The expanding low CO2 range of cars from Citroen

Going it green its way,Citroen majored on a range of low CO2 cars at affordable prices, at the Green-Car-Guide Live! Motor Show held earlier this month. The company believes the way forward is to concentrate on reducing the environmental impact of its cars using affordable (more conventional - my words- Ed) technology within the budget of the average motorist. For Citroen this is more effective than a "few very expensive and headline grabbing hybrid cars." [at low emission cars we will encourage all options for lower CO2 and other harmful emissions-Ed]

At the recent Green-Car-Guide Motor Show, Citroen exhibited the following cars:

- C1 Rythm 1.0i 3 door city car with newly reduced C02 emissions to 108 g/km
- C2 VTS 1.6 HDi 110hp the newly launched green diesel hot hatch supermini (or "The Urban Sportscar " as it has been dubbed by Citroen) with 119 g/km CO2 emissions
- C4 VTR + 1.6 HDi 110hp DPFS EGS Diesel family car with 120 g/km of CO2 emissions (also a Coupe version)

In the above, DPFS stands for Diesel Particulate Filter System, EGS stands for Electronic Gearbox System, both systems have been designed to help squeeze that little bit more out of every litre of fuel.

As to affordability, you can be looking to put a C2 on the road from £8,625. But look around before you buy.

Looking forward, there will be no less than 5 UK show debuts on the Citroën stand (S11) at this year’s prestigious British International Motorshow running from the 23rd July to the 3rd August at the ExCel centre in London’s Docklands. These first appearances include, the C-Cactus - an electric concept car never before seen in the UK, but reviewed here last year on 18th September when it appeared at the Frankfurt car Show. More about this and many of the other amazing cars to be exhibited in the build-up to the British International Motor Show. Watch this space!




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