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Having recently been surgically removed from the DS brand, Citroen is now free to go back to its roots. The French brand will re-target budget-minded buyers who want transportation and nothing else. Our car spies stationed in Spain have captured the first shots of a brad new sedan model, which seems to follow these principles and has yet to be discussed by company officials.
It appears smaller and less posh than the C5, which would indicate that Citroen is targeting the same compact sedan segment as the Mazda3 and VW Jetta. In Europe, such a car has not been offered in many years, but it does exist in Asia and Latin America, where it's called the C4 Lounge.
The new Citroen sedan is most likely based on the new EMP2 platform, which has also been used to develop the 308. It should be light, but not very sporty, and with the help of brand new engines, fuel economy won't be a problem either. We expect the petrol powered range to start with the usual 82 hp naturally aspirated unit and quickly move to one of the new 1.2 THP turbos. The diesel range will once again be made up exclusively from the 1.6 BlueHDi, the same as on the C4 Picasso.
The prototype sedans do have LED taillights, but in an effort to reduce costs, the headlights use standard halogen bulbs. There don't appear to be any frills anywhere on the car and the design is simple, rounded, a bit like the Cactus crossover.
It usually takes less than a year for Citroen to launch a car from this stage in its development, since the French company doesn't test at the Nurburgring and usually does its "experiments" indoors. So we could see the new C4 Lunge sedan as early as the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. However, production is unlikely to start until the end of the year.
The new Citroen sedan is most likely based on the new EMP2 platform, which has also been used to develop the 308. It should be light, but not very sporty, and with the help of brand new engines, fuel economy won't be a problem either. We expect the petrol powered range to start with the usual 82 hp naturally aspirated unit and quickly move to one of the new 1.2 THP turbos. The diesel range will once again be made up exclusively from the 1.6 BlueHDi, the same as on the C4 Picasso.
The prototype sedans do have LED taillights, but in an effort to reduce costs, the headlights use standard halogen bulbs. There don't appear to be any frills anywhere on the car and the design is simple, rounded, a bit like the Cactus crossover.
It usually takes less than a year for Citroen to launch a car from this stage in its development, since the French company doesn't test at the Nurburgring and usually does its "experiments" indoors. So we could see the new C4 Lunge sedan as early as the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. However, production is unlikely to start until the end of the year.
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