Citroen C3-XR is a B-segment crossover for China

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This is the Citroen C3-XR, the production version of the C-XR concept from Auto China 2014 earlier this year. It was unveiled at a symbolic location – the brand’s C_42 showcase on the Champs Elysées – to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Franco-Chinese diplomatic relations.

Looking practically identical to the earlier concept, the C3-XR is basically Citroen’s version of the Peugeot 2008, but with bespoke exterior and interior styling – although from the overall exterior shape and size you can pretty much identify it as a 2008.

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But while the Peugeot 2008 is only available with three-cylinder and four-cylinder normally-aspirated engines so far, the Citroen C3-XR will get the turbocharged 1.6 litre THP 160 Start & Stop engine mated to a new EAT6 six-speed automatic gearbox.

The Citroen C3-XR will be built in Wuhan, China through the company’s joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp, and appears to be limited to the Chinese market only.

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Paul Tan

After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

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