almost 81% better in mileage compared to other vehicles of its class. The fuel tank capacity is 52.5 L. In India, the Citroen C5 Aircross will be available in only automatic transmission options.
The Citroen C5 Aircross is acquainted with the most efficient DW10FC diesel engine which on paring with the new 8-speed Automatic Gearbox produces a maximum power of 177 PS or 130 kW @ 3750 rpm and a peak torque of 400 Nm @ 2000 rpm. Thus one can enjoy an extremely comfortable drive along with its technological measures, driving features, and safety tools. Moreover, the Start-Stop function of the Citroen C5 Aircross car increases fuel efficiency and environmental consciousness. You can smoothly shift between the automatic and manual gear modes using the Steering Wheel Mounted Paddles.
Safety plays an important role in any vehicle, therefore is carefully intermingled with other features of Citroen C5 Aircross. The park assists feature helps in detecting a parking space and steer automatically to park your car without colliding. You need to control the gears, accelerator, and brake. The Coffee Break Alert sends a warning whenever it's time to take a break. It automatically activates after two hours of driving at a constant speed of more than 65 km/h. The blind-spot monitoring system produces an orange LED on the door mirror corner, to warn you about a vehicle in your blind spot, especially on a multi-lane road. The right light for night driving has been maintained by the new LED lighting technology that includes LED modules, DRLs, and direction indicators. The other safety measures are as the fog lights with static cornering function, the Grip Control feature with Hill Descent Assist, Hill Start Assist, reversing camera with top rear vision, driver and passenger airbags, Electric Parking Brake, Front and Rear Parking Sensors, ISOFIX rear side seats with mountings on front passenger seats, auto door unlock on a crash, Electric Child Lock, and perimeter/volumetric alarm.
Yes, Citroen C5 Aircross is worthy of your money. It is best in class according to performance, storage, space, comfort, technologies and safety measures. The exterior and the interior styling elements are perfectly blended giving an outer aggressive feel and inner elegant look and freshness.
What's New?
Citroen has unveiled the second generation of its mid-size SUV, the C5 Aircross. The new-gen SUV now sits on parent company, Stellantis’ new STLA Medium architecture and featuring a range of electrified powertrain options, including all-electric (e-C5 Aircross). Previously previewed by the C5 Aircross Concept back in October 2024, the final production model arrives on the scene with barely noticeable design changes over the concept with Citroen also claiming to have put greater focus on the rear seat experience.
As with the concept, the production C5 Aircross retains the layered fascia design with a slim grille flanked by sleek headlamps sitting at the base of the bonnet, a large central air vent low down on the bumper and contrasting black elements in the side vents housing additional lighting elements. Down the sides, the alloy wheel – buyers can spec up to 20-inch units – design has been toned down from the concept. The production car also misses out on the concept's flush-sitting door handles for more conventional pull-style units.
Speaking of size, the new C5 Aircross is larger than the first-gen SUV which incidentally was Citroen’s debut model for the Indian market. The new Aircross is 150 mm longer than its predecessor with the wheelbase stretched by 60 mm with Citroen claiming a majority of the liberated space has been utilised in the second row.
Moving to the powertrains, Citroen has confirmed two hybrid and two all-electric drivetrains for the new C5 Aircross. The entry model features a 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine paired with a 48V mild-hybrid system designed to improve fuel economy. The turbo mill develops a peak 136 bhp with a 12 bhp electric motor integrated into the standard-fit 6-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.
Higher variants are offered with a plug-in hybrid powertrain option pairing a 150 bhp 1.6-litre turbo-petrol mill with a 125 bhp electric motor (incorporated into the gearbox) and a 21 kWh battery. Power is sent to the wheels via a standard-fit 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox with Citroen claiming an all-electric range of up to 100 km for the PHEV.
Moving to the all-electric models, the e-C5 Aircross is offered with two powertrain options. Buyers can opt between a 73 kWh or 97 kWh battery variant. The former offers up to 210 bhp on tap and a WLTP range of up to 520 km, while the latter bumps up power to 230 bhp and offers 680 km of range. Citroen says that buyers will get an 11 kW AC charger as standard with the EV with the option to upgrade to a 22 kW unit available from 2026. The peak DC Fast charging rates have not been revealed.
Citroen says that the new C5 Aircross will hit European markets from the second half of 2025 though it remains to be seen if the new SUV to be considered for the Indian market. The C5 Aircross was Citroen’s debut model for India though it only witnessed limited success over the years.
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