Citroen e-C5 Aircross

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

I am likely to pull the trigger on that one. £279pm for a 97kWh car thanks to the £3500 EV subsidy. I expect it to be mildly popular.

https://leasing.com/main-dealers/stoneacre-citroen...

Anyone has tried one or is considering one? I will be leaving my Nissan Ariya for something a bit more modern I hope (but without the Pano roof)

[jinba-ittai]

I test drove the standard range at the weekend, generally quite impressed, especially the comfort of the seats. but for me the suspension was a bit too loose

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

jinba-ittai said:

I test drove the standard range at the weekend, generally quite impressed, especially the comfort of the seats. but for me the suspension was a bit too loose

Thanks for your feedback. The model currently on offer has a bigger battery, which implies a heavier weight. Which I hope may help to stabilize the suspension.

[Familymad]

I am considering one to replace the Y
It’s a cracking range/value proposition

[Panthro]

I'm going to go for this deal to replace my Eny1 on an 8k deal at £305 a month.

The only issue is the May/June delivery time. I'll have to use the C63 as my daily!

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

Just watched a couple of YT videos. It looks like the pano roof is optional and so is the sunglass holder. I had both on the Ariya so will dearly miss that.

https://www.citroen.co.uk/content/dam/citroen/uk/b... (the high capacity battery is not yet listed)

The car still uses a proprietary OS rather than the ubiquitous Android and there's "only" six speakers.

[jinba-ittai]

Pistonheadsdicoverer said:

Just watched a couple of YT videos. It looks like the pano roof is optional and so is the sunglass holder. I had both on the Ariya so will dearly miss that.

https://www.citroen.co.uk/content/dam/citroen/uk/b... (the high capacity battery is not yet listed)

The car still uses a proprietary OS rather than the ubiquitous Android and there's "only" six speakers.

The stereo sounded decent, acceptable to me - but not as good as the system in my current Peugeot. I didn't have time to play around with all the settings though so maybe some potential for improvement

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

One thing to bear in mind as well.
All the videos show the Max with a 97KWh battery and the pano roof.
The pano roof is optional from what I understand.
None of the videos that I've viewed mention that.
So be ready for some disappointment if your ec5a doesn't come with one.

[Panthro]

The panoramic roof takes it over the Grant threshold. I can live without it. Still a bargain for a large SUV.

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

Edited by Pistonheadsdicoverer on Friday 14th November 14:26

[Panthro]

My car is now due on the 8th February but I've told them the earliest I want it is the end of March or beginning of April, which was accepted. Stoneacre also mentioned that the 8th Feb is still an estimate and may change.

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

Just learnt that the car won't do V2L, which is a real shame.
Also slightly disappointing is EV-database real range estimate of 300 miles from a 97Kwh battery.

[Back2theFuji]

Pistonheadsdicoverer said:

Just learnt that the car won't do V2L, which is a real shame.
Also slightly disappointing is EV-database real range estimate of 300 miles from a 97Kwh battery.

EV database values are quite pessimistic. I get 280 miles out of my Grandland (same thing really) with the smaller (but lighter, I guess) 73kWh battery on a mix of roads.

[Panthro]

Pistonheadsdicoverer said:

Just learnt that the car won't do V2L, which is a real shame.
Also slightly disappointing is EV-database real range estimate of 300 miles from a 97Kwh battery.

What's V2L?

[J4k43]

Panthro said:

Pistonheadsdicoverer said:

Just learnt that the car won't do V2L, which is a real shame.
Also slightly disappointing is EV-database real range estimate of 300 miles from a 97Kwh battery.

What's V2L?

Vehicle to Load

V2G: Vehicle to Grid

[Pistonheadsdicoverer]

V2L - which allows you to charge a second EV for e.g. - will be available at launch. Whether that means my April batch will have it remains to be seen.

[Panthro]

The 300 mile range is pessimistic. It's a heavy car but I'd expect more than 3.1 m/kwh with everyday driving especially as the car has a heat pump.