Hyundai Bayon Vs Citroen Aircross - Price, Mileage, Specs

Because of its smaller size, it will have poorer road presence compared to a larger C-segment SUV like Creta, Elevate, Grand Vitara, etc. while costing not much less

No CNG-automatic in the pipeline

The interior and touchpoint quality is inferior to the smaller Venue and slightly pricier Creta

Feature distribution leaves must-have features mingled with good-to-haves, which makes it difficult to easily recommend a variant to buyer seeing functional features

Larger and more feature-rich Victoris base variant costs about the same as Bayon base after factoring in the discounts and offers better perceived interior and touchpoint quality

On the higher end, the Elevate offers significantly superior road presence and a larger cabin for about the same price

Automatic transmission is not available in lower variants

Since the C3 Aircross falls in the C-SUV segment, we expect it to offer a couple of features that we expect from a C-segment SUV. These features include automatic climate control, LED headlights, cruise control, electric sunroof, wireless phone charger and front ventilated seats.

Since the 5-seater C3 Aircross does away with 3rd-row seats, the mounting points for the seats in the 5-seater variants of the C3 Aircross are different, resulting in less legroom. Furthermore, its 5-seater variants lack features like sliding 2nd-row seats, rear seat armrest and rear AC vents, which the 7-seater C3 Aircross offers.

Citroen offer the C3 Aircross with a sole 1.2L turbo petrol engine paired with a 6-speed manual transmission only. The SUV sold in the Indonesian market, on the other hand, comes with a 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission. We expect Citroen to offer the same transmission option in India soon.

Citroen are expanding in the country but their network isn’t strong enough to cater to the tier-2 and tier-3 markets. Additionally, Citroen offerings are yet to prove their reliability in varied and harsh Indian driving conditions.