Citroën reversed decades of its own fastback-saloon design language for this C5, then built 720,000 of the liftback anyway.
Median 197 hp across 433 similar cars
Lead trim: 1.8 (EW7, 115 PS) · up to 208 hp
Citroën C5 first generation DC / DE2000–2007
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FactCitroën reversed decades of its own fastback-saloon design language for this C5, then built 720,000 of the liftback anyway.
The first-generation Citroën C5 was available only as a five-door liftback or five-door estate. As a liftback, Citroën had completely reversed the design philosophy of the fastback saloon era of Robert Opron; production commenced at the end of 2000, and sales in the United Kingdom began in April 2001. Power came from 1.8 and 2.0-litre straight-four and 3.0-litre V6 petrol engines, as well as 1.6, 2.0 and 2.2-litre direct-injection diesels, and it was the last Citroën developed under the chairmanship of Jacques Calvet. It used a further development of Citroën's hydropneumatic suspension, now called Hydractive 3, with computer-controlled ride height, though the brakes and steering were no longer powered by the same hydraulic system as the suspension. In September 2004 the C5 underwent a major facelift, with new front and rear ends and swivelling directional headlights, and the liftback was lengthened from 4,618 mm to 4,745 mm. Production ended in December 2007 with 720,000 built, and 45,502 were sold in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2004.
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Trims & Figures
12 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 HDi (109 PS) | 2000–2007 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 180 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 (EW7, 115 PS) | 2000–2007 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 (EW10, 136 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 134 hp | 140 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 HDi (109 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 HDi (136 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 134 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 HDi (90 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 151 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 HPI (140 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 142 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 VVT (143 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 141 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.2 HDi (133 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 131 hp | 232 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.2 HDi (170 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 168 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 V6 (ES9, 207 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.9 L V6 | 204 hp | 210 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 V6 VVT (211 PS) | 2000–2007 | 3.0 L V6 | 208 hp | 214 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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After 60-plus years of hydropneumatic suspension being Citroën's signature trick, the 2017 China-market C5 facelift dropped it entirely — killed by cost, not demand for the tech itself.
Citroën reversed decades of its own fastback-saloon design language for this C5, then built 720,000 of the liftback anyway.
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