Citroën C3 Aircross

The Aircross features an upholstered fabric interior, with corduroy or leather options.[10] The engine supports are designed to collapse downwards slightly in a front end impact to prevent the engine from invading the cabin and injuring passengers. The C3 Aircross SX and Exclusive models have ABS, one of the few vehicles on sale in the Brazilian market with this feature.[11]

The C3 Aircross was designed with an obligation for green materials to be used where viable. 20 kg (44.1 lb) of the vehicle's polymers, include the parcel shelf, boot carpet, and partial use in the doors, are from natural fibres to meet this target.[12]

In Brazil, the Aircross is available with a four speed automatic or five speed manual gearbox.[13]

In the end of 2015, a facelifted version of the C3 Aircross was introduced in South America as a model for 2016. The most significant changes are a new front end. The non-Aircross version (C3 Picasso) was dropped.

The name of the C3 Aircross was changed to Citroën Aircross.

In 2016, Citroën revealed a showcar based on the Aircross, called Aircross Beach Crosser.[18]

The production of the Aircross ended late 2020.[19]

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  Facelift (front view)
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  Facelift (rear view)

Autoblog.com reviewed the C3 Aircross, giving a mostly negative review to aspects and features of the vehicle. The basic X model launched with no airbags, ABS, or temperature sensor; the last of which they consider to be a necessity in the hot Latin American climate. They criticised the boot, calling it awkward and complicated since it can only open once an arm carrying the spare tyre has been unlocked and swung out of the way, which increases the space required for parking.

Further, in their review, they complained that the dashboard mounted displays were difficult for the driver to see comfortably, echoing concerns CNET had when reviewing the C3 Picasso, where they called the displays "not particularly readable" and possibly dangerous to use while driving.[20]

Only one engine is available for the C3 Aircross; a 1.6-litre HDi used in other Citroën cars, including the Latin American market's C3 Picasso. Autoblog.com's review was favourable to it since it performed very well in the Aircross off-road, although it was noisy on road. They found no discernible issues with the suspension, which handled well on and off the road, traversing irregular terrain without issues.[10]

Overall, Autoblog.com considered the price of Arg$80,000 to be unrealistically high for the lack of features they considered to be essential, and when compared to rivals.[10][21]

In China, a long wheel base version is launched in 2018. It is known as the C4 Aircross (full name: Dongfeng Citroën Yunyi C4 Aircross). Its wheelbase at 2,655 mm is 11.5 centimetres longer which results into a length of 4,270 mm.[23] The Citroën C4 Aircross was prematurely discontinued in 2020 due to poor sales.[24]

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  Interior
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  Citroën C4 Aircross (China)

The model underwent a mid-life restyling through a facelift (inspired by CXperience concept), revealed in February 2021.[25]

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  2021 Citroën C3 Aircross (Germany)
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  Rear view (Germany)

Citroën launched a new generation of the C3 Aircross in Asia and South America on April 27, 2023.[26][27] It is much larger than its predecessor and features some design cues from the upcoming European model, which will use a different platform.[26]

Like its predecessor, the C3 Picasso, the C3 Aircross is mostly popular in France and Italy, which together absorb almost half of total production.[54] The vehicle's main export market outside Europe is Turkey.[54]