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Citroën India has today (4 November) launched the Explorer Edition of Citroën Aircross in the Indian market. In its exterior, you will get khaki color inserts with body sticker at a price of Rs 24,000. Black hood garnish is also provided on its exterior.
Inside, illuminated side sills, footwell lighting and a dashcam are provided. If you opt for the special edition with an optional pack worth Rs 51,700, you will also get a rear seat entertainment package with dual port adapter.
The company launched the regular version of the car on September 30 after showcasing it at the launch event of the Basalt SUV coupe. The updated SUV comes with features like LED projector headlights, 6 airbags and automatic AC.
Starting price Rs 8.49 lakh The price of the special edition model has been kept at Rs 10.23 lakh ex-showroom. Its starting price has been kept at Rs 8.49 lakh (ex-showroom, Pan-India), which goes up to Rs 14.35 lakh (ex-showroom, Pan-India) in the top variant. The car comes with 5 seater and 7 seater options.
In the segment, it competes with MG Astor, Hyundai Creta, Honda Elevate, Kia Seltos, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Kushaq and Maruti Grand Vitara. 7 seater Aircross can also be a good alternative to Mahindra Scorpio Classic.
What’s new in Aircross SUV Apart from the new name, the new Aircross SUV has new LED projector headlights instead of halogen ones. ORVMs now come with electrically adjustable auto-folding function. At the same time, 17-inch dual tone alloy wheels have been provided on the sides as before and apart from this there is no change in the exterior design.
The dashboard layout in the cabin remains the same, but now it has been given soft touch materials. Apart from this, the car will now get features like 6 airbags, rear vents with automatic AC, sliding front armrest, new flip key, grab handle and rear power window switch on the door card as standard.
As before, the SUV gets 17-inch dual tone alloy wheels.
Features: 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system As before, the Citroen Aircross SUV has a 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system with 40 connected features along with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Apart from this, features like 7-inch digital driver display, steering-mounted audio controls, day/night IRVM (inside the rear-view mirror) and height adjustable driver seat have been provided.
For the safety of passengers, it now has features like 6 airbags, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), a Hill Hold Assist, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), rear parking sensor and a rear parking camera.
6 airbags are available as standard in the midsize SUV.
The car has a 7-inch digital driver display.
Performance: New 1.2-litre 3-cylinder naturally aspirated engine Talking about performance, the special edition of the SUV gets a 1.2-litre 3-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine like the regular model, which produces 110hp power and 170Nm torque with 6-speed MT gearbox and 6-speed torque converter automatic. Generates torque of 205Nm with.
Apart from this, the SUV will now also get a 1.2-litre 3-cylinder naturally aspirated engine, which generates 81hp of power and 115Nm of torque and comes only with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The same setup is also found in the C3 hatchback and Basalt coupe SUV.
