This is Tech in the Car and this is a brand new 2021 facelift Citroen C3 Aircross let's have a
look around it and let's take it for drive don't forget to check out my infotainment video as well!
the Citroen C3 Aircross is the facelift model of the C3 Aircross previous generation and there are
a lot of cool changes to this car including a new front grille which is totally redesigned with all
led headlights and some internal changes while including a much bigger infotainment display
and some other things which I'm going to show you as well!
I'm here at Willmoths Citroen Castbourne and i've got the faceliftC3 Aircross
and the pre-facelift C3 Aircross and I wanted to show you some differences between them
so the first thing you'll notice this is the pre-facelift you'll see here we've got
halogen light bulbs here on the new C3 Aircross we have led lights and they are a different design
as well this bit is the same pretty much but then you'll notice underneath the Citroen logo
there is some cool 3D effect here which I really like look of and that isn't here
and then down here at the bottom below the number plate there's some differences as well
we've got a different air intake here and here so the new C3 Aircross looks a lot more sporty and
more aggressive than the previous generation so that's the front of the car let's have a
look at the sides now so let's look at some other differences now so we've got totally
different alloy wheels this is the facelift this is a pre-facelift and these wheels have a more
dynamic design if you look at them closely there are three engine types on the C3 Aircross there's
this the 1.2 litre manual which is 110 horsepower called the puretech 110 and the puretech 110 which
also has an automatic gearbox which is the same 1.2 litre petrol and then there's a 1.5
litre diesel engine which is 130 horsepower. The petrol engine can do zero to 60 in 10.1 seconds
and the diesel in 9.2 seconds so it's pretty snappy but not as fast as an electric car. Check
out my video on the e-C4 Citroen electric car on this channel as well to find out about that.
Let's talk about the trim levels so there are three trim levels the c-series which has got
red accents at the bottom and then we have the Shine and the Shine plus that have the black
pack or you can option it with different colors and looking at the front here you can see this
new design with these LED headlights and LED daytime running lights and I actually have to
say I really like the detail here coming down here under the Citroen badge! that's very cool.
You can option this with parking assist and also this car has a panoramic sunroof but despite being
an SUV this is a front wheel drive car only but it does have Grip control as an option.
What does the new Citroen C3 Aircross cost? Well it starts at £17320
for the c-series and then we've got the Shine and the Shine plus is £23080 and we've got an
MPG across the range of 47.3 to 67.2 miles per gallon so pretty efficient as well so what about
boot space on the Citroen C3 Aircross well you'll be pleased to know there's 410 litres in here
plus it's a removable parcel shelf and you can put down the back seats flat also the floor here of
the boot is adjustable so you can change it to be level so there's no lip here so you can put
stuff in much easier so plenty of space in this car let's have a look at the inside now welcome
to the inside of the c3 air cross from citron it's a really comfortable interior where you've
got these advanced comfort seats which are super comfortable available in a two-tone leatherette or
alternatively in a grey green leather which is what these are and then inside the car here we've
got the choice of seven or nine inch touchscreen displays a butterfly just flew in front of the
camera this is the nine inch display which has got android auto and apple carplay and this car can
come with all the assistance features lane assist adaptive cruise control parking assist including
self parking even has a start stop button down here which makes it look very sporty
we've got one usb port we've got a 12 volt cigarette lighter there's two cup holders
there's this citron armrest which is attached to the seat and this particular car is a manual car
but there is automatic available as well welcome inside the pre-face lift Citroen C3 Aircross
so the main differences you can see here are this touchscreen this touchscreen is a lot smaller
and there's capacitive buttons down the side which lets you go between the menus unlike the new C3
Aircross which has got a bigger touchscreen and it has hard buttons along the bottom and instead
of just having the missing buttons it has a few other buttons which have other functions
as well otherwise the interior is very similar there isn't many changes between them the main
thing is that display in the middle which is very responsive and much better than on the previous
generation C3 Aircross the steering wheel is what you'd expect from Citroen it's got the buttons on
the side just the right size slightly squared off and we have analog dials in the middle here
with a small monochrome display which shows your speed and your range and other bits of information
as well as far as the interior materials we've got this soft touch i don't even know what this
is if i'm honest with you this feels like it's not plastic it feels like some kind of soft material
maybe you know let me know in the comments if you know but it feels very nice and very soft
and then we got plastic there this is hard plastic but overall you know it feels very nice we've got
materials cloth materials on the side here plastic on the side here this is a really good value
car there's no doubt about it starting at 17 000 pounds and going up 23 for the highest spec
right let's take it for drive and see how it drives this is the shine plus top trim
and it's got these comfort seats as standard and because of that it's really comfortable to see in
this car you've got a good viewing position over the bonnet i can see clearly what's in front of me
the suspension is soft but it handles the potholes any bumps in the road
really really well in terms of steering it feels just like any other Citroen that i have driven
it is able to handle any inputs i put into the steering wheel quite happily
and it's light it's light steering which means that it's not a hard job to steer this car when
you're sitting in traffic or anything like that and you know once again i'll go back to this new
touch screen this has got the larger nine inch touchscreen with android auto or carplay but it
is a good improvement over the previous generation which is definitely worth looking at if you're
looking to buy this car let's go a bit faster now let's see how it responds when i put my foot down
and you know this feels pretty snappy this feels pretty snappy i'm gonna go around the corner now
let's see how it corners i do feel some lean go around the corners due to its raised height
but it's comfortable and it makes it very very enjoyable to drive and this car does feel snappy
it's not wanting for any acceleration it's not as snappy as the e-C4 which is an electric car but it
still doesn't feel wanting for that so overall a really enjoyable car to drive with a nice big
touchscreen with a good viewing position with a nice soft suspension really comfortable seats
it's an enjoyable car what's my tech in the car score let's go and find out so what's my taking
the car score for this a Citroen C3 Aircross but it's four out of five for parking four out
of five for comfort four out of five for driver assistance and four out of five for connectivity
in terms of environmental/economy how good it is in the environment I give it three out of five
because it's not electric we should give it five or five it's not hybrid which would give it four
out of five but it's still really really fuel efficient value gets five out of five because
well it starts at 17 000 pounds which is an amazing value for a car like this
so overall 24 out of 30. don't forget i borrowed this car from Citroen Wilmoths
Eastbourne so please pay them a visit give them a call if you're interested in one of these cars
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