Electric and seven seats
The electric Citroën ë-C3 already scores points on paper with its relatively low starting price. That will not remain the only price-wise interesting new electric car from Citroën. The Citroën ë-C3 also gets a crossover brother. Indeed: the electric Citroën ë-C3 Aircross.
During the presentation of the electric Citroën ë-C3, the brand gave a glimpse of what else it has in store. “The ë-C3 is the start of Citroën’s renewal. The start of a new family. This includes an SUV in the B-segment and we would like to show the first images of that,” said Citroën CEO Thierry Coscas. the end of the revelation. The CEO turned his words into action and indeed conjured up the first glimpse of a new electric crossover.
Citroën ‘ë-C3 Aircross’ in teaser image.
That ‘SUV in the B-segment’ is of course the successor to the current C3 Aircross, although Citroën does not yet seem to have decided whether that car – with the ë addition – will be marketed with that name. The Citroën ë-C3 is very similar to the car of the same name that the brand sells in India, among others, although Citroën claims that the European ë-C3 has nothing to do with this and is even on a different platform (Smart Car Platform). What is our surprise? Judging from the fragments that Citroën shows of its new electric crossover, that car will soon also look very similar to a model we already know. Indeed, also from India.
The new Citroën C3 Aircross that is sold in India, among others.
In April this year, Citroën unveiled a new Citroën C3 Aircross in India. The silhouette of the electric crossover that Citroën shows a glimpse of appears to correspond to that of the crossover intended for growth markets, according to the official version. We see the big difference at the front. Just as the ë-C3 has a different front than the model of the same name that Citroën sells in India, the electric successor to ‘our C3 Aircross’ also seems to have a different face than the C3 Aircross in India.
The electric successor to the Citroën C3 Aircross will in any case be available as a seven-seater. Citroën also seems to have a fairly unique model in its hands, especially if it is marketed at an interesting price point, just like the ë-C3. In any case, the current C3 Aircross needs to be replaced on a technical level. Just like the Opel Crossland and the outgoing C3, the car still shares its technology with cars such as the previous generation Peugeot 208 and 2008.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl