I drive cars of all sizes, from tiny little city cars to monster SUVs, and sometimes I feel like I get bullied on the road – and (surprise, surprise) it’s always in the small cars. Given the range of cars I drive, I’ve concluded that it’s not the driver who’s being bullied, it’s the...
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Details have been released of the facelifted DS 5, ahead of its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The new DS 5 is the first model in the brand’s stand-alone identity. Previously, the DS range also carried the Citroen badge. The French car manufacturer said the facelifted DS 5 continues with its...
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If you like to be different and you’re in the market for a family hatchback, then the new Citroen C4 Cactus is worth checking out. The Cactus has its genesis in a concept car, and the production model very much has a concept feel about it. With contrasting customisable coloured ‘airbumps’ on the door...
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Imagine it, three small children in baby seats lulled to sleep in the back of the car, your other half balmed out on a heated recliner massage seat beside you, and you, the driver, also getting the benefit of a heated back massage. You don’t need to imagine it – Citroën has made it...
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The Citroën DS3 is one of the snazziest looking compact hatchbacks on the market at the moment and is a personal favourite. So, when not one but two eye-catching variants landed on my desk lately (not literally, obviously), I was delighted. The DS3 in its basic embodiment is a trendy looking three-door, four-seat city...
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The ‘cheerful and attractive’ new Citroën C1 arrives in Ireland next month delivering what the French car manufacturer describes as ‘an upbeat response to today’s urban mobility requirements’. The new city car also reflects ‘the bold renewal of the Citroën brand’, it says. The new model, a sibling of the Peugeot 108 and the...
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The Citroën DS5 is now available with a six-speed automatic gearbox. The French car manufacturer says the gearbox in the Euro 6 Blue HDi 180 ‘adapts to driving style’. It added: ‘The gear ratios of the new gearbox and associated accelerator pedal maps adapt to driving style, enabling the motorist to shift from an...
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Citroën has announced the the Citroën DS 5LS R concept is to debut at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. Based on the DS 5LS, the car is powered by a 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine, developing 300bhp. Citroën says the new model has ‘the finest in high-end materials and state of the art technology’. The...
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