Citroën India today (November 4) launched the Citroën Aircross Explorer Edition in the Indian market. In its exterior, you will get khaki color inserts with body sticker priced at Rs 24,000. A black hood trim is also provided on its exterior.
Inside, illuminated rocker panels, footwell lighting and a dashcam are provided. If you opt for the special edition with an optional pack worth Rs 51,700, you will also get a rear seat entertainment pack with dual port adapter.
The company launched the standard version of the car on September 30 after showcasing the Basalt SUV coupe at the launch event. The updated SUV comes with features like LED projector headlights, 6 airbags and automatic climate control.
The starting price is Rs 8.49 lakh. The price of the special edition model has been kept at Rs 10.23 lakh ex-showroom. Its starting price has been kept at Rs 8.49 lakh (ex-showroom, Pan-India), which goes up to Rs 14.35 lakh (ex-showroom, Pan-India) in the top variant. The car is available in 5-seater and 7-seater options.
In the segment, it competes with MG Astor, Hyundai Creta, Honda Elevate, Kia Seltos, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Kushaq and Maruti Grand Vitara. The 7-seater Aircross can also be a good alternative to the Mahindra Scorpio Classic.
What’s new in the Aircross SUV Apart from the new name, new LED projector headlights have been replaced by halogen headlights in the new Aircross SUV. ORVMs now come with an electrically adjustable auto-folding feature. At the same time, 17-inch dual-tone alloy wheels have been provided on the sides as before and apart from that, there is no change in the exterior design.
The layout of the dashboard in the cabin remains the same, but now features soft-touch materials. Apart from this, the car will now get features like 6 airbags, rear AC vents with automatic climate control, sliding front armrest, new flip key, grab handle and on-board rear power window switch door as standard.
As before, the SUV gets 17-inch dual-tone alloy wheels.
Features: 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system As before, the Citroën Aircross SUV has a 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system with 40 connected features as well as Android Auto and Apple CarPlay wireless. Apart from this, features such as a 7-inch digital driver display, steering wheel-mounted audio controls, day/night IRVM (inside the rearview mirror), and height-adjustable driver’s seat have been provided.
For passenger safety, it now has features like 6 airbags, electronic stability control (ESC), hill hold assist, tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), rear parking sensor and a rear parking camera.
6 airbags are available as standard on the mid-size SUV.
The car has a 7-inch digital driver display.
Performance: New 1.2-liter 3-cylinder naturally aspirated engine In terms of performance, the special edition SUV gets a 1.2-liter turbocharged 3-cylinder gasoline engine like the standard model, which produces 110 hp with an MT gearbox 6 gears. of power and 170 Nm of torque and generates 205 Nm of torque with a 6-speed torque converter automatic.
Apart from this, the SUV will now also get a 1.2-liter 3-cylinder naturally aspirated engine, which generates 81 PS of power and 115 Nm of torque and comes only with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The same configuration is also found in the C3 sedan and the Basalt coupe SUV.