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Made in India Citroen C3 enters top three for 'Urban Car Award'

 


Other finalists in the list in the Urban Car category are the Ora Funky Cat, a compact-sized electric car from GWM and the Volkswagen Tiago, a coupe-SUV based on the MQB A0 platform. Talking about the World Performance Car category, the top five finalists are BMW's limited run M4 CSL, the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the new Nissan Z Coupé.

Made in India Citroen C3 has entered the list of top finalists for 2023 in the World Urban category. Which means the race for this year's World Car Awards has begun with a list of top finalists.

Other finalists in the list in the Urban Car category are the Ora Funky Cat, a compact-sized electric car from GWM and the Volkswagen Tiago, a coupe-SUV based on the MQB A0 platform. Talking about the World Performance Car category, the top five finalists are BMW's limited run M4 CSL, the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the new Nissan Z Coupé.

It is interesting to note that there is also a strong rivalry in the world luxury car category as the BMW 7 Series/i7 competes with the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.

To recall, the Citroen C3 was launched in India at a starting price of ₹5.70 lakh, ex-showroom. It is manufactured at the automaker's Tiruvallur manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The company started its customer deliveries last year from the La Maison Citroen phygital showroom.

Made in India Citroen C3 is available to buy across La Maison Citroen phygital showrooms in 19 cities such as Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Chennai, Chandigarh, Jaipur, New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar. Surat, Nagpur, Vizag, Calicut and Coimbatore.

In terms of powertrains, the Citroen C3 offers the C3 with two engine options in the country. It comes with a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol motor that generates 81 bhp and 115 Nm. There is also a 1.2-litre turbo petrol mill that can churn out 109 bhp and 190 Nm. For transmission options the car gets 5-speed MT and 6-speed MT respectively.

Some of its features include 10.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, 4 speakers, a digital instrument cluster, etc. The automaker is offering a standard warranty of two years or 40,000 km with the vehicle along with the 24×. 7 Roadside Assistance. The new Citroen C3 locks horns with Tata Punch, Nissan Magnite, Renault Kiger, etc.

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