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CITROEN C-CROSSER

An innovative cross-over vehicle with impressive styling and capabilities

The C-Crosser, Citroën’s new high-end SUV, has a number of aces in its pack. It boasts attractive, prestige styling, a 5+2 seat configuration with easy-touse modularity, four-wheel drive for real versatility in use, and a HDi diesel engine equipped with a particulate filter for classleading performance and minimal environmental impact. Designed without compromise, the C-Crosser is at home on all kinds of terrain in all kinds of weather, thanks to its four-wheel drive system.

Featuring 5+2 seats, sliding and folding row-2 seats and a flat floor, the C-Crosser’s modular cabin allows for manifold configurations. On the road, Citroën’s new SUV is extremely responsive and dynamic, with an excellent trade-off between ride comfort and roadholding, while the HDi diesel engine, fitted with a particulate filter (DPFS), minimizes the vehicle’s environmental impact. The C-Crosser is at ease both on the open road and on wilder terrain, pleasant to travel in both alone and with the family, and capacious enough inside for extra friends or for transporting large objects. Citroën’s new SUV was designed for people looking for a highly versatile vehicle that fulfils their desires for freedom and well-being. POWERFUL, ROBUST AND SOPHISTICATED STYLING Instantly recognisable as a Citroën, the C-Crosser’s exterior styling adroitly blends different genres that give it a sporty look, a go-anywhere attitude, and a sophisticated demeanour in line with its high-end positioning. This artful blend is also found inside the new SUV.

An original, expressive front end At the front, the C-Crosser features an original chevron composition that brings the vehicle its own identity within the Citroën range and expresses the SUV’s power and prestige looks. The line of the bonnet conveys the vehicle’s solidity and showcases the chrome chevrons that extend across the grille and intersect with the assertive-looking headlamps. This emphasis on width, which underscores the C-Crosser’s powerful air, is strengthened by a succession of parallel lines and an air-intake grille that stretches right across the imposing bumper. The chrome strips on either side of the number plate, the honeycombstyle air intake grille and the chrome fog lamps bring a touch of elegance to the C-Crosser and confirm its top-of-the-range positioning. Dynamic profile and well-balanced proportionsThe SUV’s sporty looks are underscored by the shape of the headlamps, which extend up the bonnet following the flow of the wheel arches, and by the body line that rises at the quarter-light and thus confirms the dynamic feel. The SUV’s powerful attitude is expressed in curvaceous wings that sit atop special Michelin tyres designed for roadholding and performance. The C-Crosser’s topend positioning is signalled, on the Exclusive trim level (or country equivalent), by tinted windows and chrome strips running along the waist line and the lower body line. The vehicle’s high-class appeal is also expressed by (Exclusive trimlevel) two-tone, diamond wheels, highlighting the practical nature of the C-Crosser’s split-opening hatch.

The lights also mix style and functionality. They boast high-tech design, with LEDs on the position and stop lights, while providing optimal lighting and low energy consumption.Brand allegiance is underscored by chrome chevrons and badges, one for Citroën and one for the C-Crosser name, which is also repeated at both the front and the rear, marked under compass dials. This logo, a symbol of freedom, underlines the C-Crosser’s all-terrain nature. Consistent styling inside and out The dynamic styling of the CCrosser exterior continues inside the vehicle.Each function on the purely designed dashboard is clearly displayed and intuitive to use. The shape of the aluminiumsurround dials and the design of the instruments on the cluster boost the SUV’s sporty appeal. The driver’s station features a leather-upholstered steering wheel and semi-bucket seats for excellent driving control and optimum pleasure at the wheel. The passenger seats also offer plenty of support, and look good, too: Citroën paid close attention whose proportions and design exude a sense of solidity and endurance, as do the aluminium roof bars. Rear styling conveying confidence and stabilityThe rear styling of the CCrosser is equally dynamic, robust and sophisticated.The wraparound rear bumper is perfectly integrated with the wheel arches, giving the car a powerful, assertive look. The rear features a chrome strip giving it an elegant aspect.

The line of this stylish strip marks the point where the upper and lower tailgate meet, to interior finish quality to firmly position the C-Crosser as a top-end vehicle. The grain and soft paint of the dashboard, the special seat upholstery and the luxury doorpanel trim create a harmonious, quality feel right down to the smallest detail. FUNCTIONAL AND COMFORTABLE INTERIOR The C-Crosser is a true family car with its 5+2 seat configuration boasting easy-to-use modularity. The vehicle’s generous dimensions (2.67-metre wheelbase) house comfortable living space, numerous stowage compartments and an enormous boot with a split tailgate for easy loading.The C-Crosser adds the agreeable to the practical with a range of sophisticated equipment for extra onboard comfort. Easy-to-use modularity The C-Crosser features easy-touse modular design. Occupants can make interior changes both quickly and effortlessly.

With its occasional two-seater bench in row three, the vehicle can seat up to seven passengers. The bench folds away completely into the floor for a perfectly flat and impressively capacious loading surface.Access to row three is made easier by fulltilting, sliding seats in row two and two aluminium-coloured bars attached to the side panels in the boot. Passenger safety is enhanced by two retracting head rests and two safety belts with inertia reels anchored to the pillar.The seats and seatbacks in row two can split-fold 60/40. For passenger comfort, the seat backs have three adjustable positions and both parts of the bench feature independent foreand- aft adjustment over 80 mm. Row two can be manually folded, portfolio-style, against row one, using handles located on either side of the seats, or automatically, with two electric controls on the lefthand and right-hand sides of the boot above the wheel arches.

This folding function provides a large loading surface and a flat floor. Top-of-the-range equipment To enhance onboard comfort, the C-Crosser is available with a broad range of high-tech equipment: High-quality audio pack New-generation navigation system A reversing camera for easy manoeuvresA high-performance diesel engine that respects the environmentThe C-Crosser will be available at launch with a new 160 bhp (115 kW or 156 bhp EEC) HDi diesel engine fitted with a particulate filter (DPFS) and mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. With its 2.2-litre capacity, variablegeometry turbo, generous torque and DPFS, this engine is at once flexible, smooth and frugal, and respects the environment. It develops 156 bhp at 4,000 rpm and a full 380 Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm, while boasting fuel consumption of 7.3 l/100 km over a combined cycle and CO2 emissions of 194 g/km. One of the new-generation HDi engines developed in partnership with Ford Motor Company, the engine is based on the 173 bhp HDi DPFS unit available on the C5 and C6.

It benefits from a variable-geometry turbo and a new combustion chamber, the ECCS (Extreme Conventional Combustion System), which optimises the air/fuel mix, along with a third-generation common rail system, in which pressure is increased to 1,800 bars for finer fuel spray. This combination cuts pollutant emissions and fuel consumption while improving performance.The engine also gets two balancer shafts that significantly limit vibrations and increase driving pleasure. Particular attention was also paid to soundproofing the engine compartment for a peaceful interior ambience. High-performance brakes The C-Crosser brakes were developed to respect Citroën standards on brake pedal feel in terms of bite, pedal pressure and efficiency. The C-Crosser’s braking system features ventilated discs with twin-pot callipers at the front and discs at the rear, combined with ABS and electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD).

Standard equipment also includes the Electronic Stability Program (ESP), which can be deactivated using a button on the fascia band to the left of the steering wheel. It is coupled with traction control to prevent skidding. Top-level passive safety Vehicle structure for passenger and pedestrian protection The structure of the C-Crosser’s front end was designed to ensure car-to-car “crash compatibility” in the event of collision with a conventional vehicle, thus offering efficient protection for C-Crosser passengers and reducing the risk of injury for occupants in other vehicles.Six airbags fitted standard The C-Crosser is fitted as standard with two front airbags (driver and passenger), two front side airbags and two front/rear curtain airbags. The two front airbags are adaptive, with deployment pressure and volume correlated with the severity of the impact.The passenger airbag can be deactivated using the ignition key, in order to install a child seat at the front. An indicator on the instrument cluster informs the driver that the airbag has been deactivated.

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