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Citroens Latest C5 Aims To Register Its Existence With British Buyers. Andy Enright Reports
Will Citroens latest C5 be the car that finally ends the curse British motorists seem to have put on big French cars? Its doubtful. Citroen, however, arent unduly worried. As long as the C5 can wipe its own nose in the Mondeo-dominated medium range sector, they seem happy. Taken on its merits, the latest version looks to be more than capable of that.
This facelifted car, priced from 15,595, certainly isnt shy of high tech features but that has long been the way with big Citroens. Weve come to expect a degree of innovation as some sort of recompense for the so-so residual values and the lack of image. Its strangely comforting to wallow in technical wizardry safe in the knowledge that, yes, its a bit of overkill but its a whole lot of fun. The C5 is the car that will keep even the most exigent button-jabber happy.
The latest version offers the same five-door hatch or estate bodystyle choice and sits in the same 15,000 to 23,000 price bracket as the original version. It incorporates the companys current front-end design, with the narrow aperture of the double chevron grille running the width of the cars nose. The boomerang rear lights look like those from the old Maserati 3200GT blown up to 200% on a photocopier. The front lamps are also a good deal more sculpted than the rather handsome teardrop lamps of this cars predecessor.
Xenon dual function lamps turn as the car corners a throwback to the legendary DS. This being Citroen, we can take a whole host of safety features for granted and the C5 doesnt disappoint. An involuntary lane departure warning system has been developed that aims to prevent drivers from losing concentration or dozing off at the wheel. If the car detects a steady lane change without an indication, it can sound a buzzer in the cabin.
Safety is enhanced with the fitment of no fewer than seven airbags, including one to protect the knee area as well as a speed limiter and the latest generation ESP stability control package.
"This car will ride and corner differently to anything youve ever driven"
Building in features more often seen on luxury cars is an ongoing theme, the C5 featuring laminated side window glass. Not only does this aid safety in the result of an accident, it also provides enhanced protection against crime and even boosts the cabins acoustic qualities. Manufacturers of car stereos have long lamented the fact that with a high proportion of echoing surfaces, the cars interior is one of the most acoustically challenging environments in which to create great sounding music reproduction. It has been found that the insulating layer of clear plastic inside a laminated windscreen produced less acoustic scatter than the harsher echoes that rebounded off a more brittle toughened screen.
Some aspects are carried over from its predecessor, Citroen reasoning that theres no point messing with things that work well already. This hatch or estate will ride and corner differently to anything youve ever driven. The credit for this goes to Citroens unique Hydractive suspension. Devotees of the marque who owned an XM or a Xantia will know what were talking about here, for both of these cars featured early versions of this system.
In its latest form, the advantages of this fluid-sprung set-up over conventional steel springs are almost impossible to ignore. Thus equipped, this C5 can read the road and adapt its ride set-up accordingly, depending on the ground surface, the speed and the way that youre driving. Sensors strategically located around the car feed information to a central control system that can then change both spring and damper rates as necessary. Comfort then, is this cars number one priority.