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Citroën at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2003

Citroën's advanced C5 is on display

C5 acquires a six speed gearbox

C5: A RANGE AT ITS PEAK

Two-and-a-half years after its launch, the C5 range is now complete, with saloon and estate body styles and a range of petrol and diesel engines


Almost 400,000 units have been sold since its launch. The Citroën C5 was recently upgraded with the new 16-inch wheels fitted on more models, new telematics options, and a 6-speed manual gearbox with the 2.2 HDi 16V engine.

NEW 16-INCH WHEELS
The new “Hungaro” type 16-inch wheels have been adopted for the 2.0i 16V and 2.0 HPi engines with the Exclusive trim, replacing the 15-inch wheels, and for the 3.0i V5 and 2.2 HDi 16V engines, on both the saloon and estate.
NEW TELEMATICS OPTIONS
Replacing the two existing navigation systems, the C5 is now available with two new telematics systems:
_ black-and-white telematics system + 6-CD stacker
_ colour telematics system + 6-CD stacker
These two systems, which feature the same applications as those already available on the C8 range, include a navigation system (black-and-white or with a 16:9 colour screen), a CD/RDS audio system, built-in dual band hands-free telephone and a 6-CD stacker. These telematics systems also offer voice recognition and voice synthesis functions, allowing the driver to control the main functions while keeping both eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel. As before, the main functions are also available on the lower right-hand stalk switch.

A NEW 6-SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX
With this change, the C5 2.2 HDi 16V gains enhanced driveability, particularly on fast stretches of road and on motorways.
The gear ratios are unchanged on the first four gears. The fifth gear is shorter (46.41 km/h instead of 49.42 at 1,000 rpm)* and the sixth gear develops 56.19 km/h* at 1,000 rpm. These new gear ratios offer increased acoustic comfort over journeys at a steady speed. In these same driving conditions, a fall in fuel consumption can be observed, owing to the lower engine speed.
Performance, acceleration and top speed remain unchanged.

* with15-inch wheels.



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