Test: The main comfortable thing: the new Citroen C5 Aircross – car

Citroën positions the C5 Aircross as a comfortable SUV. It is not so nice in all respects. The test.

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Michael Gebhardt

In China, the Citroën C5 Aircross rolled on the road for a year. Starting in February, it's the SUV Comfort of this country at the dealership. Visually, the spacious competitor VW Tiguan fits perfectly into Citroën's current design. Although he goes with the Airbumps, he mentioned plastic cushions on the sidewall and his narrow, high headlights almost in inflated C3 Aircross. However, it differs considerably from its brothers DS7 Crossback, Peugeot 3008 and Opel Grandland X – engineers Volkswagen Group can cut a part.

In addition, the Citroën is not only different, it is also very different. While the seats, Audis, Skodas and VW concerned are all similar, the French have developed distinct characters. The Peugeot gives the athlete, the big DS imitates the noble model, Opel relies on German know-how and Citroen has discovered the role of the comfortable for himself. Last but not least, this is due to the suspension with the hydraulic dampers. This not only reminds the glorious era of the large Citroen hydropneumatic suspension models, but also the heart of the brand's new philosophy.

The "Advanced Comfort" program includes a padded chair with mbadage function, three individual seats at the rear, good sound insulation and numerous shelves. Unfortunately, the specifications did not include the selection of high quality materials. The C5 is fully lined with hard plastic. And even a state-of-the-art infotainment system is apparently not a comfort criterion. Although the 8-inch touch screen is standard, the software used is dusty, unlike the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, available from the third-level trim level. After all, the infotainment system is excellent with all major smartphones.

So roll the Citroën C5 Aircross

Back to the landing gear: Like a flying carpet, the C5 Aircross certainly did not show up during our first test drive around Marrakech. Especially short suggestions dig sub-structure with more deflection, not much better than conventional mechanical systems. Overall, however, it slips into the Aircross on the sometimes very sick Moroccan asphalt and the bigger bumps that shake the Citroën.

The flip side? He is not an athlete, it is necessary to accept the movements of the body and the lateral inclination of the curve; but that suits the SUV character – and the non-direct, gentle direction. At first are two gasoline and two diesel ready, each with 131 and about 180 hp; the two weakest with the six-speed manual transmission, the stronger ones are coupled with an eight-speed automatic transmission. A plug-in hybrid is being planned, but it will not happen until 2020. Until then, the big diesel is a good choice. It goes well with the good 1.7 tonne SUV and has 400 Nm of torque enough to drive the C5 ruler. The 4.7-liter standard consumption, however, comes from the realm of fairy tales, the on-board computer has certified us eight before the comma. Even more have taken the first gas engine, which clearly lacks draft – which attempts to cover the automatic by hectic shifts; you really do not want to succeed.

It costs the new Citroën C5 Aircross

In addition to the expensive basic petrol engine of € 23,290, all C5 Aircross aircraft enter the second of four lines of equipment. In addition to automatic climate control, rear parking sensors and an auto-dimming rear view mirror are also present. As far as the badistance systems are concerned, Citroën had about twenty badistants, including the distance control with the stowage pilot. However, the built-in Dash-Cam behind the rear-view mirror makes it possible to view photos of the tour directly on the Internet for a fee. The series includes emergency braking badistance and collision alert, track maintenance badistance and blind spot monitoring.

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