The idea is to mention that Citroën is a brand that has been in the market for several years and has been quite surprising with the technologies it has implemented in its cars. Likewise, it impressed many with the implementation of a special suspension in its models and now with the implementation of comfort and convenience in cars that are made for a specific user profile.
The conventional C5 offers a series of guarantees for the driver, among the technological ones are the self-adjusting bi-xenon headlights, lane change warning and car parking assistance by emitting audible beeps.
In terms of safety, we are not dealing with a super car as Volvo has accustomed us, but if they focus on safety in terms of driving, it is focused on stability control, through the ESP system and a REF brake distributor, along with an emergency braking system known as AFU. The ESP works like a charm when they also include an advanced anti-skid system such as ASR and another for drying pads in rainy weather, in order to optimize the reactivity of the brakes.
So then we see that the C5 is a car with good expectations.
As for Comfort, as already mentioned, the C5 incorporates the Hydractive III suspension system, which boasts of not needing any type of revision or maintenance for up to 5 years or 200.000 kilometers.
Among other things that we can mention, there is also the fact of a good insulation of the interior, together with the air conditioning, which is a point in favor for the Citroën model.
With different types of engines, the C5 is designed to be used by a wide range of drivers, from 1.8i to 3.0i, which have 125 to 210 horsepower respectively, you can see that it is a car that favors the safety of driving, the comfortable space inside and not the extreme speed and power.
The design of the C5 is somewhat monotonous, it does not appear as an innovation in the creative field, since with elongated headlights, a non-existent grille, a uniform air intake on the front bumper, and the two lines on the hood do not it represents no work of art or even a distinct attraction in the eyes of users.
If it is necessary to highlight the coherence that exists between the interior design with the exterior, where we can easily realize that it is careful in its forms, demure, sober and that it is in no way aimed at a young audience or one that likes aggressiveness or high performance engine. The side lines do not exist, the rear lights are absolutely normal, since despite having an elongated shape and different from the ordinary, there is no harmony with a suitcase and flat rear bumpers, without expression beyond saying that it is oval.
However, it seems that Citroën has thought about and listened to users' criticism, and then the reason for this article finally comes up for discussion, and that is that they have decided to make improvements, at least in design.
It has been shown that the new C5 would have notable improvements in terms of interior and exterior design, that means that we will enjoy a new front, which can already be seen in the photographs that are delivered, and also in a new rear part, which It should be more innovative and with more personality.
Redesigned headlights, curves are added that provide a more aerodynamic design and denote a more noticeable complicity between the lines that are now two and not four on the front of the car. A small air intake is added under the tiny grille that frames the Citroën seal and an air intake in the bumper is modified to be more sporty or at least to appear more elaborate than the previous one, which gives a much better appearance with the spotlights that have been embedded in their sides. The restructured C5 model is much wider at the front.
The rear lights have finally been modified and now they play a predominant role in communion with the line that stands out on the upper sides of the vehicle under the window, the suitcase was also redesigned and now together with the lines that come down from the roof of the car and in harmony with the rear bumper they do a very good job, and give a more aerodynamic look to a C5 that should not have it.
The interior has also been worked on and despite the fact that the implemented lines are not the most modern, they have been played to present technological innovations to a model that wants to boast of making driving a game that adults should enjoy. In itself, the new C5 seems quite solid, difficult to criticize but as always aimed at a mature audience and does not require an engine that will not respond like others, namely Volvo's S80 or an Audi A3.
In conclusion, it must be said that the Citroën men have a good job on their hands, because the new design looks wonderful on the car, but it can always be better, and with that we refer to the interior in terms of design, not to the control panel that seems very complete, but the lines with which the interior is organized, which give an unmodern and lacking in simplicity.