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

Citroen started production in 2006 of autos type C5, modification of 2.0 16V Caractère and closed it in 2008. This 5-door hatchback has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is assigned to sit 5 people including the driver.

«C5 2.0 16V Caractère» auto with a 4-speed automatic transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 11.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 207 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 143 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 12.4 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6.4 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 8.6 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 66 liters of petrol, what allow you to drive approximately 768 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, » and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, » and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 215/55R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Citroen C5 received the maximum number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a very safe automobile. In addition to passive safety features (passenger, driver, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as ABS, Traction control, EBD, ESP, Brake assistant.