Extended test: Citroen C3 - PureTech 110 S&S EAT6 Shine
Citroen left him only a few: turn on the heated windshield and rear windows, a rotary knob to adjust the volume of the audio system, and a button to unlock and lock the car. But that's pretty much it - to control everything else, you'll have to reach for the touchscreen in the center of the dashboard. Good or bad?
Both. The idea is not wrong, and Citroen's solution, which has sensitive "buttons" next to the touchscreen for quick access to key components (audio, air conditioning, telephone, etc.), is a good one as it saves one touch compared to it. use the classic home button. It's true that the smartphone generation is used to this extra touch and would rather see a bigger screen rather than the "buttons" next to it, which take up a lot of space.
Citroen, like most manufacturers, opted for horizontal displays. Since the user interface is designed in such a way that most of the buttons on it are large enough, this is not a big problem, but it would still be better if the screen was not only larger, but also positioned slightly higher and vertically. This would make it even easier and safer to use, even when the road is bad and the ground is swaying. But at least the basic functions (like air conditioning) have such a graphical interface that it really isn't a problem.
The downside of the C3 infotainment system is that access to some features is too complicated or too hidden (for example, some settings), and also that the selectors become rather opaque or not intuitive when the user drops a level or two - but in actually applies to almost all such systems.
The connection to smartphones works great via Apple CarPlay and the system also supports Android Auto, but unfortunately this app for Android phones is not yet available in the Slovenian Play Store as Google is carelessly and underestimating Slovenia, but Citroen is not to blame.
So are the physical buttons yes or no? Except for the volumetric pivots, they are easy to miss, at least in the C3.
Citroën C3 Puretech 110 S&S EAT 6 Shine
Basic data
| Base model price: | 16.200 € |
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| Test model cost: | 16.230 € |
Costs (per year)
Technical information
| engine: | 3-cylinder - 4-stroke - in-line - turbocharged petrol - displacement 1.199 cm3 - maximum power 81 kW (110 hp) at 5.550 rpm - maximum torque 205 Nm at 1.500 rpm |
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| Energy transfer: | front-wheel drive engine - 6-speed automatic transmission - tires 205/55 R 16 V (Michelin Premacy 3). |
| Capacity: | top speed 188 km/h - 0-100 km/h acceleration 10,9 s - average combined fuel consumption (ECE) 4,9 l/100 km, CO2 emissions 110 g/km. |
| Mass: | empty vehicle 1.050 kg - permissible gross weight 1.600 kg. |
| External dimensions: | length 3.996 mm - width 1.749 mm - height 1.747 mm - wheelbase 2.540 mm - trunk 300 l - fuel tank 45 l. |
Our measurements
| Measurement conditions: T = 29 ° C / p = 1.028 mbar / rel. vl. = 55% / odometer status: 1.203 km | |
| Acceleration 0-100km: | 12,4s |
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| 402m from the city: | 18,4 years ( 121 km / h) |
| Braking distance at 100 km / h: | 39,6m |
| AM table: | 40m |
| Noise at 90 km / h in 6rd gear | 59dB |
