Citroen has given the C3 Aircross small SUV a bold new front end as part of comprehensive mid-life facelift. The new model is expected at dealers from June 2021.
Drawing on the design of the new C4, the distinctive overhaul aims to keep one of Citroen’s most popular models fresh, three years after it was launched.
Giving the high-riding C3 Aircross a more rugged look are front and rear skid plates, lower body and wheelarch mouldings, roof bars and big wheels.
It’s not all just for show either: the C3 Aircross’ good ground clearance can be combined with 4×4-style Grip Control featuring hill descent control for better off-road ability.
It must be louvre
The new front end features LED lights and Citroen offers three new body colours, plus four colour packs and three roof colours. These give a total of 70 customisation options.
The C3 Aircross’ distinctive coloured rear window louvres are enhanced with new finishes and colours.
Inside, there are three more colour combinations: standard grey, Metropolitan Graphite or Hype Grey, which features green-grey leather.
New ‘Citroen Advanced Comfort’ seats are fitted, with more padding of differing densities to provide plenty of comfort on long journeys. The seats are similar to those fitted to the larger C5 Aircross.
Citroen has also installed a larger 9.0-inch touchscreen and the centre console has been revised so there’s more stowage space. Wireless smartphone charging is available.
‘Unmatched roominess’
Impressively, three in four C3 Aircross sales are of high-end versions, and Citroen has sought to improve things further with new tech such as a colour head-up display and ‘top view’ reversing camera.
Citroen CEO Vincent Cobee said the C3 Aircross already boasted a beefy SUV stance and “unmatched roominess and modularity: we wanted to capitalise on these strong points.
“Its face changes radically, with a much more angular and assertive front end, and new seats reinforce the wellbeing inside.”
With 330,000 sold since launch in late 2017, Mr Cobee says the revised model “has all the assets to continue its commercial success”.
Prices will be confirmed closer to the revised C3 Aircross’ on-sale date this summer.
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