2011 Citroen C4 spy pics
September 24, 2009 by Matt Brogan
The next Citroen C4, due to be launched at the end of 2010, will be lighter and more efficient than the current car, the company’s product boss Mr Vincent Besson has told media recently.
Talking at the Frankfurt motor show, Mr Besson revealed that the new hatchback is likely to be offered with three-cylinder engines and, possibly, petrol-electric hybrid power during its lifetime, although not from launch.
Mr Besson also laid out the company’s strategy for hybrid and electric vehicles, saying that petrol-electric power is not necessary or economically viable in small city cars, and only for high-end versions of the next C4. However, he expects that “a large part of a future C5 range” will have hybrid power.
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As long as it has a manual diesel and IRS (unlike the current one) then I’m happy. I always liked the C4, it’s a great little car! It brings a sense of funkiness to an otherwise mostly mundane class of car.
But Citroen Aus, why have you canned the Coupe from the current range? I see at least equal amounts of Coupes/Hatches so what’s the deal? And where’s the C3 Picasso/C-Crosser/Berlingo Multispace/C1? They’d do alright down here!
Jake, the C4 is unlikely to gain IRS as its platform-shared cousin, the Peugeot 308, still makes do with a torsion beam rear end (as do the 207 and the upcoming 308 RCZ).
The C$ needs more grunt(KW) under the bonet and should also bring out a sedan version of it.
I like the style of the C4, but when you stack it up against a Golf, it just does not hold up.