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.
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Lead trim: 1.6 VTi (120 PS) · up to 237 hp
Citroën C5 second generation RD / TD2008–2019
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FactAfter 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.
The second-generation Citroën C5 was officially unveiled at the beginning of 2008, presented on 15 January 2008 with its world premiere at the Brussels Motor Show, and no longer has a liftback body, instead being a regular three-box saloon of aerodynamic shape, previewed by the C5 Airscape concept shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2007. It was launched in February 2008, with the estate, named the Tourer, following in May 2008. It won the 2009 Semperit Irish Car of the Year and Japan's Import Car of the Year 2008–09. It is available with conventional springs as well as the hydropneumatic suspension and the 2.7-litre V6 diesel from the Citroën C6, and shares the PSA PF3 platform with the Peugeot 508. A mild facelift in 2011 added LED lights, and it was built in Rennes, France until 2019 and in Wuhan, China until 2021.
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Trims & Figures
18 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) | 2008–2010 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 HDi (114 PS) | 2012–2014 | Inline-4 | 112 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 HDi DV6C (112 PS) | 2010–2012 | Inline-4 | 110 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 THP (156 PS) | 2009–2015 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 154 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 VTi (120 PS) | 2010–2015 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 16v (125 PS) | 2008–2010 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 16v (140 PS) | 2008–2009 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 BlueHDi (150 PS) | 2015–2017 | Inline-4 | 148 hp | 273 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 BlueHDi DW10FC (180 PS) | 2015–2017 | Inline-4 | 178 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 HDi (140 PS) | 2008–2015 | Inline-4 | 138 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 HDi DW10 TED4 (136 PS) | 2008–2009 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 134 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 HDi DW10C (163 PS) | 2009–2015 | Inline-4 | 161 hp | 251 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.2 HDi (170 PS) | 2008–2009 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 168 hp | 273 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.2 HDi (204 PS) | 2010–2015 | Inline-4 | 201 hp | 332 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.3 16v (China, 172 PS) | 2010–2017 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | 170 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.7 HDi V6 (204 PS) | 2008–2009 | 2.7 L V6 | 201 hp | 325 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 HDi V6 (240 PS) | 2009–2012 | 3.0 L V6 | 237 hp | 332 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 V6 24v (211 PS) | 2008–2009 | 2.9 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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