Citroen C4
Launched in 2010, with over 450,000 vehicles produced at the Mulhouse plant in France, the second-generation Citroen C4 has been updated in 2015 with a new light signature, more useful technologies and latest-generation engines. Setting the standard for comfort in its segment, it is cementing its status as a compact hatchback delivering a superb ride and driving experience. Its elegant design, all-around comfort, and outstanding driveability are proof of Citroen's capacity to use creativity and technology to provide an overall sense of well-being.
The New Citroen C4 Range ships with a host of features for easy, worry-free driving.
The robust strength and quality of the Citroen C4 are visible at first glance. The proportions are balanced and its body rests close to the wheels. The chrome chevrons connecting the headlights and the ribbed bonnet curving into the sides make its front end immediately recognisable.
The new headlights also give the New Citroen C4 Range a different look. LEDs add expression to the slender lights stretching out to the wings to create a unique light signature. The delicate design of the headlights with two 3D chrome-finish modules on a gloss black background heightens the perceived quality of these high-tech parts.
The new rear 3D-effect lights showcase the technology and highlight the sleek, wide tailgate, enhancing the premium appearance of this compact hatchback. Precise gap and flush reinforces this perception, as do the touches of chrome (front and rear bumpers, weather strips, etc.) and the new 17" Miami alloy wheels.
A choice of nine colours is available, of which two new (Stone Gray and Platinum Grey) as well as largediameter wheels of up to 18 inches.
Inside, the New Citroen C4 Range features a modern, uncluttered dashboard with a new 7" touchscreen tablet.
The seats offer firm support for a comfortable ride. There are two new upholstery choices in low-key, elegant colours like the Rayados Mistral knit and the Liberia Grey fabric.
The interior of the Citroen C4 is rich-looking, with the finest materials in the segment found throughout: soft leather on the dashboard, jersey on the roof, and touches of chrome on the steering wheel controls, air vents and gear lever.
The New Citroen C4 Range is designed to offer driver and passengers comfort, peace of mind, and a unique motoring experience.
The Citroen C4 features the superb road handling and precision steering typical of the brand to ensure worry-free driving. These qualities translate into exceptional safety - always the number-one priority - genuine driving pleasure and first-class comfort.
Proven technologies like McPherson-type front suspension, flexible transverse beam, and electro-hydraulic steering reflect Citroen's know-how and contribute to high standards in comfort and driveability.
The Citroen C4 also delivers excellent body roll control, and responds well in evasive or emergency manoeuvres, giving the driver a sense of sure and easy control.
Technologies to aid the driver such as Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, Emergency Braking Assistance and intelligent traction control coupled with ESP contribute to its well-balanced road handling.
The Citroen C4 promises an enjoyable and stimulating driving experience. Contributing features include:
Space, versatility and convenience: the Citroen C4 boasts all three.
First, it provides plenty of space, with a 2.61-m wheelbase and rear seat with ample elbowroom of 1.45 m.
The compact dimensions /space ratio is a key criterion in the compact hatchback segment. Citroen C4's dimensions are unchanged, with a length of 4.33 m, width of 1.79m, and height of 1.49m. Its boot volume of 408 litres, the largest in its category, still sets the standard in the market. All that space is useable, too, thanks to the car's cubic shape, low, narrow loading threshold, and interior fittings.
The Citroen C4 offers generous storage, with a huge glove box, door panels in front large enough for a 1.5-litre bottle, drawers under the front seats, storage space on the dashboard and under the front armrest.
It is also as versatile as ever, with split foldback seats (2/3-1/3), and a ski trap to carry long, cumbersome objects.
The New Citroen C4 Range makes daily life simpler and more delightful with an array of useful technologies.
The New Citroen C4 Range is equipped with the latest technologies for greater ease and convenience while driving. One example is the new 7" touchscreen tablet. Besides streamlining the dashboard visually, this new screen groups:
Technologies for easy, trouble-free driving
The New Citroen C4 Range features smart technologies that make driving easier and trouble-free. They include:
The innovative Citroen Connect Box groups the localised emergency call and assistance services (depending on the country) that are free and available 24/7 via an integrated SIM card. They ensure precise localisation and rapid assistance in the event of an incident or accident. Also available online are a servicing logbook and an Eco Driving service. The first warns of any mechanical or safety problems and indicates the servicing needed, while the second monitors fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
The cars in the New Citroen C4 Range feature new Euro 6-compliant engines that combine fuel efficiency with high standards of performance: two PureTech petrol engines and two BlueHDi Diesel engines.
The PureTech 110 manual and PureTech 130 S&S EAT6 petrol engines
Designed and manufactured in France, the PureTech engines (a new family of three-cylinder petrol engines) incorporate innovative, efficient and economical technologies that deliver up to 25% lower fuel consumption. Following the PureTech 130 S&S 6-speed manual turbocharged unit introduced last March, two new engines have been added to the New Citroen C4 Range: the PureTech 110 manual gearbox and the PureTech 130 S&S EAT6 gearbox. Based on the 3-cylinder architecture of the naturally aspirated engines in the PureTech family, the turbocharged versions are equipped with an advanced, high-performance turbo compressor (240,000 rpm) and a central high-pressure direct injection system (200 bars). To withstand the additional stress borne by turbocharged engines compared with naturally aspirated engines, some parts have been strengthened.
The PureTech 110 manual gearbox engine delivers maximum power of 81 kW (110 hp EEC) at 5,500 rpm and torque of 205 Nm at 1,750 rpm, making the Citroen C4 responsive and agreeable to drive. This engine's mixed-cycle performance is 4.7 l/100 km and 110 g of CO2 per km with ultra low rolling resistance tyres.
The PureTech 130 S&S EAT6 six-speed automatic gearbox engine delivers maximum power of 96 kW (130 hp EEC) at 5,500 rpm and torque of 230 Nm at 1,750 rpm. The EAT6 gearbox is an advanced 6- speed automatic gearbox designed and developed by AISIN AW. It differs from the preceding transmission in the following ways:
Combined with the Stop & Start technology thanks to the addition of an internal electric pump, the PureTech 130 S&S EAT6 reduces the consumption of the New Citroen C4 Range to just 4.8l/100 km and CO2 emissions by 49 g, compared with the VTi 120 BVA4 four-speed manual gearbox it replaces, to 110 g of CO2 per km with ultra low rolling resistance tyres.
BlueHDi 100 Diesel with a manual gearbox, the BlueHDi 100 S&S with a manual gearbox, and the BlueHDi 120 S&S with a 6-speed manual gearbox
Since the end of 2013, Citroen has rolled out a new generation of Diesel engines called BlueHDi. They drastically reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and also lower CO2 emissions by up to 4%, thus providing the Brand with technology to comply with the more stringent Euro 6 regulations.
These diesel engines in the New Citroen C4 Range are able to combine top-level performance with very low consumption and CO2 emissions because of their innovative exhaust line.
While based on the 1.6l HDi Euro 5, these engines feature two major improvements: higher internal engine efficiency and reduced mechanical losses (special combustion chamber, new segmentation, a new "Diamond Like Carbon" coating, very low viscosity oil).
The BlueHDi 100 manual gearbox, BlueHDi 100 S&S manual gearbox and the BlueHDi 120 S&S sixspeed manual gearbox, with a capacity of 1,560 cm3 deliver maximum power of, respectively, 73 kW (99 hp EEC) at 3,750 rpm and 88 kW (120 hp EEC) at 3,500 rpm. The torque at 1,750 rpm (higher than the preceding generation's) is 254 Nm for the BlueHDi 100 manual unit and 300 Nm for the BlueHDi 120 S&S 6-speed manual unit. The Stop & Start technology with an upgraded starter used with these two engines offers numerous advantages, including no noise when the car is stopped, lower fuel consumption and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The engine cuts out at a speed of 0 kph when the gearbox is in neutral and the clutch pedal is released. When the clutch pedal is pressed down again, the engine restarts within about 500 ms, or less than the time needed to shift into gear. The system's operation is totally transparent for the driver, both when the engine stops and when it starts again.
The most efficient version of the BlueHDi 100 S&S manual gearbox on the New Citroen C4 Range delivers combined-cycle consumption of 3.3 l/100 km with ultra low rolling resistance tyres and CO2 emissions of 86 g/km.
The BlueHDi 120 S&S with a six-speed manual gearbox delivers combined -cycle consumption of 3.6l/100 km and CO2 emissions of 93g/km with ultra low rolling resistance tyres.
Citroen's BlueHDi engines already meet the future Euro 6 standard thanks to an innovative exhaust line featuring:
An innovatively structured exhaust line with a unique set of technologies: the SCR catalyser positioned upstream of the additive particulate filter is the only post-process system capable of reducing NOx emissions by up to 90% while decreasing CO2 emissions by up to 4%.
