Skip advert
Advertisement

New Citroen C5 vs rivals - specifications

 Citroen C5 2.2 HDi VTR+Mazda 6 2.0D TS2 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium
On the road price/total as tested"£19,895/£20,655""£18,420/£18,770""£20,145/£24,945"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)""£8,038/40.4 per cent""£8,123/44.1 per cent""£7,575/37.6 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire50.0ppm/£31444.3ppm/£28754.0ppm/£370
Annual tax liability std/higher rate"£1,094/£1,990""£810/£1,474""£975/£1,773"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)""£1,740/£2,901""£1,546/£2,576""£1,573/£2,622"
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 13/£362/E/£1658/£364/C/£1158/£297/D/£140
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£287/£287/£452* £325/£216/£253£119/£188/£195
Length/wheelbase "4,779/2,815mm""4,755/2,725mm""4,778/2,850mm"
Height/width"1,451/1,853mm""1,440/1,795mm""1,500/1,886mm"
Engine"4cyl in-line/2,179cc turbo""4cyl in-line/1,998cc turbo""4cyl in-line/1,997cc turbo"
Peak power"171/4,000 bhp/rpm""138/3,500 bhp/rpm""138/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque"370/1,750 Nm/rpm""330/2,000 Nm/rpm""320/1,750 Nm/rpm"
Transmission"6-spd, man/fwd""6-spd, man/fwd""6-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 71 litres/full-size64 litres/space saver70 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)439 litres/N/A"510/1,702 litres""540/1,460 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight"1,729/487/1,820kg""1,530/545/1,800kg""1,615/555/1,800kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient11.7 metres/0.31Cd11.8 metres/0.27Cd11.5 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery"3yrs (60,000)/1yr Citroen"3yrs (unltd)/3yrs Mazda"3yrs (60,000)/1yr Ford Assist"
Service intervals/UK dealers "20,000 miles/284""12,500 miles/160""12,500 miles/781"
Driver Power position (car/dealers)53rd*/24th11th*/14th49th*/25th
Euro NCAP adult/child/pedest/total5/4/2/84N/A5/4/2/92
0-60/30-70mph8.8/8.8 secs9.1/9.3 secs9.0/8.9 secs
30-50mph in kickdown 3.9/5.7 secs4.2/6.6 secs3.7/5.5 secs
50-70mph in kickdown 7.6/9.9 secs7.9/12.0 secs7.0/9.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "136mph/2,000rpm""125mph/1,900rpm""130mph/2,000rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 43.3/30.4/8.7 metres46.2/32.6/8.1 metres46.9/33.6/8.6 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph64/45/61/69dB63/50/64/71dB65/53/63/71dB
Auto Express economy/range35.7mpg/558 miles40.2mpg/566 miles39.5mpg/608 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 32.1/54.3/43.5mpg42.2/56.5/50.4mpg37.2/57.6/47.9mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket212/172g/km/25%188/149g/km/20%192/156g/km/22%
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensorsSeven/yes/£400/yesSix/yes/£300/yesSeven/yes/£400/no
Clim ctrl/leather/electric/heated seats"Y/£1,550^/£1,550^/£1,550^"Yes/no/no/no"Yes/£1,250/£250/£250"
Electric sunroof/met paint/xenons£500/£360/noNo/£350/no£500/£350/£650
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/yesNo/yes/yes"£1,250+/yes/yes"
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth"£1,300^/£200/y/£1,300^"No/yes/yes/yes"£1,000/yes/yes/£150"
Skip advert
Advertisement
Skip advert
Advertisement

Most Popular

Chinese cars can’t match their European rivals when it comes to engineering
Opinion - Shanghai Auto Show

Chinese cars can’t match their European rivals when it comes to engineering

This new brand of cars might have battery tech on their side, but European buyers want much more than that
Opinion
25 Apr 2025
New electric car MoT tests could be coming to the UK
Tesla Model X on two-post inspection ramp

New electric car MoT tests could be coming to the UK

New technology and driver assistance systems require changes to annual testing, says EC
News
25 Apr 2025
Buying a modern used car for under £10k is almost impossible
Opinion - £10k used cars

Buying a modern used car for under £10k is almost impossible

Phil McNamara discovers that it’s harder than ever to find a good-value car at the affordable end of the market
Opinion
24 Apr 2025