Citroën: First test with the new CX 5 🎥
THREE CARS IN ONE In the best French tradition, the new Citroën C5 X is an ideal touring sedan. The X in the model designation identifies the comfortable model as a combination of sedan, station wagon and SUV.
With its length of 4.81 meters, elegant hatchback and black highlighted wheel arches, the new Citroën C5 X is immediately perceived as something special. Sedan and station wagon form emerge from the silhouette, the proximity to the SUV from the raised body. The entrance is correspondingly comfortable.
Inside, materials with soft surfaces in the contact areas of the driver and front passenger create a pleasant ambience. What is striking, however, is how many different materials, textures and shapes come together in the interior. A large, color-enhanced head-up display projects important information directly into the driver's field of vision.
Comfortable glider in any situation
The interior offers ample space for five people and a load volume of 545 liters for luggage - up to 1640 liters even when the rear seat backrests are folded down. Those who want the best possible comfort in every situation should opt for the active suspension with Advanced Comfort suspension. This turns the C5 X into an almost floating mobile, similar to the earlier hydro-pneumatic suspension.
The system effectively irons out potholes, bumps and other road irregularities and thus optimizes travel comfort - together with the comfortable seats. On winding sections, on the other hand, you are better off with the Sport mode, because brake pitch and cornering tendency are then reduced.
Gasoline or plug-in hybrid as required
The front wheels are driven by two gasoline variants or a plug-in hybrid system. This activates 130, 180 or 225 hp. An automatic 8-speed transmission is always used for power transmission.
In the top version, a 1.6-liter turbo gasoline engine with 180 hp works together with an 81-kW electric motor. The 12-kWh battery allows up to 50 kilometers of emission-free driving. A maximum speed of 135 km/h is achievable in purely electric mode.
Highway Driver Assist for highway driving
Of course, most of the driving assistance systems are also available in the C5 X, some as standard and some as an option - such as Highway Driver Assist, which is specially designed for driving on highways and enables semi-automated driving.
In the richly equipped Swiss Edition, the C5 X is available as Pure Tech 130 for 36,890 francs and as Hybrid 225 for 45,890 francs.
