French car maker Citroen is preparing to launch a new SUV car in the Indian market soon. The company is about to launch this car in the country under the name of Citroen C3. According to a report some time back, the company can launch this new SUV in the country in the first half of 2022. For the past few months, there is talk of launching this car in the country. Recently, this car has been seen during road testing in India before the launch. According to a report, the Citroen C3 will be an affordable SUV.
First glimpse without cover
Recently, during road testing, the Citroen C3 was spied without any camouflage cover. This is the first time that this car has been seen in India without a cover.
design
Seen during road testing, the Citroen C3 was seen in dual-tone white and black color shades. The two slats of the chrome grille of this SUV car were also seen with LED DRL near the bonnet and split headlamp clusters at the bottom on the bumper. A large silver fox plate with an X shape has also been used in the bumper of this car and the fog lamps have been given a body colored hexagonal shape. Roof rails, plastic cladding and normal door-handles have been used on the side of this car. At the rear, the car also uses rectangular shaped wraparound tail lamps and plastic cladding on the rear bumper.
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Features
Talking about the features, then the Citroen C3 can get connected car technology, automatic climate control, cruise control, excellent touchscreen infotainment system and many other great features.
Engine and gearbox
Like the company, a 1.2 liter turbo petrol engine can be used in the Citroen C3, which will give the car 108.5bhp power and 151Nm torque. Along with this, the car is likely to get a 5-speed or 6-speed gearbox with manual transmission and 7-speed DCT gearbox with automatic transmission.
When can it be launched?
Although the company has not yet given any official information about the launch of this SUV car. The company launched its first car Citroen C5 Aircross in India in early 2021. Since then, the discussion of launching the company’s new SUV car in the country had started. According to a report some time back, Citroen C3 will be launched in India in the first half of this year. After the launch of Citroen C3, Maruti Suzuki will compete with vehicles like Vitara Brezza, Tata Nexon, Hyundai Venue, Mahindra XUV300, Kia Sonet, Nissan Magnite, Renault Kiger and Toyota Urban Cruiser in the Indian market.
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