The New Citroen C5 Aircross

The wait is over,citroen have finally made their way to india with their debut product the C5 Aircross.There is definitely something french about this car.The typical wierd but cool looking headlight setup with the daytime running LED drls and below that projector LED setup.There will be 2 variants available in the C5 Aircross,the feel and shine.Yes these are both names of variants.The C5 Aircross will be up for bookings on the 1st of March 2021.Citroen says that the C5 Aircross is meant to be a family car,but the prices say otherwise,the base model,feel,will be starting from Rs28 lakh and will go up to Rs 30 lakh for the shine variant.On the side the C5 looks comparatively large than its rivals like the Pugeot 3008.With orange or whatever secondary colour you choose the citroen will have that colour as accents on the alloys and roof rack.At the back there are twin square LED lighting setup on both the sides.Talking about the back the C5 will have handsfree tailgate and sensors to help prevent you from backing up into the wall or other cars.The bboot will have class leading capacity of 720 litres which is just massive considering the size of the car.Inside the boot there will be tethering points in case you want to tie someone up and also a removable paso shaft and underfloor storage which will house the spare wheel.On the inside the Citroen will be as French as the outside.The specifications include a digital drivers display,an 8 inch touch screen with Android auto and Apple carplay,wireless charging,plenty of cup holders big enough to fit a large and small cup of coffee,a centre armrest big enough to fit a big handbag,large doorpockets and to top it all of a gear selector that is the best I have ever seen in a car.There is a sunroof that really opens up the look and feel of the C5 but eats into the headroom.Quality is really good except that I am not sure I am a big fan of the wierd leather strap on the dashboard.Rest of the interior is really good with beautiful optional leather seats.The space in the middle row is good since you have a flat floor so that 3 passenger can easily fit inside it.All 3 of the middle row seats can fold,recline and move indivisually.But the problem is that there is not enough headroom in the middle row of the C5 and that if there are 3 passengers sitting in the middl row,the passengers sitting near the doors would be constantly banging their heads against the roofline beacause of the way the roofline folds into the body in a different way.The C5 is designed to be like a proer SUV but be aware that it is only front wheel drive and dont take it off the road.The C5 is offered with a choice of 2 engines,if you mainly drive in town th 1.2 litre 3 cylinder turbo petrol would do the job.But if you want to do longer journeys there is the 1.5 litre diesel engine which will have 174 bh and 400 NM of torque.To top it off the Citroen is a really cool,quirky,practical and featureloaded family car but it is really expensive