CITROEN C4 Picasso · 1.6 THP Ambiance · Minivan · 2008 ‐ 2009

Citroen began manufacture in 2008 of automobiles type C4 Picasso, modification of 1.6 THP Ambiance and finished it in 2009. This five-door minivan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is assigned to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«C4 Picasso 1.6 THP Ambiance» car with a 4-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 12.6 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 192 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 140 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.9 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 6.5 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 8.5 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 60 liters of petrol, what lets to drive approximately 706 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, » and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 215/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Citroen C4 Picasso gained the maximal quantity of stars - five, which indicates that it is a very safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety features (ESP, Traction control, ABS, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety features (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags).