Test drive Citroën C4 Picasso BlueHDi 120 EAT6, French compact minivan test – Road Test
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Citroën C4 Picasso BlueHDi 120 EAT6 French compact van test – Road Test
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The Citroën C4 Picasso has everything a motorist could want from a minivan: a spacious interior, a spacious trunk and a slightly thirsty engine. But the quality you pay for ...
La Citroën Picasso C4 is one of minivan the best compacts, perhaps even the most successful ones. In fact, the Double Chevron MPV has everything it takes to satisfy dads who travel miles.
In our road test we have to parse the version BlueHDI 120 in conjunction with Automatic transmission EAT6 in customization IntensiveLet's find out together strengths и defects this spacious French.
city
La Citroën Picasso C4 is minivan compact, rather bulky (length 4,43 meters is a lot), but, despite the considerable external dimensions and lack of body protection, it is well protected in parking lots in city: thanks to large glass surfaces and Sensors back row.
Le suspensions soft works flawlessly on paving stones and engine Turbodiesel 1.6 BlueHDi with 120 hp and a torque of 300 Nm - which ensures fast and regular pulling already below 2.000 rpm - it can also be sharp (if necessary): 11.2 seconds for acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour.
Outside the city
La Citroën Picasso C4 object of our road test is minivan nice to drive: very good EMP2 platform (the same as in the abridged version, Peugeot 308 e 308 SW) guarantees incredible cornering agility and only soft calibration of shock absorbers and loops steering (rightly) more touristy than sporty, it encourages you to be more relaxed.
Il Automatic transmission EAT6 a hydrotransformer the six-speed gearbox works very well in 90% of situations, and it is only when you are looking for a brio that you feel a lower speed (but not too much) when shifting gears compared to transmissions double clutch established by competition.
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Enter motorway una Citroën Picasso C4 this is a real pleasure, as we could find in our road test: Double Chevron MPV combined with BlueHDi 120 engine и Automatic transmission EAT6 in fact it is very quiet (even when cold) and soft suspensions.
La minivan French also gives a sense of stability and security (i brakes powerful and effective even in emergency situations) and hasautonomy impressive: the house claims 1.447 km, but in fact you really need to commit to driving less than 1.000 km with a full tank of diesel.
Life on board
Thecockpit of Citroën Picasso C4 Offers plenty of legroom for rear passengers and a host of useful family solutions: air vents and air conditioning tables for rear seaters, a glove box under the front seats, a removable center console and a 12V socket. Dashboard controls (carefully designed ) almost all are ergonomic: the only inconvenience comes from air conditioner operated only through touch screen.
Il trunk it is gigantic: 527 liters, which becomes 630 with the rear seats moved forward and 1.709 liters in the two-seater configuration. The special shape of the hatch also allows intelligent use of the space of the compartment (decorated torch removable) close to the load threshold.
Price and costs
La Citroën C4 Picasso BlueHDi 120 EAT6 Intensive our road test this is an expensive car 29.750 euro - with one standard equipment in the medium category: car radio Bluetooth USB connector with steering wheel controls, alloy wheels from 16", Cruise control, navigator, folding mirrors electrically operated and heated, rain sensor e rear parking sensors.
La Warranty only tribute to anni unlimited mileage (minimum required by law) as long as I consumption incredibly low: the manufacturer of the transalpine roller coaster claims 26,3 km / l, and by switching to a relaxed driving style, you are always above 20. Good la preservation of value: minivan Automatic diesel engines are always in demand on the used market.
safety
La standard equipment of Citroën Picasso C4 – a car capable of conquering five stars в Euro NCAP crash test - quite complete: air bag front, side and curtain, assistant for starting off the mountain, stability and traction control, fog lights cornering lights, emergency braking, tire pressure monitoring and light and rain sensors. You can buy a profit for 1.000 euros more Drive Assist packagewhich includes ASL video (a system that through television camera placed on the windshield, analyzes the images of the road, checking the position of the carriageway to warn the client about the exit from the ideal trajectory), seat belts active front, Cruise control active can be turned off, adaptive headlights and a photochromic rear-view mirror.
To all this we must add an exceptional visibility the front end (thanks to the panoramic windshield), powerful braking system, excellent stability at high speeds and impeccable traction (moderate roll worsens slightly).
Specification
Technique
| engine | turbodiesel, 4 cylinders in a row |
| bias | 1.560 см |
| Maximum power / rpm | 88 kW (120 HP) @ 3.500 weights |
| Maximum torque / revolutions | From 300 Nm to 1.750 inputs |
| conviction | Euro 6 |
| Gearbox / traction | 6-speed automatic / front |
Power
| Trunk | 527 / 1.709 liters |
| Tank | 55 liters |
performance
| maximum speed | 188 km / h |
| Acc. 0-100 km / h | 11,2 seconds |
| Urban / additional / average consumption | 23,3 / 28,6 / 26,3 km / l |
| Freedom | 1.447 km |
| CO2 emissions | 100 g / km |
Usage costs
accessories
| 16-inch alloy wheels | serial |
| Xenon headlights | 750 euro |
| Leather interior | 2.120 euro |
| Satellite navigator | serial |
| Light sensor | serial |
| Rain sensor | serial |
| Post parktronics. | serial |
| Luke | did not help. |
| A roof with a panoramic view | 750 euro |
| Metallic paint | 600 euro |
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