The Citroen C3 Aircross makes short work of all conditions
The Citroen C3 Aircross is another compact SUV to hit the market, but can it deliver off-roader levels of go-anywhere ability?
When it comes to bad cars, I’ve got the skinny on it- that’s thanks to a £50 Ford Fiesta I purchased when I passed my driving test some 18 years ago. THAT would definitely fit into the ‘bad review’ category, but it did have a piece of wood and wire holding the gearbox together after all…
This Citroen C3 Aircross is a totally different story, and I feel like my car fortunes have transformed every time I get behind the wheel!
We’ve had some adventures together and, due to the weather recently, we’ve gone through all seasons in the space of just a few short months. Obviously there’s been rain and wind due to the longest winter ever, but there have been those few brief days of real summer sun and two rather persistent bouts of snow.
I’m proud as punch to report that the car I’ve grown to love handled itself in all these occasions rather well! It was very easy to manoeuvre in the snow – not an easy feat given that I live opposite a farm and in a little valley meaning all the snow congregated pretty much outside my door step.
There’s a spacious footwell and wide range of adjustment in the seat and steering wheel that, for someone like me at my modest height, is extremely helpful.
Overall I can totally see why the Citroen C3 Aircross has been praised by even the harshest of critics and it totally gets my vote… so does that mean I get to keep it now?
Model: Citroen C3 Aircross
Price (as tested): £18,610
Engine: 1.2-litre engine
Power: 109bhp
Torque: 205Nm
Max speed: 114 mph
0-60mph: 11.8 seconds
MPG (combined):56.5
Emissions: 115g/km
Mileage to date: 5,987
