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Citroën, the famous French automobile company has entered India with Citroën C5 Aircross. Citroën C5 Aircross was launched recently. The C5 Aircross is a comfort class SUV. Hyundai Tucson is a premium SUV. Let us compare these 2 SUV’s.
Features
The Citroën C5 Aircross is a feature rich car. It has Suspension with progressive hydraulic cushions, Advanced comfort seats, 3 Adjustable independent rear seats, Grip and Hill Descent Assist, Panoramic glass sunroof and amazing interiors. The Citroën C5 Aircross provides great comfort and has the biggest boot in its class.
Hyundai Tucson has moon roof and Sunroof, automatic headlamps, Heated Wing Mirror, Supervision Cluster, Fog Lights, Door Scuff Plates, etc.
Engine
Citroën C5 Aircross comes with a 2.0 litre engine and 130 kW horse power. Hyundai Tucson has a 2.0 litre engine and a similar horse power.
Citroën C5 Aircross provides a mileage of 18.7 kmpl which is grater than 15.38 kmpl of Hyundai Tucson.
Dimensions
| Dimensions | Citroën C5 Aircross | Hyundai Tucson |
| Length | 4500 mm | 4480 mm |
| Width | 2099 mm | 1850 mm |
| Height | 1710 mm | 1660 mm |
| Ground Clearance | 230 mm | 170 mm |
Safety
Both the SUV’s have the basic safety features like ABS, EBD, reverse parking sensors, Driver seat airbags, etc.
Hyundai Tucson has good safety with six airbags, Traction Control, Adjustable Seats, Tyre Pressure Monitor, Vehicle Stability Control System and Crash Sensor.
Citroën C5 Aircross was rated 4 star in Euro NCAP. It comes with six airbags, reverse parking camera, hill hold and descent control, electronic traction control, blind-spot monitoring system, electric parking brake, and front and rear parking sensors, etc.
Colours
The Citroën C5 Aircross is offered in 7 colours- 4 different monotone colours; Cumulus Grey, Pearl White, Tijuca Blue and Perla Nera Black. Three dualtone colours – Cumulus Grey with Black roof, Pearl White with Black roof and Tijuca Blue with Black roof.
Hyundai Tucson is offered in 4 colours; Starry Night, Polar White, Typhoon Silver and Phantom Black,.
Final Verdict
The new Citroën C5 Aircross is premium, big, fuel efficient and offers more comfort and room compared to Hyundai Tucson. The new Citroën C5 Aircross is expensive compared to Hyundai Tucson. It starts from INR 29.90 Lakh and goes upto INR 31.90 Lakh. (Ex- Showroom). Price of Hyundai Tucson ranges from Rs. 22.55 Lakh and goes upto Rs. 27.33 Lakh (Ex- Showroom) for top-end model.
