New models - Citroen - C5Facelifted C5 gains petrol enginesOh-so-French: facelifted C5 range now includes petrol power. V6 and four-cylinder engines join HDi turbo-diesel in Citroen's facelifted C5 range12 Jul 2005 CITROEN Australia has launched updated four-cylinder and V6 petrol variants of its C5 range. Joining turbo-diesel models launched in February, the petrol range starts from$39,490 for either sedan or wagon versions using a 2.0-litre engine and a five-speed manual transmission. A four-speed automatic with pseudomanual shift mode adds another $2500. A 3.0-litre V6 paired exclusively to a six-speed automatic is also available, starting from $55,990. Standard equipment runs to Citroen’s height-adjustable Hydractive 3 suspension system, seven airbags (including a driver’s knee airbag), climate-control air-conditioning, electronic stability program, automatic headlights (active Xenon on the V6), 16-inch alloys, automatic windscreen wipers and a tyre pressuremonitor.Mechanically, the new Euro IV 2.0-litre petrol engine develops 103kW at 6000rpmand 200Nm at 4000rpm. The five-speed manual C5 has a top speed of 210km/h and can accelerate from 0-100km/h in a claimed 9.1 seconds. The auto-only 3.0-litre V6 features variable valve timing and develops 155kW at 6000rpm and 290Nm at 3750rpm. The V6 has a top speed of 230km/h and will accelerate to 100km/h in a claimed 8.6 seconds. All new models Alfa Romeo Abarth Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chrysler Chevrolet Dodge Citroen Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton Haval Great Wall Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jaguar Iveco Kia Jeep Land Rover Lamborghini Maserati Lexus McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mitsubishi Mini Opel Nissan Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla VolvoMotor industry news |
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