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2017 Citroen C3 Picasso Spied Again, Front End Gets Partially Revealed

Citroen C3 Picasso prototype 11 photos
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Citroen has revealed the all-new C3 at this year’s Paris Motor Show, along with its racing version, the C3 WRC, but the crossover derived from this model still awaits the official unveiling.
The upcoming Citroen C3 Picasso will not resemble its predecessor, but it will come with an appealing look. While the unusual shapes of the previous model will be gone, Citroen has prepared an attractive design for the front lights, while the tail lights look like the ones on the 2017 C3, one of the models that donated parts for the Picasso.

We already know that the upcoming C3 Picasso will share its body, production line, and technical platform with the next Opel Meriva. In turn, the next Meriva will ditch the rear doors with a reverse opening mechanism, which were one of the highlights of that model when it was released on the market.

With the end of the reverse-opening rear doors of the Meriva, Ford will be the only automaker with different doors on a B-Segment car, with its B-Max that features sliding rear doors on both sides. On the other hand, if you are a fan of conventional doors, both Citroen’s C3 Picasso and Opel’s next Meriva will have them.

The two models will be built on the same assembly line, but each will come with a separate design, and with an exclusive engine offer. This partnership will show us a taste of what’s next for the Toyota and BMW jointly-developed sports cars, which will each have engines from their respective brands.

As you can observe in the photo gallery provided by our friends at CarPix, the C3 Picasso’s prototype has been spotted while camouflage was being removed in a warehouse.

You can discern the lower part of the front bumper, as well as the lights that sit in that part of the vehicle. Expect to see this car at next year’s Geneva Motor Show.
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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