Citroën C5 Aircross 1.5 BlueHDi C-Series Edition 5dr EAT8 Review

Category: Large SUV

Section: Version review

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  • Citroën C5 Aircross interior dashboard
  • Citroen C5 Aircross interior back seats
  • Citroen C5 Aircross interior front seats
  • Citroen C5 Aircross interior infotainment
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  • Citroen C5 Aircross front static
  • Citroen C5 Aircross headlight detail
  • Citroen C5 Aircross interior steering wheel detail
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RRP £34,005What Car? Target Price£32,029
Fuel type:
diesel
Gearbox:
semi-auto
Doors:
5 doors

The C5 Aircross is a great-value large SUV that majors on comfort and refinement, but also offers flexible and frugal engines, versatile seating, a big boot and a decent amount of kit. Don't buy it if you want a plush interior, agile handling or seven seats, though, because its bigger sibling, the Peugeot 5008, and the Kia Sorento do those things rather better.

Range-topping C-Series Edition gives you everything you could ever need. That’s because it gets all the equipment of the other trim levels and adds 19in alloy wheels, a glass panoramic roof, a hands-free tailgate, an anodized bronze style pack and Citroën’s Safety Plus pack with highway driver assist. Still, it pushes the price up to the level of some of the C5 Aircross’s more accomplished rivals, so we’d avoid it.

If you’re planning to use your Citroën C5 Aircross for towing a caravan or boat, the BlueHDi 130 will be the one for you. It has the same power as the petrol-powered Puretech 130 but the extra low down shove means it’ll make progress with a full load far more effortlessly.


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Key information

Doors5
Seats5
0-62 MPH10.6 seconds
Fuel TypeDiesel
GearboxSEMI-AUTO
MPGOfficial overall fuel economy figure

57.8

Boot CapacityHow much space is there?

720

litres

EmissionsOfficial emissions rating

136

g/km