France’s Citroën is previewing its upcoming compact crossover with a close-to-production concept named C-XR. It stretches approximately 163 inches long and 68 inches wide, dimensions that place it at the smaller end of the compact crossover segment.
The C-XR wears a bold exterior design with sharp headlights, a rippled hood and Citroën’s trademarked twin-slat grille. Plastic trim on the wheel arches and on the rocker panels add a rugged touch to the C-XR’s overall appearance, while futuristic headlights remind show-goers that the crossover is still at the concept stage.
When launched, the C-XR will be offered with the automaker’s usual array of three- and four-cylinder gasoline- and diesel-burning engines linked to either a manual or an automatic gearbox. The crossover will be offered exclusively with front-wheel drive.
The production version of Citroën’s crossover concept will bow next October at the Paris Motor Show and go on sale in Europe, Latin America and China in early 2015. It will fight head to head against the Nissan Juke and the MINI Countryman.
Citroën is taking soft-roaders seriously and it also unveiled a premium crossover dubbed DS 6WR at the Beijing Motor Show. The DS 6WR will be sold in standalone DS showrooms in China in a bid to take on the Audi Q3 and the BMQ X1, but it will not be distributed in Europe.
Live images by Ronan Glon.
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