2018 The New Citroen C4 Cactus
2018 The New Citroen C4 Cactus - A French revolution has been happening at Citroen for the past few years. For a long time Citroen’s well-k...
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2018 The New Citroen C4 Cactus
However, the C4 Cactus has been on sale for nearly four years now, so Citroen has decided it’s high time to give it up an update – but as updates go, this is quite a big one.
Unusually for a mid-life facelift, it’s not a case of fancy new wheels and different trim colours, but the new Cactus is another sign of Citroen returning to its brand values and trying to makes its cars stand out. With cars like the Traction Avant, 2CV and DS, Citroen rubber-stamped the idea it was a builder of comfortable cars. But over the years Citroen moved away from this USP.
Our test car was a range-topping Flair with a 1.2-litre 128 bhp three-cylinder petrol engine. It’s a new engine for the Cactus but it has been used in a variety of Peugeots, Citroens and DS models for some time, and just like in those cars, it’s a good engine. It delivers a good amount of poke low down in the rev range and it feels as fast as the 8.2-second 0-62 mph sprint time. There’s that distinctive three-cylinder thrum under hard acceleration but it’s never coarse and settles down to a barely audible level when cruising.
The six-speed gearbox is far more pleasurable to use with this engine compared with other Cactus models; the gear knob feels more substantial than before, and the shift action is better too, thanks to a shorter throw. Factor in well-weighted and accurate steering and the Cactus feels slightly more fun and a whole lot more refined than before.
We suspect the PureTech 110 will be the pick of the range in the UK, though for diesel buyers there’s only one choice – a 1.6-litre BlueHDi with a five-speed manual gearbox. As before, there’s no four-wheel drive – just Peugeot Citroen’s Grip Control, which alters the traction control system depending on terrain, and is available on certain models.
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