Presented at the 1998 Paris Motor Show, the CITROËN C3 Lumière concept car illustrates the options adopted by Citroën with respect to the architecture and looks of its B segment vehicles. With this car, Citroën adopts a new approach to the design of compact vehicles.

Designed by Citroën’s Styling Centre, the CITROËN C3 expresses the Marque’s creativity and its capacity of renewal. The result of research into the essential car, the CITROËN C3 is attractive, practical, easy to use, reassuring and economical. It is designed for a wide range of uses: in the city and on the motorway, for everyday use and for leisure pursuits. A functional and safe vehicle with a modular interior, the innovative CITROËN C3 is also accessible and versatile. It is designed to satisfy customer needs and meet all concerns relating to cost and to the environment.

The CITROËN C3 applies new ideas in architecture and interior layout. In this way, Citroën aims to show that interior modularity need not be reserved area for single - volume vehicles. A vehicle of innovative architecture with dimensions that set it apart from other B segment cars, the CITROËN C3 combines attractive styling with an exceptionally roomy interior.

SOURCE: Citroen

Engine & performance:

Position: front

Type: 4-cylinder

Capacity: 1587 cc

Power: 90 hp @ 5600 rpm

Torque: 135 Nm @ 3000 rpm

Drive: FWD

Dimensions:

Length: 3675 mm

Width: 1730 mm

Height: 1620 mm