CITROEN is now accepting expressions of curiosity for its forthcoming C5 Aircross Sport, a extremely specified facelifted variant of the French model’s medium SUV that’s due in native showrooms earlier than the center of this 12 months.
Obtainable with an upgraded engine and transmission mixture, the Citroen C5 Aircross Sport now delivers 133kW at 5500rpm and 250Nm at 1650rpm from its 1.6-litre PureTech turbocharged petrol engine (up 12kW) and is paired with an eight-speed computerized transmission rather than the outgoing six-speed unit.
Citroen says the mannequin seems visually bigger than its predecessor, bringing a brand new design language with extra structured traces, a extra fashionable fascia, and a raft of extra tools.
The C5 Aircross Sport provides a panoramic sunroof, LED headlights, DRLs and indicators, a purposeful aerodynamic air curtain, a brand new skid plate and revised taillights as normal.
A beauty black pack that includes 19-inch alloy wheels, wing mirror covers, roof rails, roof, airbumps and fog gentle bezels can be accessible.
The color palette for the single-variant vary can be refreshed with a “alternative of premium supplies reflecting better consolation and high quality”.
New Paloma Nappa leather-based trim is utilized to the seats whereas the armrests and centre console are capped with a brand new black leather-based impact material. The dashboard additionally scores a structured black leather-based impact insert.
The cabin is completed in a Hype Black décor which options blue highlights on the seats and blue stitching on the dashboard, door playing cards, centre armrest and centre console.
Certainly, the centre console is one thing of an enormous deal within the revised C5 Aircross Sport. Citroen has remoulded and reworked the console to be bigger and better with a mixture of black leather-based impact material enhanced by chrome design traces which it says, “underline a extra ergonomic structure of controls”.
The console includes a newly adopted e-Toggle gear selector and new driving mode selector incorporating the car’s Grip Management perform. There’s additionally extra space for storing than earlier than, two extra USB ports and a wi-fi gadget charging pad.
Within the central dashboard, a ten.0-inch infotainment touchscreen is replaces the earlier 8.0-inch unit whereas the driving force’s seat adopts a therapeutic massage perform and electrical adjustment.
Crucially, the up to date C5 Aircross Sport provides what Citroen says is a variety of the latest-generation security applied sciences, together with freeway driver help with adaptive cruise management, Cease & Go performance, and energetic lane departure warning.
The options be part of carryover applied sciences reminiscent of autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, velocity restrict recognition and advice, hill descent management, tyre stress monitoring, anti-lock braking with EBA and EBD, computerized hazard gentle activation upon heavy braking and dynamic stability management.
Citroen will provide the C5 Aircross Sport in six paint colors: Polar White, Perla Nera Black, Platinum Gray, Metal Gray, Eclipse Blue and Pearlescent White.
“We’re trying ahead to introducing the refreshed C5 Aircross Sport later this 12 months to a revitalised native vary alongside the current addition of the C5X and C4, providing better alternative for Australian prospects,” stated Citroen Australia managing director, Kate Gillis.
“Interesting to the discerning Citroen buyer in Australia, the C5 Aircross Sport provides a compelling bundle with Citroen’s signature Superior Consolation philosophy influencing all points of the car, a particular and fashionable exterior design and a snug and trendy inside, couple with necessary security and comfort options.”
