Along with the eC4, this is another quirky, charismatic, comfort-orientated Citroen - and all the better for it...! On the UK's ever-worsening, pot-hole-stricken road network, this would be king... 😎
You would think. If only people seen sense instead of buying overrated hard riding cars from Audi, BMW, VW, Merc etc and bought Citroens like this and the C6 instead.
3:42 WOOOOOAAAAAH, stop the press. Did they finally realise that physical controls are much better than the touch nonsense they'd been serving us in their cars since 2014? Welcome to the world of sane people Stellantis!
The 1.6 is a great engine, especially for how old it is. For the Passat, I have never ever driven a comfortable Passat, Tiguan or Golf. VW is just harsh.
Vicky is one of the best car reviewers around. Very accurate in describing road behaviour, engines and what not, and making a good, understandable context in comparing with other cars as well.
According to several journalists testers ( English and French: Automobile magazine, techradar ...) the active suspension of the Hybrid mode would be even a little softer than that of a S-Class, because they noted less rebound effect in the passage of holes and bumps, only the RR Ghost had the planar system would be softer. as much as for this price is very good!
What a gem of a car. Whatever the marketing department of Citroën says it is a beauty of a shooting brake. Elegant, French, quirky. Weldone Citroën. And Vicky what a superb review !
just click the button from the left hand lever and you can cycle between few designs of the central dash, including one for old people with RPM and water temp.
Great review Vicky. I'm shocked you didn't pack the washing machine 🙂. I do like the look of the car along with its quirks but I doubt it would be on my shopping list as its a bit too big for where I live.
they did on C4 .... they are not there yet to make a big heavy car full electric. Also, big cars are usually used for long trips, and full electric and long trips are not best friends, yet!
Imagine full electric and you live in Kharkov... War comes... You want to escape to Poland, but 250 km later, time for coffee break... Among bombs... Good luck, you chose electric, smart choice 😂 I think Ukraine conflict will reduce demand for electric cars in many east Europe countries.
@@scoopermg8226 ignorant... I'm only speaking for eastern Europe. If you knew history, you'd know there is a war somewhere here almost every five years. But ignorant facepalmers can't be expected to know anything beyond memes...
My C5 Tourer 3(2.0i ltr) is from 2010 but is still going strong. The comfort is outstanding and thats what you should buy this car for. Love the design of the new one but the engine.............mwoah, better take the 1.2ltr.
My C5 2 (2.0ltr) is from 2004 and is still going strong too. Fantastic hydractive suspension is still the same since 2004 without any service since then.
A very informative review. What makes me wonder is that in a previous review of yours for the new Peugeot 308 PHEV, which actually has the same engine (in the car of your review with the lowest power engine of 180hp combo), you didn't mention any of the negative characteristics of the C5X PHEV engine. Is that because they did not exist in Peugeot due to the different set up of the same Stellantis engine, or because car reviewers do not like much Citroens (the same has happened with someone else who in the review of the new DS4 PHEV did not find something negative except the light feeling of the steering wheel but in his C5X review he mentioned more or less the same with you).
I had a C5 but due the oil leaks I traded it to a Mini. And I say the big Citroën as a driver´s car beats Mini 100-0, Citroën was way better on the road, way better at the city and miles better at winter. Only where Mini beats it is the parking and fuel economy. At the Mini the suspension is way too hard and the tires are way too small, it´s rough.
Weird my old C5 Aircross can give me a rev counter you just have to set it on the customisation options for the display and you can mirror the Nav on the instruments too. I would have thought the C5X would be the same?
the speedometer is okay ... you got a heads up display ... what citroen shuld do is have a statistics tab in the console menu where you culd check the L/km, distance traveled, etc
Great review, having tested one Today I agree. And I do think there is space for a car that is clearly confort oriented and which by it’s very nature encourage calm driving. Also I like the idea of driving a car with an unpretentious badge. Currently I drive a Lexus but if I compare with an NX450h+, it offers as much space and confort and surely will be less reliable and also less punchy but still punchy enough and it is 1/3 cheaper than the said Lexus. It’s capacity to absorb speed bumps is vastly superior to the Lexus NX however - and just that put a smile in my face when driving it - the way it absorbs them seems magical yet very real ! One thing that is really lagging is no option available for a good sound system, I tested both the standard kit and the (cheap) Hifi option but none is really good. The Hifi option brings more bass, but then the dashboard reasonnances comes into play, and in both case the mid range lack definition- it’s ok for the price as really cheap but not for me.
Welcome to my hometown. Where were you filming that? That big country house you see in the drone shot, when you transition from the specs into the driving test itself rings bells, somehow…
Maybe if you turned the washing machine on its side it would fit in what looks a very good sized boot space. I have had some experience of moving washing machines and fridges in vans, so helps give me an idea.
Nice, had 6 bx, s and zx back in the 90,s all good no trouble, apart from the zx blowing its engine at 123.000 miles, will be short listing for my next car
Thx for the review. Now in a (inherited) BMW 3series and totally fed up with the M sports suspension. Besides that, it's very good. I'm looking for a comfy car. Low noise levels. Soft on the road. Big enough for my 1m92 and 100kg. Good enough for long stretches of 150km/h on the German Autobahn. Condider it or better shell out more for German technology?
Was planning to buy one. Only one version of petrol engine (1.2, 130 hp) turned me off. Yes, there is hybrid but almost 8K plus. Also some luxury features are missing like 3 zone AC, vent seats... So went for competition, but I really liked this car
Well one thing is for certain. It's certainly not a Saloon. It is more like a tall estate or an SUV even but certainly not a saloon. I am surprised Citroen have not got an electric version of this out or coming to rival the KIA EV6 and Ionic 5.
... "the Passat GTE drives better" - strange idea to compare this Citroen with a Passat, but I don't have to understand everything ... Thanks for the Video Tom
I think both the exterior and the interior looks good and normal, yet I feel it's somehow engrained in the DNA of English language reviewers to use "quirky" when referring to French, especially Citroen cars for everything. Car has shape - quirky, dashboard has buttons in specific layout - quirky, engine is loud when trashing - quirky. Why is that?
Who's the car's target market? If the tech isn't upto date ( VAG MK8 Golf Equil.... ); and it's an odd looker, just who is the car for? Tactile interior trim apart who's the car for
Washing machine delivery drivers. Keep up she said that at the beginni..... they use vans? O, right. It's for that market that bought Vel Satis' and Avantimes..........
@@pigeonpoo1823 now. Ironically I’m a car trader and fan of quirky car. Especially French . I love 3.0v6 Avantime and C6. Dislike the Vel Satis as poor product. Poor engines bad body. No fan . This C5 in this video just lacks character or quirk.
who? people that prefer comfort over the "sportiness", because they are aware that they'll really rarely push their car to the limit on some back or mountain road (and most likely never even drive past Nürburgring, let alone on it). and for people/families that need a decent amount of space, but would rather drive in comfort of a large sedan than in a van or larger SUV... and for people that simply don't want dull "boxes" on wheels (wasn't meant "german exclusively")... I for example (even though I like dynamic and "involved" driving) fit in all three categories) and have recently changed P5008 Mk2 for P508 Mk2
I really don't see the point of the plug-in hybrids. Significantly extra money for questionable benefit, other than BIK, and still have to pay to enter central London, and can''t enter an electric car zone. And I doubt they're being developed just for BIK. I also wonder whether company car sales will be the majority of C5 X sales. I suspect it will mainly appeal to private family buyers and new retirees wanting something a bit different. The lack of available 4WD means that it probably won't appeal to the adventure set.
@@Exemplifiera Understood. But the price difference is considerable (GBP7-9K approx). And you'd have to be very religious. ;) I'm pretty sure the only logical justification is BIK. If it were my own money for a cash purchase, I'd choose a petrol-only version.
@Nigel W yeah my familys latest purchase was a 2017 Octavia estate. 1 litre 3 pot with an automatic transmission. Great car and very roomy and comfortable. No mistaking why there are so many skoda taxis
that depends on how and where you live... if you live in a house (or have other possibility to charge overnight) and your daily home-workplace-home commute is up to 50km one way (or 100, if you can charge during the work), then hybrids - provided they are used as intended - make a lot of sense! few days ago, I read a comment of one owner who uses his PHEV the way they should be used, that he's done 2000km since the last fill-up and still have fuel for aprox. 400 km... but if you don't charge it daily (regardless if you don't have that option or if you're just "too lazy") then hybrids are just ICE cars with 300kg of permanent load... we don't have EV zones yet in my country...but, why are you not allowed to enter them with hybrid in EV mode? why do hybrids (at least those of Stellantis) then have "save xx km of charge" for the EV end of your trip, if you're not allowed to enter town center and EV zone?
@@mirkozlikovski9553 "that depends on how and where you live... if you live in a house (or have other possibility to charge overnight) and your daily home-workplace-home commute is up to 50km one way (or 100, if you can charge during the work), then hybrids - provided they are used as intended - make a lot of sense! few days ago, I read a comment of one owner who uses his PHEV the way they should be used, that he's done 2000km since the last fill-up and still have fuel for aprox. 400 km... but if you don't charge it daily (regardless if you don't have that option or if you're just "too lazy") then hybrids are just ICE cars with 300kg of permanent load..." I really do understand and appreciate all that. In the context of this particular car, the PHEV version is almost 7,000 GBP more than the petrol-only car with the same engine, and almost 9,000 GBP more than the smaller-engined petrol car. You've got to calculate the number of miles you need to do in electric-only mode to save 7-9K in fuel costs. Cost of electricity is going up, and is particularly expensive (approx. the equivalent of running the car on petrol) if you charge it on some public chargers. And, as far as saving the planet, if that is part of one's calculation, then you have to also take into account the additional and considerable manufacturing emissions. It's a similar calculation when considering petrol vs diesel. In the UK, the cost of buying a diesel car is approx. 3K more than the equivalent petrol. You've got to do a truck-load of miles, literally, to justify that 3K. I just think, it's very unlikely to add up. Also, the mechanical bits need to be used regularly, or it's detrimental to their longer-term reliability. More potential costs. Just like there are actually costs to not using the brakes on EV cars that have strong regenerative braking. When not used the brakes seize up, and you end up needing new brakes, even when you've rarely used them, and because you've rarely used them. Similarly, the likes of Ferrari engines aren't actually crap and need rebuilding every 10-30,000 miles. It's because of lack of use. Like pretty much everything in life, there's a balance between too little and too much. Many people are claiming how much EVs save them in running costs, but are failing to factor in the additional purchase cost. As long as EVs hold their values, maybe it's worth it, but AFAICS, PHEVs are not holding prices as well, but the additional purchase cost is still very high.
My main complaint is that there is no quirky brightly coloured interior option. The only option is the top 20% of the seat backs in light grey, which costs 800 quid. An interesting car with a dull interior is a fail, IMO. And Citroen must have a lot of dark blue paint as it seems to be the standard free colour at the moment. Not that I'm really complaining, as it's probably the colour I'd choose, although it did look good in the grey. Again, no quirky colours offered, though. And I seem to recall the pre-production static and promo cars were green, but maybe I don't remember correctly, because there is no green paint option. Shame, I've been looking forward to this car actually being available, and now it's real, I'm disappointed.
Citroen would be doing themselves a huge favour if they didn't really change their physically adjusted climate control knobs.👍👏🤝🥰😊 Sometimes simplicity is king.
It's an Estate-UV, a Cross-wagen, an SU-Vagon, whatever. We are at a stage when it is nearly impossible to define some designs. It almost doesn't matter. At least we have plenty of options and good choices in nearly all price points. Personally, I think Skoda has some of the best designs on the market over in Europe. The new Curpas are stunning, the most desirable to date. Great review again Vicky!
Skoda has a basic design fault. The rear seats do not fold flat. In my Saab 95 estate the base of the seats fold forward against the front seats and the backs of the rear seats fold down. In the Skodas the seat base stays in position and the backs fold down at an angle. So there isn't a flat loading area
One thing i dont understand... You take this car to take a tour on a perfect road whats the point? This car meant to be comfortable on shitty roads thats what is the suspension iall about. On roads like this of course it will be fantastic. I have a 3rd generation Citroen c5 with hydro pneumatic system and is really great on shitty roads i bought for that. But in this review i dont see whats to point. You could take a lowered sport car on theses roads could be also great.
no... they really mean full sized washing machine... just not placed upward 😋. the boot is definitely wide enough and deep enough to fit one. and they seem confident that the rear window is high enough not to brake it with shutting the door... they just didn't specify does it fit with or without usual styrofoam transport packaging 😁
I've just sold my 18-month-old C5X 1.6 hybrid after owning it for 12 months. The depreciation has been crippling and it's value has plummeted by £12,000 over that period - I could have leased a brand new Range Rover for that. The drive comfort is wonderful and in hybrid mode it would easily achieve 90mpg. That said, the car has been really glitchy including pop-up faults with the climate control, heated driver's seat, reversing camera, auto wipers, auto lights, auto locking and electric tailgate. The weird slider thing to put it into gear (by sliding it backwards) always needs a double-check and its really easy to accidentally put it in reverse rather than drive, because its so counter-intuitive. The voice assistant is absolutely useless. Its such a shame because I was so excited to get the car and wanted to love it - but didn't.
@@davidperry3531 no... it's just a question of pressing the display menu select button (most likely on the steering wheel) until the display selection shows rev counter... like on all LCD instrument clusters you can select different layouts and, if I understood info about this new Citroen/Stellantis infotainment system correctly, on this one you can even customize what kind of data and in which priority will each of those menus show when selected....
I don't think that it is an SUV at all. I think that it is just an estate. The driving position is too low and subsequently, the visibility is compromised, when compared to an SUV
What totally puts me off is that ridiculous 'entertainment screen'. Where does that go if I don't need it? Most of the time it's just reflecting, in the way, and therefore annoying.
I also reviewed the Citroen C5 X in my channel, I can definitely confirm it's nowhere close to an S class, but it certainly has the comfort! But not much practicality solutions.
The two best things that the CX5 can get. A base level hybrid, preferably powered by the better Renault and Toyota hybrid system engines. And 24 volt hydropneumatic suspension - the double cushions are good but not enough Neither are those shocks are seen in the the Citroen Ami, C1. - and maybe smaller rims, bigger sidewall for more comfort/efficiency.
Engines in general are soooooo passè. I don't see the point of this car. Citroen have never sold big wafty saloons in large numbers. And I say this as someone who has had 2 C5s in the past. But they need to concentrate on the electric market rather than chucking out another of these out of date boxes that nobody will buy.
Many direct injection engines are noisey they are diesel like. But who going to invest to much into ice vehicles the day of the engine is limited most manufacturers will stop ice only vehicle production in 2025 as they will not want stocks .
Can always tell what she truly thinks by her code …how many Ands there are the less the more she not like lol And my problem with this vid and her review she Failed to say she Hates the Steering wheel as she did on reviewing the BWW IX v Audi e-tron video where she Hated on the Steering wheel coz not a normal steering wheel AND yet this Citroen has a similar shape one all be it smaller. .
Peugeot 2008 is the most selling Suv in Europe, 3008 is the most selling SUV C in Europe with Tiguan, Citroen C5 is the 4th most selling SUV C in Europe. 5 French cars on the top 10 Europe, French cars are just the most popular cars in Europe, AND in UK the French Opel Corsa ( 208 copy ) is the number 1 most popular car in UK in 2021 and first 2022. French makes the best cars since 2015 with them new technologies and design quality. When British dont even have 1 brand car, Uk built 2.1millions cars in 2016, When French built 2.4millions cars, now British built 1.1million cars since Brexit they lost -20%/year of them production, when French built 1.6millions cars in 2021 because of covid.
@@joaktag3605 All good points, but I was was stating the fact that in the UK NOBODY BUYS LARGE FRENCH CARS because they have such a poor reputation reliability, are not Premium and depreciate like the Russian Rouble. Small French compact cars and SUVs do sell but don't have the market share of the past. For 2021 UK market share for Peugeot/Citroen and Renault was reported to be 7.36%, with Peugeot performing the strongest, despite designing interiors with those stupid dashboards:) The French car industry only exists because the French govt has protected it from competition in its home market and historically pumped in $billions to keep it from going bankrupt (on numerous occasions), and still owns sizable shareholdings in both companies.
@@ingopaul67 Depreciation I can slightly agree on although that is perhaps more historical than current day. The same is definitely true for your reliability data for French cars. German premium cars tend to have poor reliability these days- this is in spite of their high servicing fees. The government bailout you mention is a problem faced by most manufacturers post pandemic; other governments have also assisted car manufacturing (we have in the UK too!). I would say the current French car industry is actually quite buoyant and appealing to many - their designs are certainly more eye-catching and progressive than most other brands. I get it though- you don’t like French cars and considering your age I can understand why.
@@ingopaul67 Since the English started speaking crap about French cars, karma dealt with them severely for bearing false witness. Imagine losing flagship brands to foreigners and some to their former colonial subjects. Be humble please.
Citroen C3 is the 8th most selling car in Europe, she is more selling than all italian cars, like Citroen C5 is more selling than all italian SUV in the same time. Well, Citroen have a lot of lovers in Europe for being the 4’ biggest seller. Like all French cars they are selling like croissants In Europe when UK lost 60% of his production cars export since brexit
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Vicky Parrott always gives great detail in her reviews. I've liked her written reviews and she's doing great work on TH-cam.
Thank you for your kind words, very much appreciated.
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@@hardeepbains3479 lmmmmmmmmmlllllllllllll
Good to see Citroen being CITROEN again.
Along with the eC4, this is another quirky, charismatic, comfort-orientated Citroen - and all the better for it...!
On the UK's ever-worsening, pot-hole-stricken road network, this would be king... 😎
You would think. If only people seen sense instead of buying overrated hard riding cars from Audi, BMW, VW, Merc etc and bought Citroens like this and the C6 instead.
3:42 WOOOOOAAAAAH, stop the press. Did they finally realise that physical controls are much better than the touch nonsense they'd been serving us in their cars since 2014? Welcome to the world of sane people Stellantis!
Amen. I hate those stupid things.
The 1.6 is a great engine, especially for how old it is.
For the Passat, I have never ever driven a comfortable Passat, Tiguan or Golf.
VW is just harsh.
You're absolutely right, I've got a VW Caddy 2018, my first VW, one of the harshest cars I have ever driven and a horrible drive.
I have a 2019 C5 aircross which is going by this time next year (and has been exemplary) I might give this a look...great review by the way! 🇺🇦
@Milkiš Mikaru fun fact, apparently there is no Russian word for "logistics“.
Like it. Big Citroen have always been cool cars . I will give it a test drive
Vicky is one of the best car reviewers around. Very accurate in describing road behaviour, engines and what not, and making a good, understandable context in comparing with other cars as well.
Thank you for your kind words.
According to several journalists testers ( English and French: Automobile magazine, techradar ...) the active suspension of the Hybrid mode would be even a little softer than that of a S-Class, because they noted less rebound effect in the passage of holes and bumps, only the RR Ghost had the planar system would be softer. as much as for this price is very good!
What a gem of a car. Whatever the marketing department of Citroën says it is a beauty of a shooting brake. Elegant, French, quirky. Weldone Citroën. And Vicky what a superb review !
Thank you for your kind words
just click the button from the left hand lever and you can cycle between few designs of the central dash, including one for old people with RPM and water temp.
And personalisation is possible, too (in the Infotainment system)!
04:35 You can personalise the instument cluster, the centre screen and the HUD via the Infotainment with all sorts of stuff!
Great review Vicky. I'm shocked you didn't pack the washing machine 🙂. I do like the look of the car along with its quirks but I doubt it would be on my shopping list as its a bit too big for where I live.
Thank you for your kind words.
French cars really killed the game these years ❤️😍
What does that mean in English? (Really no sarcasm)
Very precise review, very balanced and a solid reviewer.
Thanks for watching
This is THE Citroen car, love it 😍😍
Great review. Ideally, Citroen should have made it a pure electric car.
they did on C4 .... they are not there yet to make a big heavy car full electric. Also, big cars are usually used for long trips, and full electric and long trips are not best friends, yet!
Imagine full electric and you live in Kharkov... War comes... You want to escape to Poland, but 250 km later, time for coffee break... Among bombs... Good luck, you chose electric, smart choice 😂
I think Ukraine conflict will reduce demand for electric cars in many east Europe countries.
@@tgb-vf4es Don't buy an electric car in case you need to flee from a war zone?
OK🤦♂
@@scoopermg8226 ignorant... I'm only speaking for eastern Europe. If you knew history, you'd know there is a war somewhere here almost every five years. But ignorant facepalmers can't be expected to know anything beyond memes...
My C5 Tourer 3(2.0i ltr) is from 2010 but is still going strong. The comfort is outstanding and thats what you should buy this car for. Love the design of the new one but the engine.............mwoah, better take the 1.2ltr.
My C5 2 (2.0ltr) is from 2004 and is still going strong too. Fantastic hydractive suspension is still the same since 2004 without any service since then.
One of the best reviewers i have seen in English :) Thank you very much
Wow, thanks!
The review is very good; don't give up!
I love the c5x it looks great wonderful excentric design thank you Citreon for finding who you are, C4 as well great designs.
I'm sat laughing at the comment "I haven't packed my washing machine" - Lovely wit delivered with a pan face. Brilliant
A very informative review. What makes me wonder is that in a previous review of yours for the new Peugeot 308 PHEV, which actually has the same engine (in the car of your review with the lowest power engine of 180hp combo), you didn't mention any of the negative characteristics of the C5X PHEV engine. Is that because they did not exist in Peugeot due to the different set up of the same Stellantis engine, or because car reviewers do not like much Citroens (the same has happened with someone else who in the review of the new DS4 PHEV did not find something negative except the light feeling of the steering wheel but in his C5X review he mentioned more or less the same with you).
I had a C5 but due the oil leaks I traded it to a Mini. And I say the big Citroën as a driver´s car beats Mini 100-0, Citroën was way better on the road, way better at the city and miles better at winter. Only where Mini beats it is the parking and fuel economy. At the Mini the suspension is way too hard and the tires are way too small, it´s rough.
04:42 …it / the digital cluster has various options to switch and choose from. Just press the left stalk switch at the steering wheel….
Very focused review, Vicky
我是来自中国大陆的雪铁龙C5X车主，这款汽车都是在中国成都生产的。我是在2022年1月份拿到的这辆车，在日常城区行驶中油耗比较低，而且在中国市场没有这样的车型，1.6t汽油的排量足够使用的，总之雪铁龙这款车还是值得购买。
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As always, your work is very good.
Thank you very much!
Weird my old C5 Aircross can give me a rev counter you just have to set it on the customisation options for the display and you can mirror the Nav on the instruments too. I would have thought the C5X would be the same?
I think it is - its the same system as on the c4 which means there's a button at the end of the stalk. maybe she didn't find that.
the speedometer is okay ... you got a heads up display ... what citroen shuld do is have a statistics tab in the console menu where you culd check the L/km, distance traveled, etc
Great review, having tested one Today I agree. And I do think there is space for a car that is clearly confort oriented and which by it’s very nature encourage calm driving. Also I like the idea of driving a car with an unpretentious badge. Currently I drive a Lexus but if I compare with an NX450h+, it offers as much space and confort and surely will be less reliable and also less punchy but still punchy enough and it is 1/3 cheaper than the said Lexus. It’s capacity to absorb speed bumps is vastly superior to the Lexus NX however - and just that put a smile in my face when driving it - the way it absorbs them seems magical yet very real !
One thing that is really lagging is no option available for a good sound system, I tested both the standard kit and the (cheap) Hifi option but none is really good. The Hifi option brings more bass, but then the dashboard reasonnances comes into play, and in both case the mid range lack definition- it’s ok for the price as really cheap but not for me.
Welcome to my hometown. Where were you filming that? That big country house you see in the drone shot, when you transition from the specs into the driving test itself rings bells, somehow…
We were staying and filming very near Sant Fruitós de Bages Barcelona
@@CarGurusUK The town of former World Super bike champ, Carlos Checa !!! Nice area!! Thanks for replying!!
Only thing that baffles me is why put in a 1.2 3 cylinder turbo in a car that size if the 1.6 hybrid turbo is as noisy.
Maybe if you turned the washing machine on its side it would fit in what looks a very good sized boot space.
I have had some experience of moving washing machines and fridges in vans, so helps give me an idea.
Nice, had 6 bx, s and zx back in the 90,s all good no trouble, apart from the zx blowing its engine at 123.000 miles, will be short listing for my next car
Great video love
Thanks for watching
Thx for the review.
Now in a (inherited) BMW 3series and totally fed up with the M sports suspension. Besides that, it's very good.
I'm looking for a comfy car. Low noise levels. Soft on the road. Big enough for my 1m92 and 100kg.
Good enough for long stretches of 150km/h on the German Autobahn.
Condider it or better shell out more for German technology?
A massage function called ‘cat paw’ I’m sold 🥴
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Also to be found in other Stellantis cars,,,e.g Peugeot,,works great !
Great review Vicky,superb handling and comfort only the thp engine is a let down
Was planning to buy one. Only one version of petrol engine (1.2, 130 hp) turned me off. Yes, there is hybrid but almost 8K plus.
Also some luxury features are missing like 3 zone AC, vent seats...
So went for competition, but I really liked this car
Looks like the Porsche Cross Tourismo in shape with estate/suv mix
Well one thing is for certain. It's certainly not a Saloon. It is more like a tall estate or an SUV even but certainly not a saloon.
I am surprised Citroen have not got an electric version of this out or coming to rival the KIA EV6 and Ionic 5.
2:15 I lost it here, its a good joke 😅
A car like this should have a 300hp V6 hybrid engine... ( Nice review BTW)
This is the perfect car review!
... "the Passat GTE drives better" - strange idea to compare this Citroen with a Passat, but I don't have to understand everything ...
Thanks for the Video
Tom
the Passat GTE embarassed itself during moose test. Couldn't even attain minimum.
If you go in the menu's for the dash, you will find your rev counter, as well as other information. Standard system as on the C4 as well.
Button in the tip of the turn signal stalk.
I think both the exterior and the interior looks good and normal, yet I feel it's somehow engrained in the DNA of English language reviewers to use "quirky" when referring to French, especially Citroen cars for everything. Car has shape - quirky, dashboard has buttons in specific layout - quirky, engine is loud when trashing - quirky. Why is that?
I blame one Doug DeMuro !.
Who's the car's target market? If the tech isn't upto date ( VAG MK8 Golf Equil.... ); and it's an odd looker, just who is the car for? Tactile interior trim apart who's the car for
For people like me :)
Washing machine delivery drivers. Keep up she said that at the beginni..... they use vans? O, right.
It's for that market that bought Vel Satis' and Avantimes..........
@@pigeonpoo1823 now. Ironically I’m a car trader and fan of quirky car. Especially French . I love 3.0v6 Avantime and C6. Dislike the Vel Satis as poor product. Poor engines bad body. No fan . This C5 in this video just lacks character or quirk.
who? people that prefer comfort over the "sportiness", because they are aware that they'll really rarely push their car to the limit on some back or mountain road (and most likely never even drive past Nürburgring, let alone on it). and for people/families that need a decent amount of space, but would rather drive in comfort of a large sedan than in a van or larger SUV... and for people that simply don't want dull "boxes" on wheels (wasn't meant "german exclusively")...
I for example (even though I like dynamic and "involved" driving) fit in all three categories) and have recently changed P5008 Mk2 for P508 Mk2
Think they missed an opportunity not making an EV version of such a luxurious car.
interesting. like the look of it but hoped they'd nailed the complete package for £35K. Maybe the simpler 3-pot is the better buy..
I'm a fan of France cars
I really don't see the point of the plug-in hybrids. Significantly extra money for questionable benefit, other than BIK, and still have to pay to enter central London, and can''t enter an electric car zone. And I doubt they're being developed just for BIK. I also wonder whether company car sales will be the majority of C5 X sales. I suspect it will mainly appeal to private family buyers and new retirees wanting something a bit different. The lack of available 4WD means that it probably won't appeal to the adventure set.
I think the main benefit would be the short distance commute or shopping if you are religious with always charging your hybrid at home.
@@Exemplifiera Understood. But the price difference is considerable (GBP7-9K approx). And you'd have to be very religious. ;) I'm pretty sure the only logical justification is BIK. If it were my own money for a cash purchase, I'd choose a petrol-only version.
@Nigel W yeah my familys latest purchase was a 2017 Octavia estate. 1 litre 3 pot with an automatic transmission. Great car and very roomy and comfortable. No mistaking why there are so many skoda taxis
that depends on how and where you live... if you live in a house (or have other possibility to charge overnight) and your daily home-workplace-home commute is up to 50km one way (or 100, if you can charge during the work), then hybrids - provided they are used as intended - make a lot of sense! few days ago, I read a comment of one owner who uses his PHEV the way they should be used, that he's done 2000km since the last fill-up and still have fuel for aprox. 400 km... but if you don't charge it daily (regardless if you don't have that option or if you're just "too lazy") then hybrids are just ICE cars with 300kg of permanent load...
we don't have EV zones yet in my country...but, why are you not allowed to enter them with hybrid in EV mode? why do hybrids (at least those of Stellantis) then have "save xx km of charge" for the EV end of your trip, if you're not allowed to enter town center and EV zone?
@@mirkozlikovski9553 "that depends on how and where you live... if you live in a house (or have other possibility to charge overnight) and your daily home-workplace-home commute is up to 50km one way (or 100, if you can charge during the work), then hybrids - provided they are used as intended - make a lot of sense! few days ago, I read a comment of one owner who uses his PHEV the way they should be used, that he's done 2000km since the last fill-up and still have fuel for aprox. 400 km... but if you don't charge it daily (regardless if you don't have that option or if you're just "too lazy") then hybrids are just ICE cars with 300kg of permanent load..."
I really do understand and appreciate all that. In the context of this particular car, the PHEV version is almost 7,000 GBP more than the petrol-only car with the same engine, and almost 9,000 GBP more than the smaller-engined petrol car. You've got to calculate the number of miles you need to do in electric-only mode to save 7-9K in fuel costs. Cost of electricity is going up, and is particularly expensive (approx. the equivalent of running the car on petrol) if you charge it on some public chargers. And, as far as saving the planet, if that is part of one's calculation, then you have to also take into account the additional and considerable manufacturing emissions.
It's a similar calculation when considering petrol vs diesel. In the UK, the cost of buying a diesel car is approx. 3K more than the equivalent petrol. You've got to do a truck-load of miles, literally, to justify that 3K.
I just think, it's very unlikely to add up. Also, the mechanical bits need to be used regularly, or it's detrimental to their longer-term reliability. More potential costs. Just like there are actually costs to not using the brakes on EV cars that have strong regenerative braking. When not used the brakes seize up, and you end up needing new brakes, even when you've rarely used them, and because you've rarely used them. Similarly, the likes of Ferrari engines aren't actually crap and need rebuilding every 10-30,000 miles. It's because of lack of use. Like pretty much everything in life, there's a balance between too little and too much.
Many people are claiming how much EVs save them in running costs, but are failing to factor in the additional purchase cost. As long as EVs hold their values, maybe it's worth it, but AFAICS, PHEVs are not holding prices as well, but the additional purchase cost is still very high.
My main complaint is that there is no quirky brightly coloured interior option. The only option is the top 20% of the seat backs in light grey, which costs 800 quid. An interesting car with a dull interior is a fail, IMO. And Citroen must have a lot of dark blue paint as it seems to be the standard free colour at the moment. Not that I'm really complaining, as it's probably the colour I'd choose, although it did look good in the grey. Again, no quirky colours offered, though. And I seem to recall the pre-production static and promo cars were green, but maybe I don't remember correctly, because there is no green paint option. Shame, I've been looking forward to this car actually being available, and now it's real, I'm disappointed.
If a final verdict is that it is not bad, i don't want it.
I thought they said it was an SUV, not an Esh UV
Citroen would be doing themselves a huge favour if they didn't really change their physically adjusted climate control knobs.👍👏🤝🥰😊
Sometimes simplicity is king.
It's an Estate-UV, a Cross-wagen, an SU-Vagon, whatever. We are at a stage when it is nearly impossible to define some designs. It almost doesn't matter. At least we have plenty of options and good choices in nearly all price points. Personally, I think Skoda has some of the best designs on the market over in Europe. The new Curpas are stunning, the most desirable to date. Great review again Vicky!
I agree new Skodas look great, understated yet elegant. But if I have to choose, I'd say Peugeot are killing it with the design.
Skoda has a basic design fault. The rear seats do not fold flat.
In my Saab 95 estate the base of the seats fold forward against the front seats and the backs of the rear seats fold down.
In the Skodas the seat base stays in position and the backs fold down at an angle. So there isn't a flat loading area
I love it
One thing i dont understand... You take this car to take a tour on a perfect road whats the point? This car meant to be comfortable on shitty roads thats what is the suspension iall about. On roads like this of course it will be fantastic. I have a 3rd generation Citroen c5 with hydro pneumatic system and is really great on shitty roads i bought for that. But in this review i dont see whats to point. You could take a lowered sport car on theses roads could be also great.
I presume they mean a 400mm wide top loader washing machine that you often find in European bathrooms.
no... they really mean full sized washing machine... just not placed upward 😋. the boot is definitely wide enough and deep enough to fit one. and they seem confident that the rear window is high enough not to brake it with shutting the door... they just didn't specify does it fit with or without usual styrofoam transport packaging 😁
I've just sold my 18-month-old C5X 1.6 hybrid after owning it for 12 months. The depreciation has been crippling and it's value has plummeted by £12,000 over that period - I could have leased a brand new Range Rover for that. The drive comfort is wonderful and in hybrid mode it would easily achieve 90mpg. That said, the car has been really glitchy including pop-up faults with the climate control, heated driver's seat, reversing camera, auto wipers, auto lights, auto locking and electric tailgate. The weird slider thing to put it into gear (by sliding it backwards) always needs a double-check and its really easy to accidentally put it in reverse rather than drive, because its so counter-intuitive. The voice assistant is absolutely useless. Its such a shame because I was so excited to get the car and wanted to love it - but didn't.
An estate, a SUV, a saloon: ESUS
Nice car 🚙🚗🚘👍👍👍👍👍
cetroen at last have changed look good
I’ve got the 1.2 Sense Plus.I think it’s a more refined engine than the 1.6. & is punchy enough for this car.
Nice model.
sad no all wheel drive (
A good looking car and a comprehensive review but I thought all cars had rev counters these days. That noise from the motor would put me off though.
I think it does have one, if it's the same as the C4. Is unfortunately hidden in a submenu by default though
@@ciaranwebb6871 probably not designed to be viewed easily.
@@davidperry3531 no... it's just a question of pressing the display menu select button (most likely on the steering wheel) until the display selection shows rev counter... like on all LCD instrument clusters you can select different layouts and, if I understood info about this new Citroen/Stellantis infotainment system correctly, on this one you can even customize what kind of data and in which priority will each of those menus show when selected....
I don't think that it is an SUV at all. I think that it is just an estate. The driving position is too low and subsequently, the visibility is compromised, when compared to an SUV
Needs a diesel engine, or a much more powerful petrol engine
Nasty when you show "top of the range" model. Show more basic and then tell what you think
Yes 4 wheel drive it should have been.
What totally puts me off is that ridiculous 'entertainment screen'.
Where does that go if I don't need it? Most of the time it's just reflecting, in the way, and therefore annoying.
The cars confused identity and history of big French cars in the U.K., doesn’t promise good resale values.
I also reviewed the Citroen C5 X in my channel, I can definitely confirm it's nowhere close to an S class, but it certainly has the comfort! But not much practicality solutions.
The two best things that the CX5 can get.
A base level hybrid, preferably powered by the better Renault and Toyota hybrid system engines.
And 24 volt hydropneumatic suspension - the double cushions are good but not enough
Neither are those shocks are seen in the the Citroen Ami, C1.
- and maybe smaller rims, bigger sidewall for more comfort/efficiency.
The new C5x is a car not a van for moving washing machines.
It's lovely, but I'd love to see it with a big diesel engine, preferably a biturbo like the old 200hp 2.2 hdi
The biturbo one was 170 hp. The 204 hp version of 2.2 had only one turbine made by Mitsubishi. Знам го, защото карам 2.2 204 коня модела 😁
pleasantly quirky
but it still to mow no buy it in oman or arab gulf so it needs some heavy work to adverstmmant it
Rev counter. It's electric. Lol
No diesel… no good.
Good
Engines in general are soooooo passè. I don't see the point of this car. Citroen have never sold big wafty saloons in large numbers. And I say this as someone who has had 2 C5s in the past. But they need to concentrate on the electric market rather than chucking out another of these out of date boxes that nobody will buy.
Like French motors. But not quite enough...
When it comes to comfort s class is redicilus comparing to citroen.
Many direct injection engines are noisey they are diesel like. But who going to invest to much into ice vehicles the day of the engine is limited most manufacturers will stop ice only vehicle production in 2025 as they will not want stocks .
Can't understand the non-4x4 approach when making a car like this... shame really.
no bady have edea about about quality
Stiri
I have never yet heard from any Citröen owner who has said anything other than that they would NEVER have another one!
I would
Can always tell what she truly thinks by her code …how many Ands there are the less the more she not like lol And my problem with this vid and her review she Failed to say she Hates the Steering wheel as she did on reviewing the BWW IX v Audi e-tron video where she Hated on the Steering wheel coz not a normal steering wheel AND yet this Citroen has a similar shape one all be it smaller. .
In the UK it will sell in the dozens compared to BMW/Audi/Merc 1000s. Nobody buys large French cars.
Peugeot 2008 is the most selling Suv in Europe, 3008 is the most selling SUV C in Europe with Tiguan, Citroen C5 is the 4th most selling SUV C in Europe. 5 French cars on the top 10 Europe, French cars are just the most popular cars in Europe, AND in UK the French Opel Corsa ( 208 copy ) is the number 1 most popular car in UK in 2021 and first 2022. French makes the best cars since 2015 with them new technologies and design quality. When British dont even have 1 brand car, Uk built 2.1millions cars in 2016, When French built 2.4millions cars, now British built 1.1million cars since Brexit they lost -20%/year of them production, when French built 1.6millions cars in 2021 because of covid.
@@joaktag3605 All good points, but I was was stating the fact that in the UK NOBODY BUYS LARGE FRENCH CARS because they have such a poor reputation reliability, are not Premium and depreciate like the Russian Rouble. Small French compact cars and SUVs do sell but don't have the market share of the past. For 2021 UK market share for Peugeot/Citroen and Renault was reported to be 7.36%, with Peugeot performing the strongest, despite designing interiors with those stupid dashboards:)
The French car industry only exists because the French govt has protected it from competition in its home market and historically pumped in $billions to keep it from going bankrupt (on numerous occasions), and still owns sizable shareholdings in both companies.
@@ingopaul67 Depreciation I can slightly agree on although that is perhaps more historical than current day. The same is definitely true for your reliability data for French cars. German premium cars tend to have poor reliability these days- this is in spite of their high servicing fees. The government bailout you mention is a problem faced by most manufacturers post pandemic; other governments have also assisted car manufacturing (we have in the UK too!). I would say the current French car industry is actually quite buoyant and appealing to many - their designs are certainly more eye-catching and progressive than most other brands. I get it though- you don’t like French cars and considering your age I can understand why.
@@ingopaul67 Since the English started speaking crap about French cars, karma dealt with them severely for bearing false witness. Imagine losing flagship brands to foreigners and some to their former colonial subjects. Be humble please.
I've never been a Citroen lover
Thanks for sharing 🤷
Fascinating
Citroen C3 is the 8th most selling car in Europe, she is more selling than all italian cars, like Citroen C5 is more selling than all italian SUV in the same time. Well, Citroen have a lot of lovers in Europe for being the 4’ biggest seller. Like all French cars they are selling like croissants In Europe when UK lost 60% of his production cars export since brexit
Tant pis pour vous, tout le monde n'a pas non goût...
Why is she comparing this French trash to a merc?
Good point, why? Merc are so boring.
because a mercedes s class has similar ride comfort to this french trash, somethign that has been like that for decades now.