Citroen C3 Aircross price, variants explained

Citroen have launched the C3 Aircross with an indicative pricing starting from Rs 9.99 lakh. With this launch, the French marque aims to take on the likes of the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos and the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara. The C3 Aircross is available with a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder turbo-petrol engine that produces 110hp with 190Nm of torque, and comes mated to a 6-speed manual transmission only. We explain all the C3 Aircross' trims along with their prices and features list.

1. The C3 Aircross is available in 3 trims
2. Misses out on an automatic transmission and a sunroof
3. Indicative price of Rs 9.99 lakh for the base trim

Citroen C3 Aircross variants explained

The C3 Aircross is available in three trims: the base-spec 'You', the mid-spec 'Plus' and the range-topping 'Max'. Citroen offers the C3 Aircross in four monotone shades: Polar White, Steel Grey, Platinum Grey and Cosmo Blue. Along with the monotone options, there's also six dual-tone colours for customers to choose from: Polar White with either Platinum Grey or Cosmo Blue roof, Steel Grey with Polar White or Cosmo Blue roof, Platinum Grey with Polar White roof and Cosmo Blue with Polar White roof.

Here’s all the features each trim gets you:

Citroen C3 Aircross You: indicative price Rs 9.99 lakh

Engine: 1.2-litre turbo petrol, MT

• Dual airbagsABS and EBD
• Hill-hold control
• Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
• Reverse parking sensors
• Available only with 5-seater option
• 16-inch steel wheels with wheel covers
• Front and Rear power windows
• Keyless entry
• Manual AC
• Electrically adjustable Outside Rear View Mirrors
• Tilt steering
• Day/night Inside Rear View Mirrors
• 7-inch digital TFT instrument cluster
• One-touch auto down for all four power windows

Citroen C3 Aircross Plus: indicative price Rs 11.30 lakh-11.45 lakh

Engine: 1.2-litre turbo petrol, MT

• Front and rear USB chargers
• 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
• 4 speakers
• Connected car tech
• Steering-mounted controls
• LED DRLs
• Rear defogger
• Rear roof vents (7-seater)
• Second row 60:40 one-touch tumble (7-seater)
• Second row backrest adjustable recline 3 angles (7-seater)
• Adjustable headrests
• Third-row removable seats (7-seater)
• Front and rear skid plates

Citroen C3 Aircross Max: indicative price Rs 11.95 lakh-12.10 lakh

Engine: 1.2-litre turbo petrol, MT

• 4 speakers with 2 tweeters
• Rear wiper with washer
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• 17-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels
• Rearview camera
• Shark fin antenna
• Front fog lamps

The C3 Aircross misses out on features like a sunroof, automatic climate control and even an automatic transmission, but its price undercuts all its rivals in the mid-size SUV segment. The removable third-row of seats on the mid-spec Plus trim and the top-of-the-line Max trim provide practicality and flexibility.

Citroen also offers the C3 Aircross with a 7-seater Flexi Pro Model available for the Plus and Max trims for an additional cost of Rs 35,000. The dual-tone paint available only on the Plus and Max trims adds another Rs 20,000, whilst the Vibe pack for these two trims costs Rs 25,000.

Citroen C3 Aircross rivals

The C3 Aircross is a midsize SUV rivalling the likes of the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Hyryder, MG Astor, Volkswagen Taigun and the Skoda Kushaq. However, with only a 6-speed manual transmission and the extensive features list of its rivals, the C3 Aircross could fall behind. The 7-seater option on the Aircross is something all of its rivals miss out on.

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