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Citroen's all-new C3 supermini has been launched in Ireland

The competitively priced C3 stands out from the crowd.

THE ALL-NEW Citroen C3, the funky, highly customisable supermini from the French manufacturer has been launched in Ireland with a starting price of €15,490.

The five-door five-seat hatchback has a 300-litre boot capacity and comes with a load of driver’s aids and technology as standard including ABS, EBA, hill start assist, under-inflation detection, lane departure warning system, speed limit recognition and cruise control with speed limiter.

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As is expected in this segment, to make your car stand out from the crowd there are plenty of customisation options including three roof colours, nine body colours and three interior ambiences.

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The engine line-up consists of three petrol options –  a 68hp and 82hp PureTech unit mated to a manual gearbox and a 100hp unit with start/stop technology also with the manual transmission.

From February 2017 that 100hp engine will a;sp be available with an automatic transmission. Emissions range from 103 to 110g/km for the petrols.

There are two diesel options – 75hp and 100hp BlueHDI engines both with start/stop technology and manual transmission. Emissions range from 83 to 95g/km for the diesels.

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The new C3 is comes in Touch, Feel and Flair trim levels. Prices start from €15,490 for the Touch model with 68hp petrol and €17,890 for the Touch model with 75hp diesel and rise to €22,190 for the Flair model powered by the 100hp diesel unit.

The C3 is available to order now.

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