The New Citroen C5
Published: 22nd October 2007
The New Citroen C5
Citroen is making business and family motoring even more alluring as it lifts the wraps off the brand new C5 in Paris. Unveiled to the world in both saloon and estate versions, the new Citroen C5 benefits from a completely new approach by Citroen’s designers who have combined Teutonic-like levels of quality, styling and handling with the highest standards of comfort, safety and in-car technology for which the Company is already renowned.
The all-new C5 conveys a real sense of prestige, with the state-of-the-art design in a classic thoroughbred saloon. Following the success of the innovative C4 Picasso, Citroen’s new C5 also introduces a range of new features such as a second-generation fixed-centred controls steering wheel, a seat back massage function and a choice of suspension set-ups.
Set to arrive in the UK in early 2008, the new Citroen C5 embodies the progress that Citroen has made in recent years, and will more than satisfy the requirements of buyers of large cars in terms of both quality and reliability. A powerful addition to the Company’s impressive car line-up, it ensures that Citroen is strongly represented in the large family car sector, one of the UK’s biggest market sectors with over a third of a million sales last year.
With its long, sleek body, sculpted lines and high waist, the new C5’s striking styling gives it a true sense of status. The front end is characterised by the large air-intakes and long incisive headlamps that flank the prominent chrome chevrons and assert the C5’s identity. From the back, the distinctive concave window and two-part boomerang lights give it a purposeful, determined impression.
Longer and wider than the model it replaces, the new Citroen C5 has real on-the-road presence, with an aerodynamic profile that alludes to the car’s dynamic qualities and accomplished road handling. Measuring 4.78m long (the estate is 5cm longer), 1.86m wide and 1.45m tall, the new C5 imposes itself at the top end of the large family car segment.
Citroen C5
Our Citroen C5 Guide lists the full specification of the current UK C5 range, including car prices, fuel consumption, dimensions and other vital data.
Price Range: £15,795 - £24,595
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Models in the range: 12
We have road tested the Citroen C5, to read our in-depth car review:
Citroen C5 Review - Jul 2008
Our Car Buyer’s Guide covers all of the UK’s major new cars and includes CO2 ratings and car insurance groups. Data updated on the 21st Sep 2008
