Also cheaper at the pump?
The Citroën C3 is a model that you regularly see on Dutch roads. Although it is nowhere near the sales figures of a Peugeot 208, a C3 has its own qualities, including a more than €4,000 lower starting price. Do you also save on fuel as a user? Owners’ fuel receipts provide the answer.
The current Citroën C3 was introduced in 2016 and received a subtle facelift three years later. Under the hood has been an 82 hp, unblown three-cylinder 1.2 PureTech since its introduction. Since 2020, this engine has delivered a horse more. If you opt for a higher equipment level, Citroën will install a turbo and the block will deliver 110 hp.
Easier economical driving
Let’s start with the most powerful engine. With this 110 hp turbo version, owners who keep track of their consumption in the AutoWeek Consumption Monitor drive an average of 1 to 16.5 (6.1 l/100 km). The tire width varies between 1 in 18.7 (5.4 l/100 km) for the most economical driver to 1 in 13.7 (7.3 l/100 km) for the least economical.
With the turboless power source, economical driving seems a bit easier. With consumption figures between 1 in 17.6 (5.7 l/100 km) and 1 in 15.9 (6.3 l/100 km), the tire width is smaller and the highest consumption is considerably more favorable than with the PureTech 110. we should note that the car covered this low consumption almost 60,000 km in about a year and a half, while the most economical C3 has barely been run in.
Those who want to drive economically can therefore easily go for the stronger engine, but to score a really good consumption value you will probably have to adjust your driving behavior slightly more than with the turboless power source. How does the C3 compare to competitors? Users of an 82 hp Citroën C4 Cactus achieve an average of 1 to 17.5. Drivers of a new Opel Corsa, in which the turbo variant delivers 100 hp, ‘do’ an average of 1 in 17.6.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl