The new Citroen C4 Grand Picasso will go on sale in Ireland in January, at a starting price of €27,895 writes Brian Byrne. The top price is €39,395 for the Exclusive+ grade with 150hp and automatic transmission.
Although 11cm longer than its predecessor and with more passenger and cargo capacity, the new generation 7-seater is 100kg lighter than the outgoing C4 Grand Picasso.
In addition to the 115hp HDI power units which are significantly more efficient than before, there will be a BlueHDI 150hp engine with CO2 emissions of just 110g/km with the 6-speed manual and 120g/km with the automatic gearbox.
The new 5-seat C4 Picasso was launched recently in Ireland. In a full year, Citroen Ireland are expecting 60 percent of sales between the two versions to be the Grand Picasso.
Both cars use a new modular PSA Group platform which offers a greater flexibility of models, as well as substantially improved ride and handling characteristics. The new platform is also responsible for a sizeable amount of the weight reduction in both cars.
Full first driving impressions tomorrow.
