French carmaker Citroen is making its India debut soon with the C5 Aircross sports utility vehicle, the specifications of which have been revealed.
The SUV will be built with completely knocked down (CKD) kits at the Thiruvallur plant in Tamil Nadu. Very recently, Citroen had announced the roll-out of the C5 from the plant.
The launch is expected sometime in March and the ex-showroom price is likely to be around Rs 30 lakh. It will come in two variants – Feel and Shine.
The SUV will be powered by a 1997-cc diesel engine that is capable of a peak power output of 177 ps at 3750 rpm and the peak torque figure is an impressive 400 Nm at 2000 rpm. This engine will come mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.
The overall length of the C5 is 4500 mm, while the width is 2099 mm and height is 1710mm.
Both front and rear get disc brakes and it will also get 18-inch alloy wheels.
The SUV also comes with advanced safety features like park assist, blind spot monitoring system, traction control system with five modes (Standard, Snow, All-terrain, Sand and Traction Control Off), hill start assist, reversing camera with 180-degree rear view, electric parking brake, among others.
The C5 also comes with a 12.3-inch TFT digital instrument panel for display of vehicle information. Additionally, it has an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system with which several features like radio, smartphone connectivity, air-conditioning control, reverse camera input etc. Can be controlled. In addition, there are three personalisation and three ambience modes for the displays.
On the exterior, the C5 will have chrome dual exhaust pipes, integrated spoiler, opening panoramic sunroof, two-tone alloys, LED projector headlamps, LED daytime running lights, LED rear lamps, LED turn indicators on the rear-view mirrors, front and rear fog lamps.
When it comes to comfort and convenience, the C5 will have features like engine stop-start, handsfree electric tailgate, driver seat electric adjustment, lumbar support for front seats, front and rear seat headrest, keyless entry, among others depending on the variant.