The new Citroen C3 Aircross will “blow up” the Chinese.  This will be another price hit from France.

The new Citroen C3 Aircross will “blow up” the Chinese. This will be another price hit from France.


While the Germans anxiously watch the Chinese attack, the French are working at full speed. Another example is the Citroen C3 Aircross. Why are the Chinese afraid of him? The answer is simple: because it will be cheaper. The price lists of the C3 mini showed us that these are not empty promises from wise people. And the Aircross was built on the same “low-cost” platform.

Citroen C3 Aircross is now an SUV. The end of the microvan

The C3 Picasso microvan surprisingly surprised with its glass and space in the cabin, but in 2017 it no longer reached market standards – it had a little SUV feel. So the French created a successor optically off-road, which, however, kept the same silhouette. Now the numbers have changed and the Citroen C3 Aircross is now a full SUV.

Where did it come from? From Third World countries, where Citroen’s priority was to establish low production costs and, therefore, affordable prices. Like the smaller C3, the Aircross is also tuned to European needs – it has a more mature, budget-friendly style taken from the Ola concept, a completely different cabin, better finishes and gadgets that we won’t find in India or Brazil.

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Citroen C3 Aircross (2024 r.)

The new Citroen C3 Aircross. The cheapest seven seater on the market?

The French have not yet revealed the details, but they added information in the first pictures that they were able to fit three rows of seats in a car that is only 4.39 meters long (this is the so-called B-SUV segment) ! So the new Citroen C3 Aircross could be an unexpected competitor to the 7-seater Dacia Jogger, because it will probably play in the same price league.

What else do we know? Citroen has revealed that the C3 Aircross – as a sub-model on the Smart Car platform – it will be offered not only with the traditional 1.2 PureTech combustion engine, but also with a hybrid or electric vehicle. The first car show will take place this summer. It is worth following the trend, because we expect that this model will also surprise us with its price.