First Official Photos of the Updated Citroen C3

French Citroen introduced the first official photos of the new 5-door hatchback C3. According to the company, this vehicle should compete with such models in the super mini vehicle class, as Ford Fiesta, Volkswagen Polo and Renault Clio.

The company is also planning to release a 3-door hatchback version of the car, which will be called Citroen DS3.
The appearance of the new C3 is a little like C4 Picasso, especially the front and rear lights of the cars look alike. One of the main features of new vehicle is a huge panoramic glass windscreen, amounting almost to the central pillar.

In general the design of the car is almost identical to DS Inside concept with the exception of small parts.

The length of the new C3 is 3.94 meters, while the width is 1.71 meters. For comparison, the dimensions of the current version of C3 are 3,86 meter long and 1.67 meters width. The trunk size of the new Citroen is 300 liters.

2010 model year Citroen C3 will be available for sale in the UK market early next year, and it is scheduled to premiere at Frankfurt motor show in September.

3-door version of DS3 will also appear in the market. In 2011 Citroen C3 will be equipped with a new generation stop-start system, which will reduce the rate of harmful emissions to 90 g/km (without the system the car provides almost 100 g/km CO2).

It is also known that the new Citroen C3 four petrol and four diesel units are included in the range of engines – including the 59-strong 1,1-liter petrol engine and the 108-strong 1,6-liter diesel engine.