Citroën C3 Picasso
The Citroën C3 Picasso is a car produced by the French motor company Citroën from 2008 to 2017. It has a five-door mini MPV design and was first unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show as a concept car named "Drooneel". The Picasso is the mini MPV version of the Citroën C3 and the successor of the Citroën Xsara Picasso, and was designed to compete with the Opel Meriva, Nissan Note, Renault Modus and Ford Fusion.
| Citroën C3 Picasso | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Citroën |
| Production | September 2008–2017 |
| Model years | 2009–2017 |
| Assembly | Slovakia: Trnava (Trnava Plant) Brazil: Porto Real (Citroën Brazil) |
| Designer | Frédéric Duvernier (exterior) Miles Nurnberger (exterior) Andreas Stump (interior) Pascal Grappey (interior) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mini MPV (M) |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | PSA PF1 platform |
| Related | Peugeot 207 SW Citroën C3 Citroën C3 Aircross |
| Powertrain | |
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| Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic (EGS6) |
| Suspension | |
| Front | Pseudo MacPherson strut |
| Rear | Deformable torsion beam |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,540 mm (100.0 in) |
| Length | 4,078 mm (160.6 in) |
| Width | 1,730–1,766 mm (68.1–69.5 in) |
| Height | 1,624–1,669 mm (63.9–65.7 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,176–1,408 kg (2,593–3,104 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Citroën Xsara Picasso |
| Successor | Citroën C3 Aircross (2017) |
The C3 Picasso was assembled in December 2007 at the PSA Trnava Plant in Slovakia, which Citroën announced from France in July 2008 would be the sole manufacturer of the model. Citroën presented the finished product to the Slovak press and public on 25 September before it was unveiled to the world in October at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The Trnava Plant by then was expected to be building 28 cars per hour as the C3 Picasso went on sale in France in February 2009 for €14,950. The company began to sell the car in other European markets in March 2009.
A SUV-styled derivative named Citroën C3 Aircross (then Citroën Aircross) was manufactured in Brazil and sold in Latin America from 2010 to 2020. This model gave birth to a more urban-styled vehicle called C3 Picasso (manufactured in Brazil from 2011 to 2015), which was closer to the Brazilian C3 Aircross than to the global C3 Picasso. Both C3 Aircross and the Brazilian C3 Picasso were based on the Brazilian first generation Citroën C3, when the global C3 Picasso was based on the global Peugeot 207 SW.
When launched in Spain in 2009, only three trims were available: LX, SX, or Exclusive. The LX was the most basic and least expensive model, with a 71 kW; 96 PS (95 bhp) VTi engine, priced at €12,590, while the Exclusive model was most expensive with a 82 kW; 110 PS (110 bhp) HDi Airdream engine at €18,650. The C3 Picasso was launched in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2009, where it went on sale for £11,495 for the 1.4-litre VTi, the most basic model with 6.4 L/100 km; 37 mpg‑US (44 mpg‑imp), while the most expensive was the 'Exclusive' with a 1.6-litre HDi engine and 4.6 L/100 km; 52 mpg‑US (62 mpg‑imp) at £15,595.
A facelifted version of the car was shown at the 2012 Paris Motor Show on 27 September 2012 and was on sale in Europe by November.