Citroën's Citroen C4 MPV models have been updated and renamed for 2018, with sales now open and prices starting at £21,125.
That entry price is for the five-seater, which is now called the C4 Spacetourer (and pictured above and below). Its seven-seat sibling, the Grand C4 Spacetourer (pictured bottom), starts at £23,425.
A spokesman told Autocar that the updated pair ditch the Picasso name - which had adorned their predecessors since the C4 MPV was born in 2006 - to align more closely with Citroën's largest people-carrier, the nine-seat Spacetourer.
Along with the new names, the C4 MPVs, which are both built on the PSA Group's EMP2 platform, gain extra safety equipment, including a Safety Pack that adds driver attention alert, speed sign recognition and recommendation, as well as active safety brake technology.
The engine line-up will gain a BlueHDi 160 diesel unit with stop/start technology and will be paired with an eight-speed automatic gearbox. Pricing for cars with that powertrain will start from £27,550 when they arrive in showrooms on 1 June.
That option will overtake the BlueHDi 150 diesel, which comes with a six-speed manual or automatic with the same number of cogs, to be the new top diesel powerplant.
Buyers can also choose from three and four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engines offering up to 163bhp.
The C4 MPV models have bucked industry trends, with sales remaining strong, despite a downturn in demand in the segment. Citroën sold 99,254 C4 Picassos and Grand C4 Picassos in Europe last year, although that's 7013 fewer than in 2016.
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@Carz99 I've got one of these
@Carz99 I've got one of these in the family and it's excellent. Nothing has fallen off, it's smooth and quiet, really economical and it's incredibly easy to fold out and access the 3rd row of seats.
For a car of this type I can't think of anything that offers a better range of skills. It looks great for a van as well...
@ Mikey C
Totally agree. These are far better for most families - decent rear seat room, no high boot floor because of 4x4 drive train that is rarely needed. And spectacular VFM!
Stick with american all the
Stick with american all the way
CarT wrote:
Yeah...and stop off at every fuel station to fill ur tank
those americans are killing planet earth with their car fumes
at least the cars are
at least the cars are decently built, and can actually kick some a.