Citroën just couldn't wait until this fall's Paris Salon to show us the all-new C4 five-door hatchback as the French automaker decided to release the first official photos of its C-segment model. As with the current C4, the new compact hatch will take on the likes of the VW Golf, Renault Megane, Ford Focus, Opel Astra and Toyota Auris.
If you're thinking it looks familiar in a conservative kind of way, you're probably right as the 2011 C4 is the five-door version of Citroën's near-production DS High Rider concept that was first shown at this year's Geneva Salon.
Even though the new C4 shares the same front end styling with the three-door DS High Rider, which is expected to enter production almost unchanged as the DS4 next year, the two variants differ in design from the A-Column and back.
For better or for worse, the new C4's design is more conservative (or, if you prefer, mainstream) than the current model.
Inside, there are no surprises as the C4's dashboard is shared with the DS High Rider that will essentially replace the current C4 Coupe. The design and styling is now more close to that of the larger C5.
There are plenty of notable changes over the outgoing C4 including the elimination of the fixed steering wheel hub as well as the centrally mounted LCD instrument panel while Citroën claims it will offer several personalization options.
Citroën's new compact model has grown in dimensions and now measures 4,330mm in length (+55mm), 1,790m in width (+17mm) and 1,490mm in height (+32mm). According to the French, the new model offers a boot capacity of 408 liters, or 82 liters more than the current C4.
The French automaker has not yet released details on the powertrain options, but aside from a similar mix of diesel and naturally aspirated / turbocharged petrol units found on the current C4, European buyers should also expect the first application of the PSA Citroen - Peugeot group's diesel-electric hybrid system.
The new C4 is expected to go on sale in most European countries after this fall's Paris Motor Show.
25 Comments:
The rear end look like Megane and Peugeot 308.
mannnn Citroen need to bring they ass!
Though it is conservative... it sure looks good!
No, rear end looks like old Mazda 323
Another Germanized car...
Look at the Teeny Weeny Shifter !! Looks like good qulaity on the Inside, outside quite a bit plainer..
love the interior - but the ecterior is already looking dated... Will not age well... Almost loks like a model before the current car..
Mainstream maybe, but it's at least neat and tidy. Better than polarising designs. Maybe the next one will take more cues from the Metropolis sedan.
We are so far from the ugly Xsara ...
and so close of the Audi a3 !!!!
cool !
Not bad at all. But rear end looks bad.
Zat shuud shuut up ze French critiques.
Looks great!
Oh they got rid of the steering wheel where the bit in the middle stayed put but the rim moved :(
it seems like a bigger c3 at the back!!!!the front is very dynamic and it looks really good....the interior is good too........megane is ugly but this is not
Yes, looks conservative. Rear end, especially lamps look like new megane 5d, headlights like vw touareg
Citroen has tried to convince us of the reason why the current C4 has the features it does ie fixed hub steering wheel and centre dash display. yet the new 2011 model doesnt have either!!! should we assume the reasons for their inclusion in the current model are not that justified!!!! btw - even though it looks nice, it lacks the wow of the current model, especially the previous coupe model
umm...golf headlamps? oh and Audi-esque interior for sure...i'll pass.
not bad at all!!! the golf is bland, this one looks fairly aggressive, particularly the front and the rear is a bigger version of the new C3! it definitely looks citroen, and the DS4 will be even better! good job citroen!!!
Looks good, conservative for Citroen, those creases or lines on upper portion of doors seems similar to the Focus coming up. It is a nice touch.
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Bring it awn!
Great car, I already want it
@ Braddo :
My sentiments as well...it's almost as if they inverted their focus when they created the car, the seem to have concentrated hard on creating an impressive interior than they did the exterior ...however I must say that it's growing slowly on me, still not very sold on the pictures will have to see pictures of the actual car without any digital elements...the interior is quiete refresshing compared to the current model and the exterior is 'conservative' compared to the current model...it does seem to be a bit dated ...but I think it grows on one ...can't wait for them to unleash the DS4...hopefully in 5-Door form as well...great work overall Citroen!!!
Looks like an Audi A3!
Great looking car... Citroen has come a long way...
I think citroen have toned down too much, the previous model looked and felt way more exiting. The new version looks like a big version of the Audi A1, it just looks too standard, just like the rest of the other cars you find in the market. It has lost its spark and uniqueness that most people bought the car for. Sorry but this one is not for me :(
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