Citroen’s fantastic family car
WHAT a fantastic family car. Even the five-seat model I drove has loads of interior space, adjustable front and rear seats, a huge boot and storage all round.
It’s also amazingly comfortable, even over that long testing journey to Wales, where I drove on every kind of road imaginable.
And, even though the model I drove was petrol-powered, it still managed 44mpg over that trip, which is really excellent.
There are two petrol and two diesel engines in the range – this was the smaller 1.2 turbo petrol.
Sounds tiny for a big car, doesn’t it, but believe me there’s no lack of performance. It pulls well from very low revs and sounds lovely when it’s pushed.
Acceleration is good in all five of the lower gears and it can handle all motorway lane changes in sixth without a grumble.
The engine is very smooth and quiet at lower revs and almost inaudible on tickover. It also comes with standard stop-start, helping towards economy when stationary in traffic.
Inside, it comes with three individual adjustable rear seats and a fold-flat passenger seat. The rear seats can be folded forward to give more boot space or taken out altogether to leave even more.
Equipment in the top Flair model I drove includes DAB stereo, sat nav, digital dash that can be changed to suit the driver, stereo controls on the steering wheel and lots of electronic driving aids.
It has keyless entry and starting, stability and traction control, lane departure warning, USB socket, Bluetooth phone connection, hill-start assist and parking sensors front and rear.
The Space Tourer is a comfortable, spacious, family-friendly car that’s also great fun to drive.
The Citroen C4 Space Tourer Flair PureTech 130 I drove costs £25,835.