NEW C4 AND NEW Ë-C4 - 100% ËLECTRIC: CITROËN REINVENTS THE COMPACT HATCHBAC

• Citroën reinvents the compact hatch and exceed expectations in the segment with a new all-Citroën identity:
  • Strength of concept: a significant step forward in terms of Citroën design, offering a raised stance on large diameter wheels, with an energetic and aerodynamic silhouette incorporating SUV themes. New ë-C4 and New C4 have an assertive design with numerous customisation possibilities.
  • Choice of powertrain: New ë-C4 is the fifth model launched as part of Citroën’s electrification offensive – after C5 Aircross SUV Hybrid, Ami, ë-Dispatch and ë-SpaceTourer. New C4 is available with petrol or Diesel engines.
  • Comfort on-board: all the benefits of the Citroën Advanced Comfort® programme, including suspension with Progressive Hydraulic Cushions®, Advanced Comfort seats – and Smart Pad Support Citroën™ in a World Premiere. The comfort experience is enhanced with 20 driving aids, including Highway Driver Assist (a level two semi-autonomous driving system) and six connectivity technologies. Comfort is amplified in the 100% electric New ë-C4, giving customers the silent ë-Comfort experience.
• New ë-C4 and New C4 represent the 10^th generation of Citroën compact car, providing comfort and character in each era.

NEW CITROEN C4 NEW CITROEN E-C4

Following on from its successful SUV offensive with the launch of C3 Aircross SUV and C5 Aircross SUV – with 300,000 and 200,000 sales respectively – Citroën is ready for the next stage in the rollout of its product strategy, focusing firmly on the hatchback market. 

New ë-C4 and New C4 represent Citroën's new-generation compact hatchback, inspired by customers and their various ways of driving. 100% electric, petrol or Diesel powered, surpassing expectations for the segment, while offering a modern concept that is full of character, New ë-C4 and New C4 have all the qualities needed to shake up standards in a segment that is already in the process of reinventing itself.

• The 10^th generation of Citroën compact cars

Citroën’s line of compact cars has been a success story for 92 years, covering ten generations since the very first C4 in 1928. A history that includes the GS – voted European Car of the Year in 1971 – which celebrates its 50^th anniversary this year. A run of models accounting for nearly 12.5 million sales, each acknowledged for their character, comfort and compliant ride throughout the decades: C4 (1928), Ami 6/Ami 8, GS/GSA, BX, ZX, Xsara, C4 (2004 and 2010) and C4 Cactus.

• An innovative stance and assertive style

With a unique and bold identity, New ë-C4 and New C4 present a new concept at the heart of the compact hatchback segment. With its elevated and assertive posture, the new body shape combines the elegance and dynamism of a hatchback, while subtly adopting certain SUV design forms for added strength and character. Aerodynamic and fluid, the design features new LED V-shaped front and rear lighting signatures, and a new expression of style that is more assertive, muscular and dynamic. The warm and high-tech interiors instantly express well-being, comfort and modernity. Each customer will be able to configure their car to suit their preferences, with 31 exterior colour combinations and six ambiences inside the cabin.

• Choice of powertrain: 100% electric, petrol or Diesel

New ë-C4 is the fifth vehicle in the brand's electric offensive. In effect, New C4 offers customers the comfort of choosing between three types of efficient and high-performance powertrain: 100% electric 100 kW (136 hp) with a WLTP range of 217 miles (350 km), Euro 6d petrol engines from 100 hp to 155 hp and Diesel power from 110 hp to 130 hp.

• A new expression of the Citroën Advanced Comfort® programme

New ë-C4 and New C4 herald a new stage for the Citroën Advanced Comfort® programme, offering all-round comfort with a focus on every aspect of on-board well-being. Suspension with Progressive Hydraulic Cushions® and Advanced Comfort seats deliver driving comfort. Travelling comfort is enhanced by generous interior space, including “Best in Class” rear knee room, clever storage compartments and Smart Pad Support Citroën™. Comfort of the mind arises through a soothing and luminous atmosphere with warm materials and the electric panoramic sunroof. Comfort of use comes from the 20 driving assistance technologies, including Highway Driver Assist – a level two semi-autonomous driving system – and six connectivity technologies. The serenity is amplified further on New ë-C4, which adds all the benefits of ë-Comfort: silence, smoothness, ease and pleasure of use.

Typically Citroën, the design of New ë-C4 and New C4 sets itself apart by combining:

• Elegance, fluidity and dynamism of a compact hatchback with refined lines and trademark graphic details.

• Strength, character and robustness of an SUV thanks to the large wheels, the generous and muscular shapes, and the 360° protection around the body.

• A modern, high-tech front end

The front end, with its V-shaped signature lighting, incorporates Citroën's new aesthetic design as featured on New C3 launched earlier in 2020. The styling is a natural development of Citroën's previous front signature with its double-stage headlights and chrome chevrons stretched across the entire width of the vehicle. In this new and unique iteration, the chevrons extend to the daytime running lights at the top and now to the headlights at the bottom. This serves to highlight the 100% LED “Citroën LED Vision” lighting technology with LED daytime running lights and headlights with three LED modules. LED fog lights, combined with colourful surrounds, complete this innovative and high-tech front end.

The bonnet is high and horizontal – and features same concave shapes as C5 Aircross SUV – contributing vigour, strength and robustness. New ë-C4 and New C4 has an energetic and assertive attitude. The front bumper has a matt black lower skirt for durability in the event of minor impacts.

A SPECIFIC AND REFINED CUSTOMISATION OFFERING

In line with the status expectations of compact hatchback customers, New ë-C4 and New C4 offer a choice of 31 colour combinations and “Colour Packs” for the exterior and six different interior ambiences, allowing customers to drive in the car that suits them best.

• 31 exterior combinations to create a car that suits your image: The exterior customisations on offer on New ë-C4 and New C4 allows 31 different combinations to be created, combining:
• Seven body colours: Polar White, Obsidian Black, Steel Grey, Platinum Grey, Elixir Red, Caramel Brown, Iceland Blue.
• Five Colour Packs: Glossy Black, Metallic Sand, Textured Grey, Anodised Deep Red, Anodised Blue. Anodised Blue is exclusive to New ë-C4 and is identical to that offered on C5 Aircross SUV Hybrid to reinforce the family spirit of Citroën's electrified vehicles. These Colour Packs are made up from coloured inserts around the front fog lights and on the Airbump® panels. Each colour choice allows discreet, refined or more dynamic combinations to be created.

​​​​​​​Six original and refined interior colour schemes

• Standard ambience: timeless and simple, with black cloth combined with a grey band.
• Urban Grey with Advanced Comfort seats: the comfort and discretion of padded grey “Chevrons” cloth combined with a black leather-effect textile and a grey cloth band with a graphic screen-printed chevron pattern.
• Metropolitan Grey with Advanced Comfort seats: the chic and trendy combination of a padded black leather-effect textile, grey cloth and a grey cloth band with a graphic screen-printed chevron pattern.
• Metropolitan Blue with Advanced Comfort seats: the refinement and originality of a colour scheme combining padded “Saphyr” leather-effect textile, blue cloth and a metallic silver cloth band.
• Hype Black with Advanced Comfort seats: the universal distinction of padded black “Siena” grained leather combined with a black leather-effect textile and a grey cloth band with a chevron screen-printed graphic pattern.
• Hype Red with Advanced Comfort seats: the dynamism and status of padded red “Siena” grained leather combined with black leather effect-textile on the seats and door panels. Grey Alcantara bands on the seat backrests and grey film decoration with a chevron pattern on the doors are matched with a unique chevron embroidery.

ELECTRIC MOBILITY TO BOOST COMFORT

New ë-C4 embodies high-tech and modern electric mobility – a new ë-Comfort class. After C5 Aircross SUV Hybrid, Ami, ë-Dispatch and ë-SpaceTourer, New ë-C4 lets you drive in electric mode on a daily basis, perfectly insulated from the road and the outside world, in a hushed, cocoon-like setting – so all outside stresses are filtered out. With electric mode, all passengers are enveloped in an aura of calm. The silent operation, the smoothness of the vehicle’s movement, the pleasure of driving, the gentle suspension, the soft Advanced Comfort seats, the removal of vibrations on-board, the ergonomics and ease of use of the interfaces and dedicated services – everything contributes to enhanced comfort, for all occupants.

ë-Comfort means being able to drive in 100% electric mode, with:

• Zero CO₂ emissions to satisfy customers’ environmental and ecological requirements,
• Zero noise and zero odour, electric mode ensures optimum comfort in terms of noise and odours,
• Zero vibrations, zero jolts, zero gear changes, for perfectly smooth driving,
• Immediately available torque for stimulating driving sensations,
• Remotely programmable services for peace-of-mind every day,
• Reduced maintenance costs.

• SMOOTH 100% ELECTRIC DRIVING

New ë-C4 has an efficient electric powertrain with zero CO₂ emissions and a WLTP range of 217 miles (350 km). In addition to the pleasure of driving 100% electric, with no CO₂ emissions and real efficiency in everyday use, New ë-C4 also allows access to the low-emission traffic zones in some cities, which are increasingly off-limits to conventional vehicles.

New ë-C4 has a “Brake” feature to amplify the deceleration of the car without pressing the brake pedal. The system allows for the recovery of energy when slowing the car, unlike conventional petrol and Diesel versions. This action lets the driver partially recharge the battery and increase range.

Several driving modes are available, activated by the mode selector on the centre console: Eco, Normal or Sport. The system allows the driver to choose between performance and optimal eco-driving. For peace-of-mind, the battery warranty is eight years or 100,000 miles for 70% of charge capacity.

harge time is optimised:

• In mode 4, at a public charging station using a 100 kW charger, the battery replenishes at a rate of approximately 6.2 miles/min (10 km/min), which is best in the segment. 80% of charge is completed in 30 minutes.
• In mode 3, at home using a 32 A Wallbox, recharging takes as little as 7.5 hours with single-phase supply or even 5 hours with three-phase supply and an optional 11 kW on-board charger.
• In mode 2, at home and for occasional needs, the battery can be recharged using a standard domestic socket.

A NEW EXPRESSION OF CITROËN ADVANCED COMFORT^®

• THE CITROËN ADVANCED COMFORT^® PROGRAMME

A true Citroën hallmark that underpins the design and development its vehicles, the Citroën Advanced Comfort® programme is a modern and rational approach to comfort. New ë-C4 and New C4 offer concrete solutions on the four pillars of this programme to meet the multiple and global expectations of customers in terms of comfort.

• SUSPENSION WITH PROGRESSIVE HYDRAULIC CUSHIONS^®

New ë-C4 and New C4 are equipped, as standard, with the Citroën brand’s innovative suspension system featuring Progressive Hydraulic Cushions®, which was first introduced on C4 Cactus and C5 Aircross SUV. The suspension setup offers supreme comfort and a “magic carpet ride” effect – to promote on-board well-being for everyone.

This major innovation – exclusive to Citroën – aims to optimise the quality of the ride, which is so dear to the hearts of the brand's customers. It is the culmination of Citroën's expertise in the field of suspension technology: suspension comfort has been in the brand's genes for more than 100 years.

Twenty patents were filed in the development of this suspension system. Its operating principle is simple. While conventional suspension systems have a shock absorber, spring and mechanical bump-stops at each corner, the Citroën Progressive Hydraulic Cushions® system adds two hydraulic stops – one for compression, the other for decompression. The suspension works in two stages depending on the stresses applied:

• For light compression and decompression, the spring and shock absorber control vertical movements together with no assistance required from the hydraulic stops. However, the presence of the hydraulic stops means the engineers have greater freedom to tune the setup to achieve the fabled “magic carpet ride” effect, which gives the impression that the car is gliding over uneven ground.

• With major impacts, the spring and shock absorber work together with the hydraulic compression or decompression stops, which gradually slow the movement to avoid jolts at the end of the range. Unlike a traditional mechanical stop, which absorbs energy, but then returns part of it as a shock, the hydraulic stop absorbs and dissipates this energy.

• ADVANCED COMFORT SEATS

The wide and welcoming seats in New ë-C4 and New C4 instantly invite passengers to climb inside. They provide a pleasant feeling of comfort, well-being and support, giving everyone on-board the impression that they are sitting in an armchair that is isolated from the road. Sitting higher than the competition – thanks to the raised ride height – all occupants can see further and can face the road with peace-of-mind.

20 LATEST GENERATION DRIVING AID TECHNOLOGIES

• Active Safety Brake: This system automatically brakes the vehicle if there is the risk of a collision, by detecting and analysing obstacles, whether fixed or moving, pedestrians, cyclists or vehicles, including at night.
• Collision Risk Alert and Post Collision Safety Brake: Warns the driver that the vehicle is in danger of colliding with the vehicle in front, from 19 mph (30 km/h) upwards. Post Collision Safety Brake activates automatically after a collision to avoid further movement.
• Blind Spot Monitoring System: Lights in the door mirrors warn the driver if there is a car in their blind spot.
• Active Lane Departure Warning System: The system alerts the driver and corrects the vehicle's trajectory as soon as it detects a risk of unintentional lane departure without the driver indicating. The driver can prevent this correction, if they hold the steering wheel firmly.
• Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop & Go function: The system adapts to the speed of the vehicle in front by automatically maintaining the safe distance previously selected by the driver. If necessary, the system also has the ability to stop the vehicle and restart it automatically without the driver having to touch the brake or accelerator.
• Highway Driver Assist: This Level two semi-autonomous driving device combines Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop & Go function and Active Lane Departure Warning. The driver can delegate driving partially to the vehicle, the only constraint being to keep concentrating on the road, with the driver’s hands on the wheel, according to the legislation in force. They can take over driving at any time.
• Coffee Break Alert: The driver is warned with an indicator on the dashboard that it is time to take a break after a two-hour drive at speeds above 43 mph (70 km/h).
• Driver Attention Alert: The system evaluates the driver's state of alertness by identifying deviations in trajectory from the road markings and warns them if their level of alertness is reduced.
• Extended traffic sign recognition and recommendation: This system displays the speed limit on the instrument panel, as well as certain other traffic signs (stop, one-way street, etc.). The desired speed is set with a single action by the driver.
• Intelligent beam headlights: The device allows automatic switching from main to dipped beam (and vice versa).
• Proximity keyless entry and start: Simply carry the key with you to unlock your vehicle when approaching it, and to start it and lock it again afterwards.
• Colour head-up display: The main driving information (speed, navigation etc.), is projected in colour, into the driver's direct field of vision, allowing them to focus on the road ahead.
• Automatic electric parking brake: This system automatically applies the parking brake when the engine is switched off, and releases it again as soon as the vehicle is set in motion. The driver can intervene at any time to apply or release the parking brake via the control on the centre console.
• Lateral parking sensors: This system provides information on the proximity of obstacles in the flanks of the manoeuvring vehicle by memorising the data collected by sensors located on the front and rear bumpers coupled to the vehicle's trajectory.
• Reversing camera with Top Rear vision: As soon as reverse gear is selected, a camera displays a rear view from the vehicle onto the touchscreen, with coloured markings according to the proximity of any obstacles. A 180° image of the area behind the vehicle is displayed, as viewed from above.
• 360° vision: Activated automatically when the vehicle is in reverse gear, or manually by the driver, this feature provides video assistance for all low-speed manoeuvres, providing a 360° view from the top of the car and its surroundings. The view is updated as the vehicle moves.
• Park Assist: This system is an active parking aid, for parallel parking (entry and exit) or parking spaces (entry), making manoeuvres smoother, easier and safer.
• Hill Start Assist: The system prevents unwanted vehicle movement to help with hill starts when the brake pedal is released. This function acts on slopes greater than 3% by stabilising the vehicle for two seconds.
• Static cornering light function: The right or left fog light comes on, in addition to the main headlight beams, to illuminate up to 75° to the right or left corner of the vehicle, depending on the angle of the steering wheel.
• Trailer Stability Control: This is a trailer stabiliser on vehicles equipped with a factory optional tow hitch device. It detects the trailer as soon as its electrical connector is attached to the vehicle and reduces swaying by means of individual and alternating braking actions on each wheel on the front axle. If there is more significant movement of the trailer, the system reduces engine torque and brakes the vehicle at all four wheels in order correct the speed as quickly as possible.

​​​​​​​SIX CONNECTIVITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE CUSTOMER'S DIGITAL WORLD AND THE CAR

• The 10-inch touchscreen, with a capacitive screen that needs only be touched with the tip of a finger, is the real nerve centre of the vehicle. It allows the driver to configure the vehicle, access the multimedia system, telephone, air-conditioning and navigation. It also features voice recognition.
• Wireless charging for smartphones allows a wide range of Qi-compatible devices to be induction-charged using a charging mat incorporated into the centre console. The wireless transmission of electrical energy is based on the principle of magnetic induction.
• ConnectedCAM Citroën® is an independent camera system integrated into the base of the rear-view mirror. It uses full HD and GPS technology. The camera allows you to take a photo or video of the outside scene in front of your vehicle, with the corresponding data stored on the integrated 16 GB memory card. Thanks to the WiFi connection, the data recorded by the camera can be transferred to a smartphone to be shared via e-mail or social networks. ConnectedCAM Citroën® continuously films the road in front of the windscreen and automatically saves the recordings in the event of an accident. This system is for both fun and security. Typically Citroën, this system is already available on New C3 and C5 Aircross SUV.
• Connect Assist, a free, no-subscription, 24/7, location-based emergency call and assistance service, which allows the appropriate help to be sent to the customer, either automatically or by pressing the emergency or assistance buttons. There is also an e-remote control system for controlling the vehicle from a distance using the MyCitroën app (New ë-C4 offers programming, charging and pre-heating or pre-cooling to optimise electrical autonomy, checking battery capacity and remaining range, mileage and vehicle location).
• Connect Nav is the latest-generation 3D connected navigation system, which is combined with connected services such as TomTom Traffic for real-time traffic information, location and prices of petrol stations and car parks, weather information and local search for points of interest. Users will also appreciate the Danger Zone alerts. This system is enhanced still further on New ë-C4 with POI including electric charging zones in addition to fuel stations and a graphic showing the radius of range according to battery charge level.
• Connect Play, using the Android Auto and Apple CarPlay™ compatible Mirror Screen function, allows occupants to enjoy applications from your smartphone on the touchscreen in complete safety. New ë-C4 and New C4 have four USB sockets allowing everyone to recharge their smartphones: two sockets at the bottom of the centre console (one USB type A and one USB type C), and two at the rear of the centre console (one USB type A and one USB type C).