"Citroen-S-Elise": reviews. Citroen-C-Elysee: specifications, photos

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

The car "Citroen-S-Elise" is a front-wheel drive sedan of the "C" segment, a copy of the "Peugeot-301" model. Cars are built on the same platform, have the same engines, transmissions. Their main difference is their appearance. Often, this is why motorists also mean Peugeot by the word "Citroen".

If you want to purchase one of these models, then first of all you will have to choose the design and equipment, since technically they are identical. In general, the cost of cars will also not play a decisive role, since additional options compensate for the difference in price.

Prospects

One of the main problems of the French concern is the high cost of cars, due to the fact that they are not assembled in Russia. They are delivered from Spain, so the total cost will include not only production costs, but also transport costs plus customs duties. This is seriously interfering with the car."Citroen-S-Elise" to compete with the main opponents: Renault Logan, Hyundai Solaris and others. This is due to the "local" assembly and the fact that they have legal preferences.

It is also interesting how the company intends to avoid competition between its own cars. It is clear that the C-Elise will not cost much, but PSA has several interesting sedans that can strengthen the company's position in the compact class - the Peugeot-308 and C4-L. Despite the fact that they have increased dimensions, the assembly and sale of the first one is organized in Kaluga, and the second one has recently appeared on the automotive market.

Given that the French concern is not very popular in the domestic market, it will be happy even with a small success, which the Peugeot 301 and Citroen Elise cars may well bring to it. Owner reviews give the French hope for a certain demand from the Russian consumer.

The car is built on the C3 platform, which is also only a plus. The car is distinguished by good control, high-quality suspension work, the settings of which will definitely not have to be changed for the first six months. A test drive of the Citroen Elise, although it showed the high-quality work of drum brakes, but in our time they are already a rarity. Wheels, while not very durable, are much easier to maintain.

Disadvantages of the Citroen-S-Elise model

Reviews about the car indicate certaininconvenience in the cabin. Firstly, the steering wheel provides height adjustment only. Secondly, it can take at least five minutes to set up a chair for yourself. If you need to open the window, you will have to reach to the very base of the center console. The latter is not critical, since even in BMW they sinned at one time, and the quality of German cars is much higher than that of Citroen-S-Elise. Feedback from motorists also speaks of the low quality of upholstery materials and build quality in general.

The French car is far from perfect, like most other models in this segment, and needs to be improved. These are almost all of its shortcomings. Otherwise, the reviews note that it is quite interesting.

Design

The car has an attractive appearance. Given the budget model, the French designers had to save a lot, but even so, she got a pretty nice appearance. Someone may say that the car is outwardly inferior to its main competitors, but it is impossible to say for sure.

Interior

The developers of the model say that it does not have the most spacious interior in its class, which is hard to disagree with. A lot of free space still does not make a five-seat sedan. But even so, three people can accommodate on the sofa without problems, and two even more so. French engineers also raised the roof. Thanks to this, tall people can easily fit in the cabin, and the ceiling of the Citroen Elise car will remain for a long time. The interior photo clearly confirms its outstanding (as for its class) capacity.

The front part of the cabin was mentioned above: the steering wheel adjustable only in height and not very comfortable seats, of course, are not encouraging. But these disadvantages in this segment do not look so deplorable. Logan and Solaris, for example, don't have more comfortable seats, and adjusting them can take even longer. For official test drives, the French company provided models equipped with all sorts of options, so the impressions from them and from production versions can be seriously different.

Engine

It's safe to say that the car is good on the road. It has good dynamics and ride speed.

Surprisingly, the car is equipped with a German-French engine with a capacity of 120 liters, which is not popular on the domestic market. with., and age 1, 6-liter V4 engine. True, it was upgraded with the VTi system, having received increased torque and 115 instead of 110 hp with the same volume. With. To say that the car "Citroen-S-Elise" began to go much faster - to lie to yourself, but the speed reserve is quite enough. Motorists recommend driving with automatic transmission.

Transmissions

A 5-speed manual transmission with the usual dangling backstage is far from the best option. Spinning the engine will certainly get stronger, but this will not affect the maximum speed. In addition, additional noise will appear, and fuel consumption will exceed the declaredmanufacturer figures.

Automatic is simpler and better. The old four-speed transmission, time-tested, is its advantage. She does not keep up with the German engine, but the engineers managed to balance the settings of the engine and gearbox as much as possible. Thanks to this, losses during acceleration have been significantly reduced, and gear shifting has become smoother and more precise. On high-quality road surfaces, the automatic transmission engine will not show miracles, but in the city it works very well.

Pendant

This also applies to the chassis. The steering wheel is light and not very sensitive. At the same time, the car "Citroen-S-Elise" confidently holds the road not only in a straight line, but also on bends and turns. In technical terms, the car is in no way inferior to its competitors, moreover, it surpasses them in many ways.

The sedan is quite comfortable, but on rubble and serious irregularities, the body shakes pretty much, and on speed bumps it's even worse. But this happens, in particular, if the speed of movement is too high. It is worth paying tribute to the excellent smoothness of the car. A bit unexpected that the C3 platform is tougher on the road.

But the brake system may have problems. On the official test drive in Barcelona, the drums did their job, but after a 10 km stretch in an aggressive style of riding, they overheated significantly. This did not affect their efficiency in any way, but there is no certainty that after several such races the drums will not fail. But call it a serious disadvantagedifficult. At a minimum, fans of fast driving will not buy a car, since it was created for other purposes. In general, the model is quite high quality, spacious, which will give it the opportunity to take its rightful place in the car market.

Car "Citroen-Elise": equipment and prices

The basic equipment of the French sedan is equipped exclusively with a 72-horsepower 1.2-liter engine, working in conjunction with a 5-speed manual transmission. Its cost varies from 455,000 to 512,000 rubles.

The second configuration includes a 5-speed manual transmission or a 4-speed automatic transmission (since 2013, a 5-speed automatic transmission has been offered for a 1.2-liter engine). It is complemented by an airbag, air conditioning, fog lights, the ability to adjust the driver's seat in height, heated seats. Its cost is 510,000-680,000 rubles. Cruise control, parking sensors, ESP and a number of add-ons are also available for the car.

The luxury version of the model is offered with the same transmissions: 5MKPP and 4AKPP. It can be purchased for 605,000-705,000 rubles.