Citroën C-Crosser

Functional storage

The C-Crosser cabin features a total of 22 stowage compartments, sized and designed with passengers and practicality in mind.

At the front, passengers benefit from a closed compartment on the top of the dashboard, along with two glove boxes: the one at the top has a heating or cooling function (depending on whether the occupants are heating or air conditioning the cabin) and a knob to switch this system off; the other boasts large capacity and can be locked.

The central arm rest features fore-and-aft adjustment (sliding 65 mm with a simple push or pull) and a split opening function. The generously sized lower part houses a 12-volt socket, while the upper section can hold small objects.

Both front doors are fitted with cubbies and a bottle holder. There is also a range of stowage compartments for everyday objects, such as glasses, pens, cards and cups, along with a removable ashtray.

The middle seat in row two contains an arm rest with two cup holders. The front seats get map pockets, while those in the back have cubbies with space for a bottle.

Passengers in row three benefit from a stowage compartment located on the right wheel arch. The boot is equipped with two storage bins placed behind the wheel arches. The left-hand bin houses the subwoofer for the optional top-end stereo system, while the right-hand bin is for the spare wheel tools.

Top-of-the-range equipment

To enhance onboard comfort, the C-Crosser is available with a broad range of high-tech equipment.

• High-quality audio pack The C-Crosser comes with an optional audio system developed by specialist company Rockford Fosgate to provide passengers with a customised, high-performance sound experience. The system features 8 speakers judiciously placed around the cabin, a subwoofer (housed in the left-hand side of the boot), and a 650-watt amplifier, placed under the front passenger seat. Driver and passengers enjoy excellent sound quality, with optimised acoustic reproduction and sound distribution in all circumstances.
• New-generation navigation system The C-Crosser is available with a navigation system including a tactile 7-inch colour screen and a hard disk for rapid and quiet operation. The 30-gigabyte hard disk contains a European map database and reserves a third of its capacity for music storage. C-Crosser passengers can thus record up to 2,500 MP3/WMA-format songs.
• A reversing camera for easy manoeuvres For trouble-free parking in the tightest spaces, the C-Crosser has a reversing camera that is linked to the optional navigation system. The camera, located above the registration plate, is activated automatically when the driver shifts into reverse. The image it captures is displayed on the navigation screen. Two green lines superimposed on the image inform the driver of the vehicle’s future position if it were to reverse.
• Bluetooth, to make and receive telephone calls safely The C-Crosser can be fitted with a hands-free Bluetooth system, a convenient and safe option for making incar calls from a mobile phone, since drivers can make and receive calls without taking the phone out of their pocket. With this option, the driver can make a call by using the voice recognition function (in French, English, German, Italian and Spanish) or the dedicated controls located on the steering wheel, to pick up and hang up.

DRIVING PLEASURE AND PEACE OF MIND

The C-Crosser is a pleasure to drive with its vivacious, environmentally-friendly diesel engine, and boasts responsive, dynamic road manners. Always a Citroën strong point, the running gear of the C-Crosser provides an excellent trade-off between comfort and roadholding.

Peace of mind at the wheel also results from the vehicle’s all-wheel drive system and a full range of top-level safety functions.

A high-performance diesel engine that respects the environment

The C-Crosser will be available at launch with a new 160 bhp (115 kW or 156 bhp EEC) HDi diesel engine fitted with a particulate filter (DPFS) and mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.

With its 2.2-litre capacity, variable-geometry turbo, generous torque and DPFS, this engine is at once flexible, smooth and frugal, and respects the environment. It develops 156 bhp at 4,000 rpm and a full 380 Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm, while boasting fuel consumption of 7.3 l/100 km over a combined cycle and CO2 emissions of 194 g/km.

One of the new-generation HDi engines developed in partnership with Ford Motor Company, the engine is based on the 173 bhp HDi DPFS unit available on the C5 and C6. It benefits from a variable-geometry turbo and a new combustion chamber, the ECCS (Extreme Conventional Combustion System), which optimises the air/fuel mix, along with a third-generation common rail system, in which pressure is increased to 1,800 bars for finer fuel spray. This combination cuts pollutant emissions and fuel consumption while improving performance.

The engine also gets two balancer shafts that significantly limit vibrations and increase driving pleasure.

Particular attention was also paid to soundproofing the engine compartment for a peaceful interior ambience.