IS THERE room for one more compact SUV mannequin in Citroen’s Aussie line-up? It’s a moot level, however the Double Chevron has unveiled the eye-catching e-C4 X replete with an all-electric powertrain – if the French marque was to launch a battery-electric automobile (BEV) Down Beneath, this mannequin would possibly work.
Just like the bigger C5 X presently accessible right here, the ë-C4 X gives clients a cross-segment design that mixes the silhouette of a fastback with the stance of an SUV, in a four-door configuration.
The automobile’s 100kW powertrain provides it vary of as much as 360km, whereas affording drivers a excessive stage of consolation because of the digital silence of electrical energy, Citroen says. It additionally gives a beneficiant quantity of inside area capped by a household pleasant (510-litre) load bay.
“Many purchasers have instructed us they need an reasonably priced, accountable and stylish different to the plenty of hatchback and SUV choices within the quantity compact automobile section, and that is our greatest interpretation of that want,” mentioned Citroen’s world CEO, Vincent Cobée.
“It’s a forward-looking, distinctive cross design that delivers all of the consolation, know-how, security and worth you count on from Citroen, but in addition excellent roominess and limousine versatility, with the good thing about zero-emission, all-electric energy”.
The total-electric drivetrain has 100kW and 260Nm of torque on faucet. It permits Citroen’s all-electric compact crossover to clock a 0-100kmh time of 9.5-seconds in Sport mode. Regenerative braking allows the driving force to partially re-charge the 50kWh battery pack dynamically to extend vary.
Three drive modes are supplied – Eco, Regular and Sport – every of which might be activated by a mode selector on the centre console. Understandably, Eco mode gives the best stage of effectivity, Sport mode gives the best stage of efficiency, whereas Regular mode balances the 2.
It’s mentioned to take 7.5 hours to cost the e-C4 X through a 7.4kW wall field or 5 hours with a three-phase electrical energy provide and the non-obligatory 11kW onboard charger. From a 100kW speedy public charger, nevertheless, the Citroen’s high-voltage battery might be charged from zero to 80 per cent in half-hour.
Automobile charging might be pre-programmed utilizing the automobile’s MyCitroen Drive Plus touchscreen interface or through the MyCitroen app. For added buyer peace of thoughts, the battery guarantee for e-C4 X is eight years or 160,000 km, for 70 per cent of the unique cost capability.
The e-C4 X advantages from Citroen’s new-generation infotainment interface utilizing a 10-inch HD display screen (the show format of which is totally customisable) and the mannequin’s pure voice recognition system can perceive 20 languages, present visible suggestions and reply to instructions regarding automobile methods, such because the local weather management, audio media, cellphone and linked speech companies.
Superior Profile Administration means the system can retailer as much as eight profiles, with every profile paired with as much as two smartphones.
The system will wirelessly determine smartphone profiles after they enter the automobile. The system additionally options Over-The-Air Map Updates through TomTom.
What’s extra, a package deal of Citroen Join Companies, which enhances the MyCitroen Drive Plus interface, is optionally accessible… It gives free geolocated emergency calls, an help service that clients can entry 24-7 and an e-remote management system to handle the automobile remotely.
With an total size of 4,600mm, the e-C4 X slots into the Citroën line-up between the C4 hatchback (as supplied in Australia), which is 4,360mm lengthy, and the 4,800mm C5 X. Its wheelbase, at 2,670mm, is similar because the C4 hatchback’s – each use the identical Frequent Modular Platform (CMP).
As much as 20 superior driver-assistance methods can be found on e-C4 X to assist enhance security whereas driving and to make life behind the wheel or contained in the cabin much less hectic.
The C4 X and its electrical variant will likely be quickly be launched in chosen markets with petrol, diesel and battery-electric powertrains, however it’s not within the native importer’s sights, at the very least at this stage.
“Whereas there aren’t any present plans for the C4 X and e-C4 X to be launched to the Australian market, we do proceed to work carefully with Stellantis to discover and consider the potential introduction of recent fashions to Australia,” Drive quoted a Citroen Australia spokesperson as saying this week.
