26 February 2008

Strong diesel offering in new C5

When the new generation Citroen C5 comes to Ireland in April it will be offered with no less than four diesel engine options.

These will be 1.6, 2.0, 2.2 and a 2.7 V6. In addition, there will be 1.8 and 2.0 petrol engines.

A six-speed automatic option is available with the 2.0 and 2.7 diesels.

The car in both its design and quality represents a significant upshift over the current model, and Niall Costello of importers Gallic Distributors is confident that the company can sell 2,500 units in 2009. In its best year, the outgoing car sold around 1,800 units.

Prices have not been finalised yet.