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ITROEN is making a play for a piece of the action in the booming medium SUV market with its new C5 Aircross flagship. Competitively priced and complete with exclusive features, Citroen says its new model is all about comfort.

The C5 Aircross is fitted with Citroen’s latest suspension system, specially designed seats and has plenty of room throughout the cabin.

The result brings a ‘magic carpet’ ride to the mainstream SUV sector and in this league the French car maker is out on its own.

On some shocking road surfaces in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco the new C5 Aircross proved itself a champion, protecting all on board from jolts and jarring.

Only vehicles with air suspension – and costing thousands of pounds more – could have acquitted themselves is such capable fashion as the C5 Aircross.

The SUV will be on the road in the UK early next year and priced from £23,255 most models will come in cheaper than its sister ship, the Peugeot 3008.

The 13 model C5 Aircross range tops out at £30,725 for a petrol powered 1.6-litre PureTech engined