Citroen teases Frankfurt-bound Cactus concept

Citroën has published a teaser image of the Cactus concept that will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.  The Cactus is scheduled to enter production in Madrid Spain, before the end of the year.

The Cactus Concept will take the form of a tall five-door hatchback with seating for up to five passengers.  What it will look like remains a mystery but the teaser image suggests the front end will borrow styling cues from the recently-unveiled second-generation C4 Picasso.

Thierry Metroz, the design director of Citroën’s premium DS line, explained the Cactus Concept will be totally new and drastically different from anything Citroën has made in the past.  It will be a lasting design that will still look fresh ten years after its launch. Â

Production-Bound

Called E3 internally, the production variant of the Cactus will be largely made up of bits and pieces pulled out of the PSA parts bin.  It will ride on the same platform as the Golf-fighting C4 hatchback and will be offered with a number of gasoline- and diesel-burning engines, including Citroën’s new 1.2-liter three-cylinder mill.  All engines will send power to the front wheels via a manual transmission.

Inside, the Cactus will be considerably simpler than the aforementioned C4.  Features such as power windows and climate control will come standard, and tech-minded buyers will be able to order the car with an infotainment system controlled by a seven-inch touch screen mounted on the dash.

In short, the Cactus promises to create a new kind of low-cost car that will be better finished and more generously equipped than Dacia’s no-frills Logan but more affordable than popular subcompacts such as the C4, the Ford Focus and the Peugeot 308.

When it lands in showrooms early next year, the production variant of the Cactus will cost about €12,000, a figure that converts to roughly $15,000.<![CDATA[
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