Citroen C3 Aircross Vs C-SUV Rivals — Specifications Compared

02 August 2023
By Amit Saraswat
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The Citroen C3 Aircross is all set to enter the booming C-SUV segment, which is flooded with latest offerings like the Kia Seltos facelift and the upcoming Honda Elevate. The new C3 Aircross may score less points in terms of features but it redeems itself with its 3-row seating and butch SUV styling. We have already compared the C3 Aircross’ dimensions with its arch rivals in a previous story. In this article, we compare the engine specifications of the C3 Aircross with its arch rivals such as the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Honda Elevate, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Volkswagen Taigun, etc.

Citroen C3 Aircross Vs Rivals — Specifications Comparison

Take a look at the engine specifications comparison of the Citroen C3 Aircross with its key rivals:

CITROEN C3 AIRCROSS VS RIVALS PETROL ENGINE SPECS COMPARISON
	C3 AC	Elevate	Creta	Seltos	GV / Hyryder	GV / Hyryder	Kushaq 1.0	Taigun 1.0	Astor
Engine	1.2L Turbo	1.5L	1.5L	1.5L	1.5L	1.5L, Hybrid	1.0L, Turbo	1.0L, Turbo	1.5L
Cylinder	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Displacement	1199cc	1498cc	1497 cc	1497 cc	1462cc	1490cc	999cc	999cc	1498cc
Maximum Power	110PS @ 5500rpm	121PS @ 6600rpm	115PS @ 6300rpm	115PS @ 6300rpm	103PS @ 6000rpm	115.5PS	115PS @ 5000rpm	115PS @ 5000rpm	110PS @ 6000rpm
Power:Weight	NA	100PS/t	92PS/t	94PS/t	90PS/t	90PS/t	97PS/t	97PS/t	NA
Peak Torque	190Nm @ 1750rpm	145Nm @ 4300rpm	144Nm @ 4500rpm	144Nm @ 4500rpm	137Nm @ 4400rpm	141Nm	178Nm @ 1750 - 4500rpm	178Nm @ 1750 - 4500rpm	144Nm @ 4400rpm
Torque:Weight	NA	120Nm/t	115Nm/t	118Nm/t	119Nm/t	109Nm/t	150Nm/t	150Nm/t	NA
MT	6MT	6MT	6MT & 6ACMT	6MT	5MT	NA	6MT	6MT	5MT
MT Claimed FE	18.5kmpl	15.31kmpl	16.8kmpl	16.5kmpl	21.11kmpl (19.38kmpl AWD)	NA	17.88kmpl	18.10kmpl	NA
AT	NA	CVT	CVT	CVT	6TC	e-CVT	6TC	6TC	CVT
AT Claimed FE	NA	16.92kmpl	16.9kmpl	16.8kmpl	20.58kmpl	27.97kmpl	15.78kmpl	16.44kmpl	NA

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As you can see in the table above, the Citroen C3 Aircross comes with a 1.2L turbo petrol engine, which produces the most torque in the segment. Speaking of its power figures, the C3 Aircross offers 110PS of power, which is even lower than some naturally-aspirated petrol engine options in the segment. It is worth mentioning that some of the C3 Aircross’ rivals offer more powerful turbo petrol engines but they don’t fit right with the only engine option of the C3. Hence, we have only taken the base engines of all C-segment SUVs to draw a fair comparison.

The C3 Aircross is also the second most fuel-efficient manual SUV in this comparison, taking the second spot after the Grand Vitara/Hyryder. The C3 Aircross comes with a 6-speed manual transmission while all its rivals offer some kind of automatic transmission option, either torque converters or CVTs. Citroen are reportedly working on an automatic transmission for the turbo petrol engine in both the C3 and C3 Aircross in the near future.

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Citroen C3 Aircross Bookings, Launch And Delivery Timelines

Citroen India will commence bookings for the C3 Aircross in September 2023 and announce the prices of the SUV in the same month. Deliveries, on the other hand, will start in October 2023. The new C3 Aircross will later be followed by its all-electric counterpart, which is likely to hit showrooms in early 2024.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.