Test Drive Citroen C3 since 2002 Hatchback

Light side of power

Citroen C3 was equipped with 1.6 engine and now under the hood of the baby 110 horses. Our old friend has become stronger, but it is still kind and easy to communicate.
 
Obtained Citroen C3 Power Add power on the exterior of the car did not affect: it is possible to distinguish a more powerful car in the size of the wheels - on the version with the engine 1.6 there are fifteen-lighted alloy wheels with MICHELIN 186 / 60R15 tires.
 
Inside the car also did not undergo any changes, except for the color of the upholstery was different. The range of seats adjustments to the spacing of the space above the head will allow you to accommodate with the comfort of a person of any physique, from a miniature young lady to a solid tall man. Moreover, it is easy not only to find a comfortable posture, but also to pick up the landing style - the city, the highway, you can even portray the minivan driver.
 
The fact that the engine is already working, only the position of the arrow of the analog (unlike the rest of the instruments) of the tachometer is also issued at idle turns. Assuming a large margin of torque, confidently release clutch and chlorine. The bottom of the working range is still empty. Not trouble: lightweight twist, and we are on the road.
 
The car is easily gaining speed. By the nature of the work, the 1.6-liter engine is practically no different from the base option, with the only difference that everything happens much faster.
 
After the exit to one and a half thousand turns - a flat confident thrust in almost the entire operating range, with barely catching pickup after 4000 min-1. And if the changes in energy-relatedness are noticeable only on the speedometer (good noise insulation in a high landing complex grind a feeling of speed), then changes in the character intensity are significant.
 
The steering wheel was twisted and, if you want, exquisite reactive effort. Today's our guest is no longer the carefree merrycloth with cute whims, with whom we have had to deal before. The machine is controlled accurately and perfectly balanced. The developers managed to cope with the inclination of the rear axle to the drift, which is equivalent to the feat, taking into account the proportions of a small car friendly to the growing people. Moreover, the behavior of C3 does not deteriorate and when driving at a high speed for a gentle arc. Under these conditions, our baby showed itself better than many longer-tone cars.
 
Disc brakes on all wheels are worthy of special praise. Their intervention is akin to the action of the finisher on the deck of the aircraft carrier. The powerful and precisely dosage deceleration without the slightest injections is the merit of the electronic brake force distributor.
 
Option of the suspension on the presented version of the machine seems to be more preferable for Russian conditions. Small susceptibility to the defects of the coating pleased in the basic version, here this figure is even better.
 
The car, retaining the best of your characteristic features, has become more solid. He is more confidently accelerated, turns and slows down. Well, the original design, spacious salon, the trunk with great transformation capabilities and good equipment is still at your service.
 
Specifications Citroen C3 1.6i 16V
 
Body - five-door hatchback O full mass, kg - 1525 o dimensions (length / width / height), mm: 3850/1667/1519 o Max. Speed, km / h - 192 o overclocking time up to 100 km / h, C - 10.7 o counter. fuel consumption (mix cycle), l / 100 km - 6.5 o Engine - inline, 4-cylinder., 16-clap; slave. volume, cm3 - 1587; Power, l. with. at min-1 - 110/5750; Cool. moment, nm at min-1 - 147/4000; Power system - Multiple Injection O Transmission - Fur. o Tire size - 185 / 60R15 o Wheel suspension: Front - McPherson type; rear - brake beam O - with ABS; front drive., VENT; Rear - disk. O Rul. Control - Rake gear, with GUR O price, $ - 15490.
 
Text: Dmitry Sokolov
 

A source: Journal 5 Wheel [10/2002]