CITROEN C3 · 1.4 HDi Ligne Prestige · Hatchback · 2002 ‐ 2005

Citroen started manufacture from 2002 of autos type C3, modification 1.4 HDi Ligne Prestige and closed it in 2005. In this car can fit 5 men including the driver, it has the form of a hatchback with five doors, and length 3.9 meters, weight 1 tons.

«C3 1.4 HDi Ligne Prestige» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. This vehicle can be accelerated for 14.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 165 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «common rail fuel system», which generate a peak output of 70 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 5 l in the city driving mode, on the suburban 3.8 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 4.2 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 45 liters of diesel, what allow you to drive roughly 1072 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «Transverse arms, independent, ». Tires have the following size - 165/70R14.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Citroen C3 received the lot number of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to active systems of safety (ABS, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also has passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags).