Citroen C4 Cactus

Generations: what the 2018 restyling changed

Same 110 hp, different generation: 1.2 MT (110 hp, 1 generation) does 0–100 km/h in 9.3 s and 190 km/h; restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (110 hp) does 10.3 s and either 188 km/h (5-speed) or 196 km/h (6-speed). That is 1.0 s slower after restyling at the same 110 hp, with 45 kg extra kerb on the Manuals.

1 generation (2014–2018) is the lighter car. Kerb weights run 1040–1095 kg. The entry 1.2 MT (75 hp) and 1.2 MT (82 hp) both weigh 1040 kg. Front and rear brakes are Disc. Eco class is Euro 5 on the naturally aspirated petrols and Euro 6 on 1.2 MT (110 hp), 1.2 AT (110 hp), and 1.2 ETG (82 hp); 1.6 MT (100 hp) and 1.6 ETG (92 hp) have eco class not measured.

1 generation, restyling (2018–2021) keeps SUV 5-doors and 165 mm ground clearance but adds mass and a different brake mix: Ventilated disc front, Drum rear on every restyled version. The lightest restyled petrol, 1.2 Puretech MT (82 hp), is 1134 kg — 94 kg heavier than the 1040 kg 1.2 MT (75 hp and 82 hp) of 1 generation. The 110 hp petrols go from 1095 kg (1.2 MT / 1.2 AT) to 1140 kg (Manual) or 1165 kg (Automatic). Every restyled version is Euro 6.

Same 110 hp, different generation: 1.2 MT (110 hp, 1 generation) does 0–100 km/h in 9.3 s and 190 km/h; restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (110 hp) does 10.3 s and either 188 km/h (5-speed) or 196 km/h (6-speed). That is 1.0 s slower after restyling at the same 110 hp, with 45 kg extra kerb on the Manuals.

Engine and specs table (all versions)

Engine position is Front, transverse on every version where it is measured; on 1.6 MT (both 100 hp listings) and 1.6 ETG (92 hp) it is not measured. Fuel system is Distributed injection (multi-point) on naturally aspirated 1199 cc petrols and Direct injection (direct) on turbo 1199 cc petrols; diesel fuel system is not measured. Fuel grade is 95 on petrol, Diesel on diesel.

Performance and economy: what extra horsepower actually buys

Fastest 0–100 km/h: restyled 1.2 Puretech AT (130 hp) at 8.6 s. Next is restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (131 hp) at 9.1 s — 0.5 s slower, 1 hp more, Manual instead of Automatic. Then a three-way cluster: 1.2 MT (110 hp) and 1.2 AT (110 hp) of 1 generation both at 9.3 s, and restyled 1.5 BlueHDi AT (120 hp) at 9.7 s.

Slowest 0–100 km/h: 1.2 ETG (82 hp) at 15.0 s. Restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (82 hp) is 14.9 s — 2.0 s slower than 1.2 MT (82 hp) of 1 generation (12.9 s) at the same 82 hp / 118 Nm, because kerb weight rose from 1040 kg to 1134 kg. 1.2 MT (75 hp) also does 12.9 s at 1040 kg: 7 extra hp on the 82 hp twin does not change the 0–100 figure in this catalogue.

Top speed: highest is restyled 1.2 Puretech AT (130 hp) at 207 km/h. Restyled 1.5 BlueHDi AT (120 hp) is 201 km/h. Lowest is restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (82 hp) at 169 km/h, then 1.2 MT (75 hp and 82 hp) at 171 km/h.

Power per litre (hp ÷ litres, using the listed cc): restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (131 hp) is 131 / 1.199 ≈ 109 hp/l. Restyled 1.2 Puretech AT (130 hp) is ≈ 108 hp/l. The 110 hp 1199 cc turbos are ≈ 92 hp/l. Naturally aspirated 82 hp is ≈ 68 hp/l; 75 hp is ≈ 63 hp/l. Diesels sit lower: 1.5 BlueHDi AT (120 hp) ≈ 80 hp/l; 1.5 BlueHDi MT (102 hp) ≈ 68 hp/l; 1.6 HDi MT (99 hp) and 1.6 MT (100 hp) ≈ 63–64 hp/l; 1.6 ETG (92 hp) ≈ 59 hp/l.

Weight per horsepower (kerb kg / hp): lightest load is restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (131 hp) at 1140 / 131 ≈ 8.7 kg/hp, then 1.2 Puretech AT (130 hp) at 1165 / 130 ≈ 9.0 kg/hp. Heaviest load is restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (82 hp) at 1134 / 82 ≈ 13.8 kg/hp, matching 1.2 MT (75 hp) at 1040 / 75 ≈ 13.9 kg/hp. Restyled 1.5 BlueHDi AT (120 hp) is the heaviest car (1255 kg) but only ≈ 10.5 kg/hp because of the extra 120 hp.

Combined fuel (l/100 km), measured values only:

• Best: 1.5 BlueHDi MT (102 hp) 3.4 (city 4.0, highway 3.1).
• 1.5 BlueHDi AT (120 hp) 3.9 (city 4.4, highway 3.6) — Automatic costs 0.5 l/100 km combined versus the 102 hp Manual diesel, for 18 hp, 50 Nm, 1.4 s quicker 0–100, and 11 km/h more top speed, at +95 kg kerb (1255 vs 1160).
• 1.2 ETG (82 hp) 4.3 (city 5.0, highway 3.9) — the lowest petrol combined figure, 0.3 below the 4.6 of 1.2 MT (75/82 hp) and restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (82 hp and 110 hp 6-speed).
• 1.2 MT (110 hp) and 1.2 AT (110 hp) of 1 generation: 4.7.
• Restyled 1.2 Puretech AT (130 hp) 4.9; 1.2 Puretech AT (110 hp) 5.1 — the Automatic 110 hp petrol is the thirstiest measured combined figure, 0.5 above the restyled 6-speed Manual 110 hp at the same 4.6 combined.

Not measured (do not treat as zero): combined/city/highway on restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (110 hp 5-speed), 1.2 Puretech MT (131 hp), 1.6 HDi MT (99 hp), and on 1 generation 1.6 MT (both 100 hp) and 1.6 ETG (92 hp).

CO2 (g/km): lowest measured is restyled 1.6 HDi MT (99 hp) at 96. Then 1.2 ETG (82 hp) at 98, 1.5 BlueHDi AT (120 hp) at 101, both 110 hp restyled Manuals at 104, 1.2 Puretech MT (82 hp) and 1.2 MT (75 hp) at 105. Highest measured is restyled 1.2 Puretech AT (110 hp) at 119. Not measured: both 1.6 MT (100 hp) listings and 1.6 ETG (92 hp).

Citroen C4 Cactus automatic vs manual vs robotic

Searches for “Citroen C4 Cactus automatic” map to three different boxes in this data.

Automatic 6 exists only after restyling: 1.2 Puretech AT (110 hp), 1.2 Puretech AT (130 hp), 1.5 BlueHDi AT (120 hp). The 130 hp Automatic is the quickest and fastest C4 Cactus in the file (8.6 s, 207 km/h) and uses 4.9 combined versus 5.1 for the 110 hp Automatic — 20 hp extra and 0.2 l/100 km less combined at the same 1165 kg kerb. The diesel Automatic is the only Automatic that also posts the lowest Automatic combined figure (3.9) and the highest diesel top speed (201 km/h).

Robotic exists only in 1 generation: 1.2 ETG (82 hp, 5 gears) and 1.2 AT (110 hp, 5 gears; the name is AT, the gearbox label is Robotic). 1.6 ETG (92 hp) is Robotic 6. 1.2 AT (110 hp) matches 1.2 MT (110 hp) on 9.3 s, 190 km/h, 4.7 combined, 107 CO2, and 1095 kg — the Robotic 110 hp petrol does not cost performance versus that Manual in this catalogue. 1.2 ETG (82 hp) is the opposite trade: 15.0 s versus 12.9 s for 1.2 MT (82 hp), but 4.3 versus 4.6 combined and 98 versus 107 CO2.

Manual covers every other row. On restyled 110 hp petrol, 5-speed versus 6-speed 1.2 Puretech MT shares 110 hp, 205 Nm, 10.3 s, 1140 kg, 104 CO2; the 6-speed adds a measured 4.6 combined and 196 km/h versus 188 km/h and consumption not measured on the 5-speed. Peak torque rpm is 1500 on the 5-speed and 1750 on the 6-speed.

Weight, dimensions, tank, wheels

Ground clearance is 165 mm on every version. Tank is 50 l on every version. Length, width, height, and trunk space are not measured in this dataset.

Kerb weight span is 1040 kg (1.2 MT 75 hp and 82 hp) to 1255 kg (1.5 BlueHDi AT 120 hp) — 215 kg. Gross weight, where measured, is 1500 kg on those 1040 kg petrols, up to 1680 kg on 1.5 BlueHDi AT; gross is not measured on both 1.6 MT (100 hp) listings and 1.6 ETG (92 hp).

Wheels 205/55 R16 and 205/50 R17 are listed on 1.2 Puretech AT (110 hp, restyling), 1.2 MT (82 hp), 1.2 ETG (82 hp), 1.2 MT (110 hp), and 1.2 AT (110 hp). Wheel size is not measured on the other versions.

Front suspension is Independent, spring and rear is Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem on every version.

Which version to choose

Want the strongest measured performance. Restyled 1.2 Puretech AT (130 hp): 8.6 s, 207 km/h, 234 Nm at 1750 rpm, Automatic 6, 4.9 combined, 108 CO2, 1165 kg. The Manual twin is 1.2 Puretech MT (131 hp): 9.1 s, 193 km/h, 230 Nm, combined not measured, 110 CO2, 1140 kg. You give up 0.5 s and 14 km/h versus the 130 hp Automatic and you do not get a measured mpg figure.

Want an Automatic without the 130 hp petrol. Restyled 1.5 BlueHDi AT (120 hp) is the only other Automatic that is both quicker than 10 s (9.7 s) and faster than 200 km/h (201), with 300 Nm — the peak torque in the whole file — and 3.9 combined. It is also the heaviest C4 Cactus (1255 kg). Restyled 1.2 Puretech AT (110 hp) is the Automatic to avoid if economy is the test: 5.1 combined and 119 CO2 are the worst measured petrol Automatic figures, and 9.9 s is slower than the 1 generation Robotic 1.2 AT (110 hp) at 9.3 s.

Want diesel economy in a Manual. Restyled 1.5 BlueHDi MT (102 hp): 3.4 combined, 250 Nm, 11.1 s, 190 km/h, 1160 kg, 108 CO2. Versus 1.6 HDi MT (99 hp): 3 hp less on the 1.6, 11.8 s (0.7 s slower), 184 km/h, same 1160 kg, 96 CO2 (12 g/km lower), combined not measured. In 1 generation, 1.6 MT (100 hp, 10.6 s) and 1.6 MT (100 hp, 10.7 s) are 1070 kg — 90 kg lighter than the restyled 1.5/1.6 Manual diesels — with 10.6–10.7 s versus 11.1–11.8 s, but combined, CO2, eco class, and gross weight are not measured.

Want the lightest petrol Manual. 1.2 MT (75 hp) or 1.2 MT (82 hp) of 1 generation: 1040 kg, 12.9 s, 171 km/h, 4.6 combined. The 82 hp car adds 7 hp and 2 g/km CO2 (107 vs 105) with no 0–100 gain. Do not pick restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (82 hp) for the same job: 94 kg heavier, 14.9 s (2.0 s slower), 169 km/h.

Want 110 hp petrol Manual. Prefer 1 generation 1.2 MT (110 hp): 9.3 s, 190 km/h, 4.7 combined, 1095 kg. Restyled 5-speed 1.2 Puretech MT (110 hp) is 10.3 s, 188 km/h, consumption not measured, 1140 kg. Restyled 6-speed 1.2 Puretech MT (110 hp) matches 10.3 s but posts 196 km/h and 4.6 combined — 8 km/h more than the 5-speed restyle and 6 km/h more than the 2014–2018 110 hp Manual, still 1.0 s slower than that earlier car.

Want a Robotic gearbox (1 generation only). 1.2 AT (110 hp) if you want 9.3 s and 4.7 combined with a Robotic 5. 1.2 ETG (82 hp) if you want 4.3 combined and 98 CO2 and accept 15.0 s. 1.6 ETG (92 hp) if you want diesel Robotic 6: 12.0 s, 182 km/h, 1055 kg; combined, CO2, eco class, engine position, fuel system, and gross weight are not measured.

2015 / 2016 / 2017 specs sit inside 1 generation (through 2018-01-31). 2018 / 2019 / 2020 specs sit inside 1 generation, restyling (from 2018-01-01). Overlap in January 2018 is in the date fields; the restyle is the heavier Euro 6 set with Drum rear brakes and Puretech / BlueHDi names.

Skip unless you have a specific reason: restyled 1.2 Puretech MT (82 hp) versus its 1 generation 1.2 MT (82 hp) twin (slower, heavier); restyled 1.2 Puretech AT (110 hp) versus 1.2 Puretech AT (130 hp) at the same 1165 kg (worse 0–100, top speed, combined, and CO2); 1.6 ETG (92 hp) versus 1.6 MT (100 hp) if you want the diesel Manual’s 10.6–10.7 s instead of 12.0 s.

Horsepower in this catalogue is 75, 82, 92, 99, 100, 102, 110, 120, 130, or 131. Pick the row by that figure plus the exact version string — four restyled cars share the name 1.2 Puretech MT, two share 1.2 Puretech AT, two 1 generation cars share 1.2 MT at different hp, and two share 1.6 MT at the same 100 hp with 10.6 s versus 10.7 s.