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Citroens C4 VTS Offers Individuality, A Healthy Dose Of Voie De Vivre And Excellent Value. Andy Enright Reports
The first time you spark up a Citroen C4 VTS and spin the wheel is a revelation. Not because the steering feels astonishing in any great regard, merely because the centre boss of the wheel remains fixed, staring back implacably. At first, its a little disconcerting. Get used to it and youll wonder why nobody thought of it before.
Citroen tend to be very good at creating exactly this innovation simple yet practical.
Practical? Clock how any functions Citroen have put onto the steering wheel and youll realise that this is a valuable safety feature. Rather than taking your eyes off the road to locate a wheel-mounted button, the controls are always within easy reach. Whats more, the fact that a wheel boss rotated has meant that designers had to fit circular air bags. Given that human beings arent round, a more elongated bag to protect the head and thorax would be a much better idea; something the C4s wheel now permits.
Practicality and safety may seem a rather odd way to introduce a ripsnorting hot hatch, but then the C4 VTS ploughs a rather unconventional furrow. Two three-door Coupe models are offered. The quickest car in the line up is a punchy 180bhp petrol model, but the bigger seller could well be the 138bhp 2.0-litre HDi diesel version.
The outgoing Xsara VTR HDi was always a cracking car in terms of value and the C4 VTS HDi takes the baton and runs with it, the asking price of 17,890 looking very buyable, even if the car is more expensive than the petrol powered VTS, which retails at 17,620. Those of you who may have been a little unconvinced by the initial press photos of the C4 could well revise your opinions when confronted by a VTS Coupe. Fitted with 17-inch wheels as standard, the VTS looks as if its just leapt fresh off a stylists Mac. The 180hp VTS model features a spoiler at the rear, and safety and security are bolstered further with the fitment of acoustic laminated side windows and a volumetric and perimetric alarm.
Active safety is enhanced with ESP and Traction control standard on both models, while xenon Dual Function Directional headlamps improve the drivers field of vision when cornering in the dark.
"Theres a nod to Citroens of the past in the cars spirit of innovation but the C4 boldly rejects the cutesy retro vogue"
And making life easier, both VTS models come with rear parking sensors as standard, with front parking sensors an option. The interior benefits from a leather trimmed steering wheel with chrome inserts, heated and folding door mirrors as well as footwell and door sill lighting. A five CD autochanger is concealed neatly in the front central armrest. Citroen claim class-leading aerodynamics, the drag coefficent of just 0.
28 paying dividends not only in performance and economy but also in keeping the all-important CO2 emissions in check. Performance of both models is strong. The 180bhp VTS will accelerate to 60mph in 8.1 seconds and see the other side of 140mph, with combined fuel economy pegged at 33.
6mpg and carbon dioxide emissions rated at 200g/km. The diesel version is a little slower off the mark, notching off the benchmark sprint in 9.5 seconds and maxing out at 129mph, although it gets its own back with a stunning economy figure of 52mpg and emissions of just 142g/km. There are so many diesel compact cars that, when the final sums are complete, require you to log intergalactic mileages to justify their price premium over their petrol engined equivalents but the C4 VTS isnt one of them.
The engines 236lb/ft of torque also shows the petrol engined cars 149 lb/ft the way home. I think youre starting to realise where the smart moneys going here. This being Citroen, we can take a whole host of innovations for granted and the C4 doesnt come up short. An involuntary lane departure warning system has been developed that aims to prevent drivers from losing concentration or dozing off at the wheel.