Road Test
Citroën C5
Test date 09 April 2008
Price as tested £20,195
For Styling, interior quality, excellent spec, boot space, cosseting ride
Against Inert handling, overworked steering wheel boss, limited rear headroom
How much ?
- Price as tested £20,195
- Price as tested £19,895
How fast
- 0-30mph 3 sec
- 0-60mph 8.7 sec
- 0-100mph 25.3 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
16.8 / 84.1 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
30.6 / 110 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.8 / 5.5
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
5.5 / 7 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
7.3 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
66 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
38.2 mpg
- Test best/worst
44 / 9.8
Government figures
- Combined/urban
43.5 / 32.1 mpg
- CO2 emissions
172 g/km
How big?
- Length
4779 mm
- Width
1853 mm
- Height
1451 mm
- Wheelbase
2815 mm
- Weight
1729 kg
- Fuel tank
71.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 2179 cc
- Max power 171 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 273 ft at 1750 rpm
- Specific output 78 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 99 bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 85.0x96.0 mm
- Compression ratio 16.6:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.417 / 5.4
- 2nd 1.782 / 10.4
- 3rd 1.121 / 16.5
- 4th 0.795 / 23.2
- 5th 0.647 / 28.5
- 6th 0.534 / 34.5
- Final drive 4.313
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones
- Rear Multi-link type
Steering
- Type no data
- Lock to lock 2.95
Brakes
- Front 330mm vented discs
- Rear 290mm discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 17'' 'Persian' Alloy in
- Size rear 17'' 'Persian' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 225/55 R17
- Tyres rear 225/55 R17
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