Citroen C3 Aircross

Citroen C3 Aircross: which generation changed what

Same catalogue names as in the data. Duplicate names are split by horsepower.

1 generation is the shopping list if you need a Manual diesel, a naturally aspirated petrol, or a measured city figure. Ten versions: three 1.2 MT (82 / 110 / 131 hp), one 1.2 AT (110 hp), one 1.2L AT (130 hp), three 1.6 MT (92 / 99 / 120 hp), one 1.5 MT (102 hp), one 1.5 AT (120 hp). Tank 45 L on all ten. Ground clearance 175 mm where measured (1.2 MT 82 hp, 1.6 MT 92 hp, 1.2 AT 110 hp, 1.2L AT 130 hp); the other six are not measured. Euro 6 on all ten.

1 generation, restyling keeps FWD and SUV 5-doors but renames the engines: 1.5 BlueHDi AT 120 hp, 1.5 BlueHDi MT 110 hp, 1.2 PureTech AT 110 hp, 1.2 PureTech AT 130 hp. Manual petrol disappears. Wheel sizes are not measured on all four. Fuel for the two petrols is 92, not 95. Mixed consumption is the only mpg column that is measured.

2 generation adds 25 mm of clearance versus the 175 mm figures (200 − 175). Kerb weight jumps: 1.2 DCT 145 hp and 1.2 DCT 136 hp both sit at 1389 kg, which is 230 kg heavier than the lightest first-generation car (1.2 MT 110 hp, 1159 kg) and 229 kg heavier than 1.2 MT 82 hp (1163 kg). Gross weight reaches 2020 kg on those two petrols and 2030 kg on 1.2 DCT 113 hp Electro — 300 kg and 310 kg above the heaviest first-generation gross (1.5 AT, 1860 kg). Eco class is not measured on all three 2 generation versions. Wheels are not measured.

Engines and specs

Same catalogue names as in the data. Duplicate names are split by horsepower.

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres): 1.2 MT 82 hp 68.4 hp/l; 1.2 MT 110 hp / 1.2 AT 110 hp / 1.2 PureTech AT 110 hp 91.7 hp/l; 1.2 MT 131 hp 109.3 hp/l; 1.2L AT 130 hp / 1.2 PureTech AT 130 hp 108.4 hp/l; 1.2 DCT 136 hp 113.4 hp/l; 1.2 DCT 145 hp 120.9 hp/l — the densest petrol in the file. Diesels sit lower: 1.6 MT 92 hp 59.0 hp/l; 1.6 MT 99 hp 63.5; 1.6 MT 120 hp 76.9; 1.5 MT 102 hp 68.0; 1.5 AT / 1.5 BlueHDi AT 80.1; 1.5 BlueHDi MT 73.4. 1.2 DCT 113 hp Electro has no displacement, so hp/l is not measured.

Injection (English labels): petrol NA 1.2 MT 82 hp uses Distributed injection (multi-point); every other petrol with a measured system uses Direct injection (direct). First-generation diesels have injection not measured; restyle BlueHDi versions list Direct injection (direct). Compression: petrol NA 11; turbo petrols 10.5; 1.6 diesels 17; restyle BlueHDi 16.5; 1.5 MT and 1.5 AT compression not measured. Bore × stroke: 75 × 90.5 on 1199 petrols (2 generation written 75x90.5); 75 × 88.3 on 1560 diesels; 75 × 84.8 on 1499 diesels.

Performance and economy

0–100 km/h, fastest to slowest:

• 8.78 s — 1.2 DCT 145 hp and 1.2 DCT 136 hp (same number in the data)
• 9.1 s — 1.2 PureTech AT 130 hp
• 9.2 s — 1.2L AT 130 hp
• 9.3 s — 1.2 MT 131 hp
• 9.8 s — 1.6 MT 120 hp
• 10.1 s — 1.5 BlueHDi AT 120 hp and 1.2 PureTech AT 110 hp
• 10.2 s — 1.2 MT 110 hp
• 10.6 s — 1.2 AT 110 hp
• 10.7 s — 1.5 BlueHDi MT 110 hp
• 10.8 s — 1.5 AT 120 hp
• 11.5 s — 1.6 MT 99 hp
• 11.7 s — 1.6 MT 92 hp
• 12.1 s — 1.5 MT 102 hp
• 12.9 s — 1.2 DCT 113 hp Electro
• 14 s — 1.2 MT 82 hp

Top speed: 200 km/h on 1.2 MT 131 hp; 195 on 1.2L AT 130 hp and 1.2 PureTech AT 130 hp; 192 on both petrol 1.2 DCT cars; 188 on 1.5 BlueHDi AT; 185 on 1.2 MT 110 hp; 183 on 1.6 MT 120 hp and 1.2 AT 110 hp; 182 on 1.2 PureTech AT 110 hp; 179 on 1.5 AT; 178 on 1.5 BlueHDi MT; 175 on 1.5 MT and 1.6 MT 99 hp; 170 on 1.6 MT 92 hp; 165 on 1.2 MT 82 hp; 143 on 1.2 DCT 113 hp Electro — 49 km/h below the slowest petrol in 1 generation and 57 km/h below 1.2 MT 131 hp.

Mixed consumption, where measured: 4.0 L/100 km on 1.6 MT 99 hp and 1.6 MT 120 hp; 4.1 on 1.5 MT and 1.5 AT; 4.3 on 1.6 MT 92 hp; 4.6 on 1.5 BlueHDi MT; 4.9 on 1.2 MT 110 hp; 5.0 on 1.2L AT; 5.1 on 1.2 MT 82 hp; 5.3 on 1.2 MT 131 hp; 5.5 on 1.5 BlueHDi AT and both petrol 1.2 DCT; 5.8 on 1.2 PureTech AT 110 hp; 6.1 on 1.2 PureTech AT 130 hp; 6.5 on 1.2 AT 110 hp. City/highway for restyle and 2 generation: not measured. Mixed for 1.2 DCT 113 hp Electro: not measured.

CO2: lowest 104 g/km (1.6 MT 99 hp), then 105 (1.6 MT 120 hp), 107 (1.5 MT, 1.5 AT), 112 (1.2 MT 110 hp, 1.6 MT 92 hp), 114 (1.2L AT), 116 (1.2 MT 82 hp), 119 (1.2 MT 131 hp), 120 (1.5 BlueHDi MT), 125 (both petrol 1.2 DCT), 130 (1.5 BlueHDi AT), 131 (1.2 PureTech AT 110 hp), 137 (1.2 PureTech AT 130 hp), 146 (1.2 AT 110 hp). Electro CO2: not measured.

Dimensions and weight

Kerb kg per hp (lower is less mass per horsepower):

• 1.2 MT 131 hp: 1188 / 131 = 9.07 kg/hp
• 1.2 PureTech AT 130 hp: 1205 / 130 = 9.27
• 1.2 DCT 145 hp: 1389 / 145 = 9.58
• 1.2L AT 130 hp: 1280 / 130 = 9.85
• 1.2 DCT 136 hp: 1389 / 136 = 10.21
• 1.6 MT 120 hp: 1233 / 120 = 10.28
• 1.5 BlueHDi AT: 1260 / 120 = 10.50
• 1.2 MT 110 hp: 1159 / 110 = 10.54
• 1.2 PureTech AT 110 hp: 1179 / 110 = 10.72
• 1.5 BlueHDi MT: 1205 / 110 = 10.95
• 1.5 AT: 1335 / 120 = 11.13
• 1.2 AT 110 hp: 1263 / 110 = 11.48
• 1.6 MT 99 hp: 1203 / 99 = 12.15
• 1.5 MT: 1278 / 102 = 12.53
• 1.6 MT 92 hp: 1248 / 92 = 13.57
• 1.2 DCT 113 hp Electro: 1504 / 113 = 13.31
• 1.2 MT 82 hp: 1163 / 82 = 14.18

Gross range: 1720 kg (1.2 MT 82 hp) to 1860 kg (1.5 AT and 1.5 BlueHDi AT) in the first generation family; 2020–2030 kg in 2 generation.

Tank: 45 L through 1 generation and restyle; 44 L on 1.2 DCT 145 hp and 1.2 DCT 136 hp; Electro tank not measured.

Wheels (1 generation only, restyle and 2 generation not measured): 1.2 MT 82 hp 205/55 R16, 215/50 R17; 1.2 AT 110 hp 215/55 R16, 215/50 R17; 1.2L AT 205/60 R16, 215/50 R17; most others 195/60 R16, 205/60 R16, 215/50 R17.

Chassis labels (where given): front Independent, spring; rear Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear Disc. Those English strings are identical across the first-generation versions that list them. Restyle and 2 generation wheels: not measured.

Which version to choose

Buy 1 generation if you want choice and measured city mpg. That is the only generation with a non-turbo petrol, three Manual 1.6 diesels, and city figures on every row.

1.2 MT 110 hp versus 1.2 MT 82 hp. Same name, same 1199 Gasoline Inline 3, same 5-speed Manual FWD. Turbo and Direct injection (direct) versus No boost and Distributed injection (multi-point). +28 hp, +87 Nm, torque 1250 rpm earlier (1500 vs 2750). 0–100 10.2 vs 14 s (−3.8 s). Top speed 185 vs 165 (+20). Mixed 4.9 vs 5.1. City 5.7 vs 5.9. CO2 112 vs 116. Kerb 1159 vs 1163 (−4 kg). Ground clearance on the 110 hp row is not measured; the 82 hp row is 175 mm. Specific output 91.7 vs 68.4 hp/l. The 110 hp car is the lightest C3 Aircross in the file.

1.2 MT 131 hp versus 1.2 MT 110 hp. Still 1.2 MT, still Gasoline Turbo FWD. Sixth gear instead of five. +21 hp, +25 Nm. 0–100 9.3 vs 10.2 (−0.9 s). Vmax 200 vs 185 — the model’s highest speed. Mixed 5.3 vs 4.9 (+0.4). City 6.3 vs 5.7. CO2 119 vs 112. Kerb 1188 vs 1159 (+29 kg). kg/hp 9.07 vs 10.54 — best mass-to-power in the catalogue. You pay 0.4 L/100 km mixed and 7 g/km CO2 for the extra 21 hp.

1.2 AT 110 hp versus 1.2 MT 110 hp. Same 110 hp / 205 Nm / 1199 Turbo Gasoline. Automatic 6 versus Manual 5. Kerb 1263 vs 1159 (+104 kg). 0–100 10.6 vs 10.2 (+0.4 s). Mixed 6.5 vs 4.9 (+1.6) — the worst mixed figure in the file. City 8.1 vs 5.7. CO2 146 vs 112 (+34). Ground clearance measured at 175 mm on the Automatic. If the extra money is the Automatic, this is the most expensive trade in consumption on 1 generation.

1.2L AT 130 hp versus 1.2 MT 131 hp. Near-identical power (130 vs 131), Automatic 6 versus Manual 6. 0–100 9.2 vs 9.3. Vmax 195 vs 200. Mixed 5.0 vs 5.3 (−0.3) — the Automatic is the cheaper-running of the two on mixed. Kerb 1280 vs 1188 (+92 kg). CO2 114 vs 119. Clearance 175 mm on the AT; not measured on the MT. Name is 1.2L AT, not 1.2 AT.

Diesel ladder on 1 generation. 1.6 MT 92 hp: 11.7 s, 170 km/h, mixed 4.3, CO2 112, 175 mm, 1248 kg. 1.6 MT 99 hp: +7 hp, 11.5 s (−0.2), 175 km/h, mixed 4.0, CO2 104 — lowest CO2 and joint-lowest mixed in the file, and 45 kg lighter than the 92 hp (1203 vs 1248). 1.6 MT 120 hp: same 300 Nm as 1.5 AT, Manual 6, 9.8 s, 183 km/h, mixed still 4.0, CO2 105, 1233 kg. 1.5 MT 102 hp is slower than both 1.6 Manuals to 100 (12.1 s) despite 250 Nm; mixed 4.1. 1.5 AT 120 hp is the only first-generation Automatic diesel: 10.8 s, 179 km/h, mixed 4.1, city 4.4 (best city in the file), 1335 kg — heaviest 1 generation kerb, +102 kg versus 1.6 MT 120 hp, and 1.0 s slower to 100 than that Manual 120 hp diesel.

1.5 AT versus 1.6 MT 120 hp is the clean Automatic-versus-Manual diesel pair: same 120 hp / 300 Nm / FWD / Euro 6 / 45 L. Displacement 1499 vs 1560. 0–100 10.8 vs 9.8. Vmax 179 vs 183. Mixed 4.1 vs 4.0. City 4.4 vs 4.6 (AT uses less in the city). Kerb +102 kg.

Restyle: same jobs, new names, fewer measured columns. 1.5 BlueHDi AT 120 hp versus 1.5 AT 120 hp: same 120 hp / 300 Nm / 1499 / Automatic 6 / FWD. 0–100 10.1 vs 10.8 (−0.7 s). Vmax 188 vs 179 (+9). Mixed 5.5 vs 4.1 (+1.4) — restyle mixed is worse on the Automatic diesel. Kerb 1260 vs 1335 (−75 kg). CO2 130 vs 107 (+23). Injection now Direct injection (direct); compression 16.5 (was not measured). City/highway not measured on the restyle.

1.5 BlueHDi MT 110 hp versus 1.5 MT 102 hp: +8 hp, same 250 Nm, 0–100 10.7 vs 12.1 (−1.4 s), vmax 178 vs 175, mixed 4.6 vs 4.1 (+0.5), kerb 1205 vs 1278 (−73 kg), CO2 120 vs 107, clearance 175 mm on the restyle MT (not measured on 1.5 MT).

1.2 PureTech AT 110 hp versus 1.2 AT 110 hp: 0–100 10.1 vs 10.6, vmax 182 vs 183, mixed 5.8 vs 6.5 (−0.7), kerb 1179 vs 1263 (−84 kg), CO2 131 vs 146, fuel 92 vs 95, torque peak 1750 vs 1500 rpm. 1.2 PureTech AT 130 hp versus 1.2L AT 130 hp: 0–100 9.1 vs 9.2, vmax both 195, mixed 6.1 vs 5.0 (+1.1), kerb 1205 vs 1280 (−75 kg), CO2 137 vs 114, fuel 92 vs 95. Restyle petrol Automatics are lighter; the 130 hp restyle uses more mixed fuel than 1.2L AT.

2 generation petrol: 1.2 DCT 145 hp versus 1.2 DCT 136 hp. Same 230 Nm, same 8.78 s, same 192 km/h, same mixed 5.5, same CO2 125, same 1389 / 2020 kg, same 200 mm, same 44 L, same Robotic 6 FWD. The only measured differences are 145 vs 136 hp and 106 vs 100 kW (9 hp / 6 kW). Specific output 120.9 vs 113.4 hp/l; kg/hp 9.58 vs 10.21. If the catalogue listed two identical cars except the power line, this is that pair.

2 generation versus the fastest 1 generation petrol. 1.2 DCT 145 hp versus 1.2 MT 131 hp: +14 hp, same 230 Nm, Robotic vs Manual, 0–100 8.78 vs 9.3 (−0.52 s), vmax 192 vs 200 (−8), mixed 5.5 vs 5.3, kerb +201 kg (1389 vs 1188), tank 44 vs 45, clearance 200 vs not measured on that MT. The new generation is quicker to 100 and taller; it is not the fastest in a straight line and it carries about 200 kg more.

Electro: 1.2 DCT 113 hp Electro. Catalogue name is still 1.2 DCT. Fuel Electro. 113 hp / 83 kW, 125 Nm — 105 Nm less than the petrol 1.2 DCT twins (230 − 125). 0–100 12.9 s: 4.12 s slower than those twins, 1.1 s faster than 1.2 MT 82 hp. Top speed 143 km/h. Kerb 1504 kg — heaviest of all 17 rows, 115 kg above the petrol 1.2 DCT, 345 kg above 1.2 MT 110 hp. Gross 2030 kg. Clearance 200 mm. Displacement, cylinders, layout, valves, boost, injection, compression, bore, tank, city, highway, mixed, CO2, eco class, wheels: not measured. Buy this only for Electro; on every measured speed and mass number it loses to the petrol 1.2 DCT cars.

Problems and reliability. No failure rates, recalls, or durability scores are in the data — not measured. Do not treat silence as a clean bill of health.

Short map. Lowest mixed and lowest CO2: 1.6 MT 99 hp (4.0 L/100 km, 104 g/km). Best city: 1.5 AT (4.4). Lightest: 1.2 MT 110 hp (1159 kg). Fastest 0–100: 1.2 DCT 145 hp and 1.2 DCT 136 hp (8.78 s). Highest vmax: 1.2 MT 131 hp (200 km/h). Best kg/hp: 1.2 MT 131 hp (9.07). Tallest: 2 generation, 200 mm. Only Electro: 1.2 DCT 113 hp. Only Automatic diesel in 1 generation: 1.5 AT. Only restyle Manual: 1.5 BlueHDi MT. Avoid 1.2 AT 110 hp if mixed consumption is the criterion (6.5 L/100 km, 146 g/km). Avoid 1.2 MT 82 hp if 0–100 is the criterion (14 s, 14.18 kg/hp). Prices are not measured.