Citroën C-Elysée

Citroën C-Elysée is a compact car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën since 2012, introduced at the Paris Motor Show the same year. It is closely related to the Peugeot 301, launched the same year. It was facelifted in November 2017.

Citroën C-Elysée
Overview
ManufacturerCitroën
Also calledPeugeot 301
Production2012–present
AssemblyVigo, Spain (PSA Vigo Plant)
Wuhan, China (Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën)
Tehran, Iran (IKAP)
Kaduna, Nigeria (PAN)[1]
Body and chassis
ClassCompact car
Body style4-door saloon
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
PlatformPSA PF1
RelatedPeugeot 207
Peugeot 208
Citroën C3
Citroën DS3
Powertrain
Engine1.6 L EC5 CNG I4 (petrol)
1.6 L NFP I4 (petrol)
Transmission5-speed manual
4-speed automatic[2]
6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,655 mm (104.5 in)
Length4,442 mm (174.9 in)
Width1,748 mm (68.8 in)
Height1,446 mm (56.9 in)
Kerb weight1,055–1,165 kg (2,326–2,568 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorCitroën Elysée

Marketing and production
Rear view
Facelift (2017)

Its sales were targeted in the first instance in Eastern Europe, South America and North Africa, but it was also sold in Spain, Portugal, Greece, and since March 2016, in Italy, Germany and France, three of Europe's largest car markets.

From 2014, it began production in China, as a successor to the Chinese market Citroën Elysée, by the joint venture company Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile.[3]

Technical details

The C-Elysée shares its dimensions with the 301, and is available with 1.2 VTi 72 hp, 1.6VTi 115 hp and 1.6HDi 90 hp engines, and 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmissions.

It is slightly larger than all of the other contemporary subcompact car-based models from the European, Japanese and South Korean manufacturers, being equal only to the Honda City (which is not distributed in Europe, where the C-Elysée is primarily sold).

Motorsport
2014 Citroën C-Elysée WTCC

In 2012, Citroën announced plans to enter the World Touring Car Championship.[4] The team transformed a DS3 WRC into a laboratory vehicle to help with early development, while the engine was an evolution of their WRC engine which had been used in the WRC since 2011.[5] Citroën started developing the car for the new TC1 regulations, which were brought forward a year early in 2014 to expedite the entry of Citroën into the championship.[6] The introduction of the new regulations a year earlier than planned gave a seven month development headstart to Citroën over the other manufacturers.[7] This large development advantage combined with a big budget and a strong driver line-up made Citroën the clear favourite going into the first season of the new regulations in 2014.[8][9] Citroën would go on to win most of the races that season as well as the manufacturers' title, while José María López won the drivers' title. The team would repeat this feat in 2015 and 2016, before the factory team left the series at the end of 2016. A number of Citroëns were still raced by other teams in 2017, but were outpaced by the Hondas and the Volvos.[10]

References
  1. Our Correspondent. "New Telegraph – PAN reactivates Kaduna plant with Peugeot 301". newtelegraphonline.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.
  2. http://peugeot301.fr/moteur-1-6-vti-115-chevaux-ec5-dossier-complet Peugeot 301 basic technical data according to Peugeot website (francophone)
  3. "Peugeot 301 als Citroën C-Elysee" (in German). Kfz-betrieb.vogel.de. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  4. "Citroen Committed To WRC, Considering WTCC Entry With Sebastien Loeb". Motor Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  5. "Citroën continues intense testing programme". TouringCarTimes. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. "How the 2014 WTCC is shaping up so far". TouringCarTimes. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  7. "WTCC boss expects closer fight between the manufacturers this year". TouringCarTimes. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  8. "Citroën Racing ready for WTCC debut at Marrakech". TouringCarTimes. 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  9. Cozens, Jack. "Rob Huff certain Citroen quitting is good for the WTCC". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  10. "TouringCarTimes' Top 30 drivers of 2017: 10 to 1". TouringCarTimes. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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