New Citroën C5

KokkenTor · 06-15-2007, 03:35 AM

Mirage77 · 06-15-2007, 04:23 AM

Doesn't look that bad at all. But it lacks the character of a C6 if anything...

monster · 06-15-2007, 04:29 AM

Looking good indeed, the car has some nice design details, check out the concave rear windscreen. The rear design can be better and the side profile of the car reminds me of the Nissan Maxima. The interior design looks very interesting, check out the steering wheel, it looks like the central hub is stationary while the rest of the wheel moves. Citroën creativity is back, finally

El Zorro · 06-15-2007, 04:31 AM

The interior looks too busy with all those buttons (the steering wheel has more buttons than the average F1 wheel

)... The gauges are nice however.

Exterior: the rear lights and trunk design remind me of a Lexus/BMW, not typical for Citroën IMO. The curved rear window is obviously taken from the C6, but it doesn't flow as well with the rest of the design as it does on the C6. The frameless rear doors are a nice touch...

The front lights resemble the C4's and are as beautiful as those of the new Renault Laguna

The edges could have been a bit more sharper, but they're not that bad...

Overall, nice car, but not very exciting...

Hypersonic · 06-15-2007, 04:59 AM

....One could die of boredom looking at that. I don't imagine its performance, engineering, or build quality would do much to register a pulse either.

siko · 06-15-2007, 09:37 AM

It's not bad... at least better than its rival the new Renault Laguna.

martinbo · 06-15-2007, 09:39 AM

Strewth! Another hideous Citroen. Obviously engineered atop PSA's 407 "long-nose" platform. Interior is ghastly; so many facets and angles - what's the idea? Stealth technology turned inside out? What might that do? Scatter body language and facial expressions so that no one actually realises how much you hate yourself for buying such a crap car?

Citroen: Being different just isn't good enough to be cool.

Giannis · 06-15-2007, 09:54 AM

Hmm, interesting design, yet much confusing. Just look at all those shapes and lines both in the exterior and the interior!

Interior. As many pointed out, there are many buttons in there. A german car with triple as much features would have only 5-10 buttons (apart from the I-drive-MMI-Command knob

). This type of steering wheel is present in the C4, too. I can't find the idea behind it. The Citroen officials say that this is this way, so that the airbag should be always in the right position. I thought that driver's airbag was circular

Exterior. The front is quite nice compared to the Laguna, the main competitor alongside with the 407. I don't like the rear though as well as the window line on the rear doors. It could be much better. It seems that the french designers don't spend much time to design their cars...

ateekt · 06-15-2007, 10:28 AM

Nice looking car...! For sure, got a clear essence from her mother, Peugeot...! Steering wheel is even complicated than German cars

...!

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Mirage77 The Doughnutman. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,438 Thanks: 1,473 Thanked 1,225 Times in 722 Posts	Re: New Citroën C5 Doesn't look that bad at all. But it lacks the character of a C6 if anything...

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monster Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,135 My Mood: Thanks: 384 Thanked 289 Times in 207 Posts	Re: New Citroën C5 Looking good indeed, the car has some nice design details, check out the concave rear windscreen. The rear design can be better and the side profile of the car reminds me of the Nissan Maxima. The interior design looks very interesting, check out the steering wheel, it looks like the central hub is stationary while the rest of the wheel moves. Citroën creativity is back, finally

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El Zorro Advocate Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 515 Thanks: 402 Thanked 315 Times in 166 Posts	Re: New Citroën C5 The interior looks too busy with all those buttons (the steering wheel has more buttons than the average F1 wheel )... The gauges are nice however. Exterior: the rear lights and trunk design remind me of a Lexus/BMW, not typical for Citroën IMO. The curved rear window is obviously taken from the C6, but it doesn't flow as well with the rest of the design as it does on the C6. The frameless rear doors are a nice touch... The front lights resemble the C4's and are as beautiful as those of the new Renault Laguna The edges could have been a bit more sharper, but they're not that bad... Overall, nice car, but not very exciting...

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Hypersonic Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,374 Thanks: 861 Thanked 758 Times in 461 Posts	Re: New Citroën C5 ....One could die of boredom looking at that. I don't imagine its performance, engineering, or build quality would do much to register a pulse either.

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siko Devotee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,586 My Mood: Thanks: 815 Thanked 688 Times in 362 Posts	Re: New Citroën C5 It's not bad... at least better than its rival the new Renault Laguna.

06-15-2007, 09:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
martinbo Fanatic Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 1,250 Thanks: 136 Thanked 202 Times in 114 Posts	Re: New Citroën C5 Strewth! Another hideous Citroen. Obviously engineered atop PSA's 407 "long-nose" platform. Interior is ghastly; so many facets and angles - what's the idea? Stealth technology turned inside out? What might that do? Scatter body language and facial expressions so that no one actually realises how much you hate yourself for buying such a crap car? Citroen: Being different just isn't good enough to be cool.

06-15-2007, 09:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
Giannis Devotee Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Patra, Greece Posts: 3,487 Thanks: 139 Thanked 212 Times in 163 Posts	Re: New Citroën C5 Hmm, interesting design, yet much confusing. Just look at all those shapes and lines both in the exterior and the interior! Interior. As many pointed out, there are many buttons in there. A german car with triple as much features would have only 5-10 buttons (apart from the I-drive-MMI-Command knob ). This type of steering wheel is present in the C4, too. I can't find the idea behind it. The Citroen officials say that this is this way, so that the airbag should be always in the right position. I thought that driver's airbag was circular Exterior. The front is quite nice compared to the Laguna, the main competitor alongside with the 407. I don't like the rear though as well as the window line on the rear doors. It could be much better. It seems that the french designers don't spend much time to design their cars...

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ateekt Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dominican Republic Posts: 397 Thanks: 70 Thanked 29 Times in 19 Posts	Re: New Citroën C5 Nice looking car...! For sure, got a clear essence from her mother, Peugeot...! Steering wheel is even complicated than German cars ...!

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