Saturday, February 8, 2014

Citroën C4 Cactus, in the path of 2 Horses - AUTOhebdo SPORT

The new model gets

originality-not cosmetic-the legendary 2CV, but adapting to the new times.

 Citroen Cactus

The Cactus will be manufactured in Villaverde, Madrid PSA factory.

07/02/2014 – 12:47

Low purchase price and use, lightness, simplicity, modern design and connectivity are the obsessions of C4 Cactus. New prioridares face competition, as were at the time you had the Citoën 2 CV, although the aesthetic in anything like it. It has just been unveiled in Paris, will be built in Madrid and will be released in April.

new model, 4.1 meters, weighs less than 1,000 kilos, so with two engines underpowered-82 gasoline and 110 hp and two diesel with 92 hp or 100-have a sufficient response. This allows you to position itself in price between C3 and C4, and consumption, which start from 3.1 liters per hundred, will make it very cheap to use.

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Citroën want to lower the cost of this paragraph (up to 20% compared to competition) is finalizing a system that will allow customers to pay only for the miles you use the car, as well as encouraging other uses such as car-sharing .

But not by bread alone does man live, and the way content and price of purchase and use are not enough. So the Cactus bet for edgy, different design, which is based on simplicity. It’s different from almost everything, it opens with side protection air inside to prevent scratches (Airbumps polyurethane) or airbags on the roof to simplify the dashboard.

Design and connectivity, which are fashionable, buttons are removed and everything is controlled from the central 7-inch screen. The Citroën Multicity Connect, plus a host of connections, including Internet, helper applications that report the status of the circulation (Michelin Traffic), radar and risks (Coyote) or hotels (Tripadvisor) and service stations (Fuel) provides . In short, the Cactus is a step towards the car of the future.

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