Citroen C5: now without a hatchback

The market of cars is decorated with one of the popular comfortable French cars, which has its fans and consumers. This family Citroen C5. This model exists from two thousand and one year old, and today it is aimed at the most prestigious positions in the elite category of premium class. It is for this reason that the manufacturer did not include a hatchback version in the range. On the market of vehicles only models of the station wagon and sedan are presented, which have received the general name Tourer.

Manufacturers of this car made the main emphasis on the good feeling of passengers in the cabin during the trip. Inside there are expensive high-level materials. The interior is decorated with matt aluminum inserts. The passengers in the car are perfectly protected from hum and rumble with the help of a noise absorbing front glass and laminated side windows.

But outside the model Citroen C5 Tourer looks pretty traditional. All the contours of the body in its place, the headlights look as impassively as usual.

The car Citroen C5 increased in size in comparison with its predecessors. The length of the sedan is 4780 millimeters, and the model of the station wagon is 4830 millimeters. These figures exceed the corresponding parameters of business-class models from one Japanese manufacturer. The width of the models is 1860 millimeters, the size of their wheelbase is 2820 millimeters. At the same time, the height of the Citroen C5 is inferior to that of the previous generation. And thanks to 1450 millimeters of height the car looks more mobile.

The range of engines is very extensive. Of those working on gasoline, manufacturers offer four-cylinder variants with a volume of 1.8 and 2 liters, as well as a six-cylinder model with a capacity of three liters, with a power output of 127, 143 and 215 horsepower, respectively. In addition, there are four versions of the turbodiesel, the volume of which varies from 1.6 to 2.7 liters, and the power is in the range of one hundred to two hundred and eight horsepower.

Among the proposed types of gearbox there are five-speed and six-speed mechanical, as well as a six-speed automatic gearbox.

The Citroen C5 is equipped with two types of suspension. Now, a standard suspension of a spring type has been added to the standard hydropneumatic version.

Increased emphasis on the part of the manufacturers of this brand of vehicles is being made on the safety of the driver and passengers of transport. For example, the list of options includes airbags in the number of seven to nine units, including equipment, as well as an ESP system designed for electronic stabilization.

The test drive showed that the car departed from the traditions of this brand, taking something from Peugeot. Revelations on the road, he does not exactly prepare the owner, he keeps well, but he does not show outstanding results. The spirit of Citroen is felt only in the fact that the suspension varies the car's clearance. This option car is very useful in the winter season. The suspension itself is very sensitive to any changes on the road. The automatic system Citroen 5 does not forget about the control over this indicator in any situation.