Citroen C-Crosser

Citroen C-Crosser: which version to buy

The Citroen C-Crosser to buy depends on whether you want 210 mm ground clearance or 174 mm, gasoline or Diesel, and how much extra mass you will carry for AWD. Across the only generation (1 generation, SUV 5-doors, July 2007–September 2012) the nine versions split into a high-clearance gasoline group and a lower-clearance mixed group. The fastest listed 0–100 is 9.9 s on 2.2 MT (156 hp).

The Citroen C-Crosser to buy depends on whether you want 210 mm ground clearance or 174 mm, gasoline or Diesel, and how much extra mass you will carry for AWD. Across the only generation (1 generation, SUV 5-doors, July 2007–September 2012) the nine versions split into a high-clearance gasoline group and a lower-clearance mixed group. The fastest listed 0–100 is 9.9 s on 2.2 MT (156 hp). The lightest kerb weight is 1540 kg on 2.0 MT (147 hp, FWD). The lowest mixed consumption is 7 L/100 km on that same 2.2 MT (156 hp). Towing capacity, engine oil spec, OBD location, starter motor, and used-car problems are not measured in this dataset.

Citroen C-Crosser specs: two clusters inside one generation

There is 1 generation and 9 versions. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation.

High-clearance cluster (klirens 210 mm): 2.0 CVT (147 hp, AWD), 2.0 CVT (147 hp, FWD), 2.0 MT (147 hp, FWD), 2.4 MT (170 hp), 2.4 CVT (170 hp). Rear suspension: Independent, spring front and Semi-independent, spring rear. Euro 5 on all five. Wheels listed: 215/70 R16 and 225/55 R18 (except 2.4 MT, wheels not measured).

Lower-clearance cluster (klirens 174 mm): 2.0 MT (147 hp, AWD), 2.2 ESG (156 hp), 2.2 MT (156 hp), 2.2 MT (160 hp). Ground clearance is 36 mm lower than the 210 mm group. Rear suspension is Independent, spring on the first three of these; 2.2 MT (160 hp) returns to Semi-independent, spring rear. Wheel sizes not measured.

If the search is “Citroen C-Crosser size” in the sense of ride height, the 210 mm group is the taller catalogue choice; if the search is road-oriented Diesel AWD, the 174 mm group is where those engines sit.

Citroen C-Crosser engine table (buyer’s comparison)

Exact version names as in the catalogue. Two 2.0 CVT, two 2.0 MT, and two 2.2 MT are split by power and drive.

Engine position on every version: Front, transverse. Gasoline versions that list a feed use Distributed injection (multi-point); Diesel feed is not measured. Fuel: 95 on gasoline, Diesel on the 2.2 engines.

Power per litre (from listed hp and displacement): 2.0 gasoline 147 / 1.998 ≈ 73.6 hp/L. 2.4 170 / 2.360 ≈ 72.0 hp/L. 2.2 ESG and 2.2 MT (156 hp) 156 / 2.179 ≈ 71.6 hp/L. 2.2 MT (160 hp) 160 / 2.179 ≈ 73.4 hp/L. Specific power is close; the Diesel’s argument is torque at 2000 rpm, not litres.

Compression: 10 on the 1998 gasoline with 86 × 86 bore/stroke; 10.5 on both 2360 gasoline (88 × 97). 2.0 MT (147 hp, AWD) compression not measured (bore/stroke 85 × 88). Diesel 2.2 ESG and 2.2 MT (160 hp) 16.6 (85 × 96). 2.2 MT (156 hp) compression not measured; valves per cylinder not measured on that version only.

Citroen C-Crosser mpg and 0–100: what the extra mass buys

FWD vs AWD on the same 2.0 CVT 147 hp engine: AWD adds 0.1 s (12.3 vs 12.2), 0.3 L/100 km city, 0.4 highway, 0.3 mixed. Kerb weight is the same 1570 kg. AWD here is not a weight penalty in the table; it is a consumption and 0–100 penalty of those amounts.

2.0 MT FWD vs 2.0 CVT FWD: Manual 5 is 1.4 s quicker to 100 (10.8 vs 12.2), 4 km/h higher top speed (184 vs 180), 30 kg lighter (1540 vs 1570). Mixed use is 8.1 vs 8.0 — the CVT is 0.1 L/100 km lower mixed despite being slower. If the question is “CVT or MT on the 2.0 FWD,” the numbers say the Manual is the acceleration buy and the Variable is the slightly lower mixed figure.

2.4 MT vs 2.4 CVT (both 170 hp AWD): 0–100 is the same 10.4 s. Top speed 200 vs 195. Mixed 9.4 vs 9.3. Highway 7.6 vs 7.5. City both 12.6. Kerb 1645 vs 1680 — the CVT carries 35 kg more. CO2 225 vs 222. The Variable does not buy a quicker 0–100; it buys 5 km/h less top speed, 35 kg, and 0.1 L/100 km less mixed.

2.4 MT vs 2.0 MT FWD: +23 hp, +33 Nm, AWD instead of FWD, +105 kg kerb (1645 vs 1540), 0–100 10.4 vs 10.8 (0.4 s), top 200 vs 184, mixed 9.4 vs 8.1 (+1.3 L/100 km), CO2 225 vs 192. Weight per horsepower: 1645/170 ≈ 9.68 kg/hp vs 1540/147 ≈ 10.48 kg/hp. The 2.4 is the better kg-per-hp gasoline AWD; it is not the cheaper-to-run one on mixed fuel.

2.0 MT AWD (Euro 4, 174 mm) vs 2.0 MT FWD (Euro 5, 210 mm): same 147 hp name, different car. AWD version: Manual 6 not 5, 0–100 10.4 not 10.8, top 200 not 184, mixed 9.4 not 8.1, kerb 1650 vs 1540 (+110 kg), gross 2290 vs 2070, clearance 174 vs 210. Bore/stroke 85 × 88 vs 86 × 86. Do not treat the two 2.0 MT lines as one tyre-size or one height.

Diesel vs gasoline AWD on mixed mpg: 2.2 MT (156 hp) 7.0 mixed vs 2.4 MT 9.4 — 2.4 L/100 km less. City 9.0 vs 12.6. Highway 5.9 vs 7.6. Torque 380 vs 232 at 2000 vs 4100 rpm. 0–100 9.9 vs 10.4. Kerb 1825 vs 1645 — +180 kg. The Diesel Manual is the acceleration and mpg AWD; it is the heavier one.

2.2 ESG vs 2.2 MT (156 hp): same 156 hp, 380 Nm, Compressor, AWD, 174 mm, Euro 4. Robotic 6 vs Manual 6. 0–100 11.1 vs 9.9 (1.2 s slower). Top 198 vs 200. Mixed 7.3 vs 7.0. City 9.3 vs 9.0. Highway 6.1 vs 5.9. Kerb 1765 vs 1825 — the Robotic is 60 kg lighter but slower and thirstier on every listed consumption line. If the extra money is for 2.2 ESG, the table does not pay it back in 0–100 or mpg; it pays a lighter kerb and a Robotic gearbox.

2.2 MT 160 hp (Turbo, Euro 5) vs 2.2 MT 156 hp (Compressor, Euro 4): +4 hp, same 380 Nm, same 6 Manual AWD, same 174 mm, same 2410 kg gross. 0–100 11.0 vs 9.9 — the 160 hp line is 1.1 s slower. Mixed 7.3 vs 7.0. City 9.5 vs 9.0. Highway both 5.9. Kerb 1812 vs 1825 (13 kg lighter). Rear suspension Semi-independent vs Independent. The Euro 5 / Turbo badge is not the quicker 0–100 in this list.

Citroen C-Crosser weight kg, clearance, tank, tyre size

Tank is 60 L on every version. Tyre size where listed: 215/70 R16 and 225/55 R18. Wheel size not measured on 2.4 MT, 2.0 MT AWD, 2.2 ESG, both 2.2 MT.

Payload (gross − kerb): 2.0 MT FWD 530 kg; both 2.0 CVT 500 kg; 2.4 MT 625 kg; 2.0 MT AWD 640 kg; 2.4 CVT 610 kg; 2.2 ESG 645 kg; 2.2 MT 160 hp 598 kg; 2.2 MT 156 hp 585 kg. Highest payload in the table is 2.2 ESG at 645 kg; highest among 210 mm cars is 2.4 MT at 625 kg.

Kerb per hp: 2.4 MT ≈ 9.68; 2.4 CVT ≈ 9.88; 2.0 MT FWD ≈ 10.48; 2.0 CVT ≈ 10.68; 2.0 MT AWD ≈ 11.22; 2.2 ESG ≈ 11.31; 2.2 MT 160 ≈ 11.33; 2.2 MT 156 ≈ 11.70. Gasoline 2.4 AWD is the densest power-to-weight; the heaviest Diesel Manual is the least.

Nm per kerb tonne (approximate): Diesel 380 / 1.765 ≈ 215 Nm/t on 2.2 ESG; 380 / 1.825 ≈ 208 on 2.2 MT 156; 2.4 MT 232 / 1.645 ≈ 141. That is why the 156 hp Diesel still leads 0–100 despite more mass.

Exterior dimensions (length/width/height) are not measured. Years 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 are not split in the data: every version is dated 2007-07-01 to 2012-09-30.

Which Citroen C-Crosser version to choose

Buy 210 mm Gasoline FWD if the goal is least mass and a Euro 5 2.0. 2.0 MT (147 hp, FWD) is the lightest (1540 kg), Manual 5, 10.8 s, 184 km/h, mixed 8.1. 2.0 CVT (147 hp, FWD) is the Variable alternative: same 1570 kg as the AWD CVT, 12.2 s, mixed 8.0 — the lowest mixed among gasoline versions.

Buy 210 mm Gasoline AWD if the goal is height plus four-wheel drive. 2.0 CVT (147 hp, AWD) vs FWD CVT is +0.1 s, +0.3 mixed L/100 km, same 1570 kg. 2.4 MT is the AWD Manual with 170 hp, 9.68 kg/hp, 10.4 s, 200 km/h, mixed 9.4, payload 625 kg. 2.4 CVT matches 10.4 s, loses 5 km/h, adds 35 kg, saves 0.1 mixed.

Do not buy the two same-named 2.0 MT as if they were twins. 2.0 MT FWD is 210 mm Euro 5 5-speed; 2.0 MT AWD is 174 mm Euro 4 6-speed, 110 kg heavier, mixed 9.4 like 2.4 MT, CO2 not measured.

Buy Diesel AWD if the goal is mpg and torque, and 174 mm is acceptable. 2.2 MT (156 hp) is the catalogue’s strongest 0–100 (9.9 s) and lowest mixed (7.0), Compressor, Manual 6, Euro 4, heaviest kerb 1825 kg. 2.2 ESG is the Robotic: 60 kg lighter, 1.2 s slower, +0.3 mixed. 2.2 MT (160 hp) is the Euro 5 Turbo: +4 hp, 11.0 s, mixed 7.3 — better eco class, not better sprint.

If “2.2 HDi” is the search: this dataset names 2.2 ESG, 2.2 MT (156 hp), 2.2 MT (160 hp). Displacement 2179, Diesel, 380 Nm @ 2000, AWD, 174 mm. HDi as a marketing string is not in the fields.

If reliability / problems / engine management light / starter / oil / towing / OBD: not measured. Choose on the numbers above, not on those queries.

Short ranking from the arithmetic only: lightest — 2.0 MT FWD; lowest gasoline mixed — 2.0 CVT FWD; lowest mixed overall and quickest 0–100 — 2.2 MT (156 hp); densest hp per kg — 2.4 MT; tallest AWD with Variable — 2.0 CVT AWD or 2.4 CVT; Euro 5 Diesel — only 2.2 MT (160 hp).