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Citroen C3 official debut in SA

1. Citroen has made a global debut in SA
2. A head to debut in India.
3. Compete sub-compacr SUV and micro SUV segment.

Citroen stepped in to India by their premium crossover SUV C5 aircross last year. Now the car maker is all set to debut a sub compact SUV named C3 in India. The C3 has been spotted testing multiple times on Indian roads. Also the SUV is to hit showroom soon and compete sub-compact SUVs like Nissan magnite, Renault Kiger and micro SUVs like Tata punch, Mahindra KUV100 and Maruti Suzuki Ignis.

Citroen has recently unveiled their new SUV cum hatchback in September 2021. And now officially debut in South America. Citroen will launch the SUV soon in South America and India as well as the SUV has been testing from a long time.

The Citroen C3 revives thick body cladding over the body and big skid plates at front and rear which gives the vehicle an SUV stance. Apart from these the SUV gets integrated roof rails, wrap around tail lamps and dual tone theme. The massive front grille and headlamp setup makes the front profile bulky.

The cabin of C3 is sophisticated and feature loaded. The notable equipments are 10 inch touch screen which supports wireless phone projection, automatic climate control, flat bottom multi functional steering wheel, digital meters console. The cabin will be spacious and comfortable.

A 1.2 liter turbo petrol engine is to power the new SUV which will be mated to a 5 speed manual transmission.

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