Great review. Just traded a C5 with 300,000km on the clock and still running like a dream, on one of these C4 Shines. I had reservations at first. But after driving the C4 I had none at all. I still have my 2006 C4 VTS 180HP Coupe and what a magnificent car that is. The new C4 is what I expect a Citroen to be and its still a cut above many others. Everyone who see or drives in one instantly loves it and even cant believe its a Citroen. Well done and keep up the good reviews on cars.
The old C4 VTS is a bit of a modern classic. They still look good today. But of course they can't get anywhere near the beautiful ride quality of the new C4.
A very comprehensive review thankyou and pleasant to watch. I have a C5 Citroen diesel 2014 model which I bought new and it's a delightful car to drive and to own. Concerning reliability in well over 100k kilometers it's never given me the slightest problem. I'm seriously considering buying a C4 my only reluctance being I'd have to sell my C5 to do so and I'm having great difficulty persuading myself to part with it.
I test drove this in Singapore yesterday and the steering was overly floaty and very light but the car was very sold and seats super comfortable. Having a hard time deciding between this and the Mazda 3! They're the same price over here.
Great review of a very interesting car. I owned two Citroen C5’s in years past, so comfortable and they were well built, driving was excellent and the comfort of seating and suspensions unbelievably good. Resale was terrible sadly. We also had an old C4 that had the most terrible DSG gearbox. This new very different looking version looks and sounds great.
Curious, the european version has a very different material on the upper dash zone, rear armrest with ski hatch, and the door bins and armrest storage are not rubberized.
if with the "I don't know exactly what this hole is for, may be for the key", you're referring to the narrow slit in front part of the central console, just before the "hidden" storage compartment and the wireless phone charging shelf... it's meant to hold your smartphone in "tablet mode"... 😉. you stick it in and it holds it upright 🙂
The issue with the ANCAP 4 star rating is that it's not for missing crash avoidance tech like AEB, Blind spot monitoring, etc..... That stuff is forgivable for quite a lot of people, especially if you're not a new driver. It's literally an issue with poor adult occupant safety during a crash, done with EuroNCAP (which uses a lower speed as compared with American tests, and doesn't use small overlap crashes)
It does have those features - it was down graded for not having a centre airbag in the event of a side impact. The safety feature were considered moderate. ANCAP also lied or changed figured compared to Euro NCAP.
@@cjdwyer93 I'm going to trust ANCAP more than a comment, but if a early 20k Yaris can have centre airbags from base spec, a significantly more expensive car like the C4 should too. I saw from a few comments down that you've preordered one, so I hope you enjoy it. Hopefully I get to see one on the street soon as it looks interesting, but honestly, I see more Mclarens and limited edition Porsches than Citroens.
I'm sure the 5 people who buy Citroens in Australia will be very pleased with this car. More than likely, the Citroen dealer will use one as a demo, and due to poor sales, it will be the same car for the next 3 years.
Citroen C4 got 4 star due to ONE missing airbag, i.e. a centre airbag. I don't know why Citroen decided to save money on this. I would easily give up that pseudo massage function over this airbag and buy this car. IMO it looks like a small coupe-SUV. With a hybrid engine, this would have been the perfect city commute car. I think it looks gorgeous. The French brands are good at styling.
Ugly is as ugly does. French? No thanks. A country that can commit an act of war against a friendly nation will never have my custom. Remember the Rainbow Warrior?
^ oh boy this... It's the SUV craze and lift tax. The people buying these are middle to old age (like me) and there is considerable desire to be able to get in and out of a car at your hip height and not 'drop down' into a hatch/sedan. This is understandable but largely incorrect. The door gap and seat positioning are much more important. In particular your head room on the way in as this makes you have to lean. Other factors are the perceived increase in viewing height (again most of these are almost the same as a sedan). Some also think that 'because SUV I can tow my 765ft caravan'. On top of this, manufacturers have realised that buyers will pay a premium for 'SUV' or crosses like this thing. Great way to boost profit per unit. Personally, the ride of a car lower to the road is so much more comfortable. I have come through raising a family and 4WDs and SUVs galore. Now have a hatch as our second car and it is so nice being back near the road again.
@@silo_fx3182 Yup. I don't know where the pensioner myth came from. I live opposite a large senior citizens club and the carpark is near void of SUVs and bubble cars. It's a sea of regular sedans and hatches. I'm 56, have broken my back twice and have some flexibility issues and find getting in and out of my JCW Mini no harder than anything else.