CITROËN ENTERS THE COMPACT SUV MARKET WITH THE TOUGH, STYLISH AND VERSATILE NEW C3 AIRCROSS

• Citroën has unveiled the first images of the New C3 Aircross, which will open for orders in the UK later this year.
• Its exterior design reveals a tough and stylish SUV. Its new attitude makes it more assertive, muscular, and robust.
• At 4.39 metres long, New C3 Aircross grows to offer more space onboard and up to seven seats, a first in the segment, while remaining compact, practical and agile.
• New ë-C3 Aircross will be available with an all-electric powertrain for the first time.
• In addition to the all-electric powertrain, New C3 Aircross will be available with either a hybrid or petrol engine.  
• The C3 Aircross marks the continuation of Citroën's offensive in the compact segment. It shares the same design language, philosophy of onboard comfort and practicality as New ë-C3.

Citroën has revealed the first images of New C3 Aircross. New C3 Aircross shares the same design identity, promise of space, and onboard comfort as New C3, as well as the ambition to shake up the market with a competitive pricing position. Both models are based on the same Smart Car platform allowing powertrain flexibility and cost efficiency.

New C3 Aircross undergoes a radical change and enters a new era for customers by adopting a more assertive character. New C3 Aircross offers more interior space than ever before, with seating for up to seven, a choice of engine options, and the same level of onboard comfort. Combined with a competitive pricing position, this more mature and muscular version is set to meet the changing demands of the market.

A modern and coherent design. New C3 Aircross incorporates Citroën's new style language elements, of which the Oli concept was the manifesto and New C3 the first realisation. Its design thus integrates the new brand identity and an assertive form. Its highly vertical front end proudly displays the new Citroën logo and adopts the characteristic lighting signature in three luminous segments. Very modern, its style also highlights quality and attention to detail by incorporating the chevron pattern on certain elements. In addition to these graphics, Citroën plays with the perception of its silhouette and offers customisation with a two-tone roof and punchy colour accents. The colour clips, on the the bumper and the quarter panel, allow the customer to customise their C3 Aircross as they wish.

A SUV that reinforces its character. New C3 Aircross undergoes a radical change in attitude, transitioning from a model emphasising roundness and kindness to one that, without being aggressive, exudes a more angular, muscular, and assertive style. Powerful and suggesting robustness, New C3 Aircross embraces its SUV typology with a high and horizontal bonnet, widened wings and tracks, and solid shoulders benefiting from protection that crowns large wheels with a diameter of 690mm. Each style line adds tension and energy to a model that now exudes great confidence. Its silhouette is balanced and expresses strength.

Compact SUV offering up to seven seats. New C3 Aircross is 4.39 metres long providing greater interior space. The balanced proportions of its silhouette hint at a long wheelbase, the largest in its category. This allows for more legroom for rear passengers. The design of the rear quarter panel provides a dynamic and vertical rear end, ensuring generous space for occupants in the third row. This is a major innovation in the segment, offering the ability to comfortably accommodate up to seven people onboard with two foldable seats in the boot. New C3 Aircross is full of tricks to make family life easier by offering great usage flexibility, however, it remains very compact for easy manoeuvring and stress-free parking. Rational, versatile, and reassuring, New C3 Aircross is an easy-to-live-with SUV.

An affordable multi-energy offer. This new compact SUV shares the Smart Car platform with New C3, introduced by Citroën and designed from the start to optimally accommodate an electric offer. Thus, New C3 Aircross is perfectly in line with the challenges of energy transition by offering for the first time a fully electric variant. Alongside the electric variant, Citroën will offer a hybrid and efficient petrol powertrain for New C3 Aircross.

Serene onboard experience. The SUV silhouette of New C3 Aircross promises a raised ground clearance, allowing for more reassured driving, facilitating onboard access and favouring a high driving position that allows for better visibility. These elements contribute to the feeling of well-being on board, another signature of New C3 Aircross. Like New C3 hatchback, New C3 Aircross will highlight comfort and will have all the equipment and technology expected by customers.

A change in scope. Set to be fully revealed this summer, New C3 Aircross offers a new vision of the compact European SUV in a major market. Since 2020, compact SUV sales have overpassed those of compact hatchbacks in Europe. Sales exceed 2 million registrations each year in an increasingly competitive market. Citroën entered this market segment in 2008 with its C3 Picasso. The compact SUV category didn't really exist then, but Citroën already offered a vehicle with a raised driving position and interior space for a functional vehicle with the unique character of a "magic box." The Aircross designation appeared in 2017 with C3 Aircross, which maintained benchmark practicality while adding the codes of an adventurer. In mid-2024, Citroën will unveil New C3 Aircross, which has been completely reinvented to meet the expectations of families. It has a completely new dimension with powerful, assertive styling, more space on board and modularity with the capacity to accommodate up to seven people, electrified offerings from hybrid to all-electric, and comfort and connectivity on board.

More information about New C3 Aircross will be shared closer to the global reveal this summer.

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