CITROEN C3 · 1.4 Ligne Prestige · Hatchback · 2005 ‐ 2008

In 2005 Citroen started production of autos model C3, modification 1.4 Ligne Prestige and finished it in 2008. This automobile has five doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1 tons and length 3.9 meters, that allows a seat 5 person total.

«C3 1.4 Ligne Prestige» auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can generate power 75 horsepower at 5400 rmp, allowing you to speed up the automobile for 12.4 s to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 167 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 45 liters of petrol, thus when average fuel rate is 6.1 liters per 100 km (4.9 l on the highway, 8.2 liters in the urban), what allows drive approximately 738 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have disks brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «Transverse arms, independent, » and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 175/65R14.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Citroen C3 got the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe automobile. In addition to passive safety systems (side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as EBD, ABS, Brake assistant.