Here is the final production version of the Citroen C5 Aircross, Citroen’s new hip-ish mid-size SUV. The C5 Aircross will be launch on the Chinese car market later this month. Price will start at 157.800 yuan and and at 223.800 yuan.

It sure looks very nice in red with a trendy floating roof, a blacked out D-pillar, and a heavily chromed window frame. It has air cushions on the doors, the one up front in a gray frame.


The Citroen C5 Aircross is based on the PSA EMP2 platform which also underpins the Peugeot 4008, known as 3008 elsewhere. At launch the C5 Aircross will be available with the same engines as the 3008/4008: a 1.6 turbo with 167 hp and 245 nm, and a 1.8 turbo with 204 hp and 280 nm, both mated to a six-speed automatic. Sources say that Citroen is working on a 2.0 turbo version, a hybrid, and an LWB seven-seat version (like the Tiguan L / Allspace).

The 1.6 turbo will be designated 350TPH and the 1.8 turbo 380TPH. The Chinese name for the C5 Aircross is Tianyi. It is made locally by Dongfeng-PSA, the joint venture that also makes the 4008.


The interior looks a tad too dark compared with the exterior. Lighter colors would help a lot. Happily, Citroen will also offer other schemes, including this juicy red over black one. The steering wheel has a flat bottom and top and very racy thumb grips. The air vents have an interesting shape, seemingly divided into two parts.

There is a lot of buzz about the Citroen C5 Aircross, people seem to like its ‘different’ design. Price and engines are good too, so we bet this new SUV is going to be a stellar seller for the French.

Cr : Carnewschina