CITROEN C5 · 2.0 16V Caractère · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2008

Make of autos C5, modification of 2.0 16V Caractère started manufacturing by Citroen from 2006 and terminated in 2008. The weight of the car is 1.4 tn and a length of 4.8 meters, It is shaped as hatchback with five doors, and can be fit in 5 people including the driver.

«C5 2.0 16V Caractère» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 143 horsepower at 6000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle for 10.1 s to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 210 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this car is 66 liters of petrol, so when average fuel consumption is 8 l per 100 km (6.3 l on the suburban, 11.1 l in the urban), accordingly allows to go about 825 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «MacPherson, independent, » and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, » and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 215/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Citroen C5 received the maximal quantity of stars - 5, which means that it is a highly safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (ESP, Brake assistant, ABS, Traction control, EBD), it is also has passive safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags).