New Citroen C4: see why this is the coolest family car on sale

This is the all-new Citroen C4: a breath of fresh air in a conservative family car class. Quirky, original-looking cars are Citroen's pain et beurre, and the C4 certainly delivers on that front. But what else does it have in store to set it apart from the rest of the sea of rivals, including the Ford Focus and the new Volkswagen Golf? We reveal all...

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[fungecko]

Probably the most comfortable car by far in the class.

[boy]

Whether you like it or not, I applaud the French car makers going bold on their designs.

[contyoutufication]

this car with those comfy seats and suspension and a petron engine is a car that you wont get out of...

[megapangolin]

Great presentation, clear, concise, informative interesting and well delivered. So much more real than Mats videos which seem to be mainly about him. Good old Citroen, going their own way, designing something interesting, and concentrating on comfort. I mean who gets any chance to drive a family car fast round corners these days? Just sit in the traffic jam and be comfortable. Love the quartic steering wheel.

[-DC-]

If it has a soft comfortable ride is quiet and has good seats I'll give it a go, bump absorption seems to be a thing of the past for most manufacturers.

[fix-and-drive-diy-repairs]

I love my Citroën C4 1.6Hdi. Excellent Fuel Economy 👍. I can easily do more than 800 miles on 1 tank(~£60). Love it

[Muushondje]

As I read the comments the new C4 is allready very polarising, and that is a good thing. Citroëns must be polarizing with a avant-garde design and stand out from the competition. IMHO mission accomplished Citroën. Vive Citroën, Vive la France.

[geisteswissenschaft]

To focus on comfort is clever concerning speed regulations...

[AIBETTSYIA]

I love it! Fingers crossed it's nearer to 25k than 30k!

[neilburns]

Cool. I think that Citroen are one of most underrated car manufacturers in Europe.

Beautiful looking new C4 I would take one tomorrow if I could.

[karman]

Climate control buttons.. Hoorah !! This was the most annoying thing in the recent PSA cars, I’m glad that they realised it.

[jeremylister]

Phew!
Citroen finally ditch touchscreen heating controls! Yay!!
This car looks good.
Design issues for me are no manual handbrake (feel, confidence, fun), spoiler across rear window and just a 50kwh battery. This is disappointing considering the competition. 65kwh should really be a minimum. Hopefully this will get a bigger battery soon.
That apart, looks like a winner.
Tentatively, well done Citroen (never thought I'd say that) !
Await full review of UK model, and...
Prices!

[global_nomad.]

have rented a cactus a few times on holiday and really enjoyed the ride, comfort and design though disappointed by the controls...this at least seems to have kept the good bits and remedied the bad..

[Sherukka]

The exterior is fabulous! A little sad about the fact they didn’t invent something new in the cabin though...

[figgis]

People bought the Nissan Juke and this looks way better.

[boy]

What's their reason for not letting you sit in it? Pre-production vehicle or not.

Sounds ridiculous to me.

[LiveTorsionParadoxTo]

The design doesn't cohere. Proportions are good but the light details are a hot mess of overwrought faff - quite a few flies in the ointment here. May-be it will look better in real life. It will need to.

[andreipop]

It's over designed. Sometimes they need to stop and look at the car, then decide if they need to do more.

[siviter]

Citroen's are supposed to be funky and cool. I prefer the look of the previous model, but I get that people weren't buying them in the numbers needed.

[roadhouseguy]

I love french cars. I think it looks way too busy in the front and back. I hope it sells though. Not gonna age well though.