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Citroën Shows Revised C1
3 November 2008
Citroën unveiled its redesigned C1 city car, which has sold some 310,000 units worldwide since launch in June 2005.
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| The revised C1. Click to enlarge. |
The revamped model remains available in 3-door and 5-door models. The C1 is available in gasoline and diesel versions, mated to an automatic gearbox or a SensoDrive 5-speed automated manual.
The HDi 55 diesel unit develops 40 kW (54 hp) at 4,000 rpm and torque of 130 Nm (96 lb-ft) at 1,750 rpm. It offers combined-cycle fuel consumption of 4.1 L/100 km (57.4 mpg US) and emits 109 g/km of CO2. The HDi 55 is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.
The 1.0i gasoline engine generates power of 50 kW (68 hp) at 6,000 rpm and 93 Nm (69 lb-ft) of torque at 3,600 rpm. This engine consumes 4.5 L/100 km (52 mpg US) over a combined cycle and 106 g/km for the 5-speed manual version and 107 g/km for the 5-speed SensoDrive model.
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Posted by: Kristoff | November 03, 2008 at 09:11 AM
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Citroen C1 and Toyota Ayo (build on a common platform) are smaller than a Prius, they are slightly smaller than a Yaris in fact, but still their Mileage in Gazoline version is impressive.
Posted by: Treehugger | November 03, 2008 at 05:05 PM
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The Toyota Aygo / Citroen C1 / Peugeot 107 provides an interesting comparison to the Toyota Prius Hybrid.
The Aygo indicates how small a conventional car needs to be to approach the low CO2 emissions of the Prius full hybrid.
On the other hand, the roomy and versatile Prius is more than twice the price of the small Aygo city commuter car.
For the EU to achieve a fleet average of 120 or 130 g/km a large proportion of commuters would need to choose to commute in an economical car.
While Toyota has shown that low CO2 emissions are technically possible, it remains to be seen whether new car buyers will choose to buy a Prius instead of a Landcruiser or an Aygo with their Landcrusier.