Citroen C4 Picasso

Citroën C4 Picasso at a glance

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Generations

First generation (2006-2013)

The seven-seat Grand C4 Picasso came first: it was shown at the Paris Motor Show on 30 September 2006 and launched in November 2006. The five-seat C4 Picasso followed in February 2007 and was shown at the Geneva Motor Show that March. Both shared the PF2 platform and engines with the Citroën C4 and Peugeot 307 and were built in Vigo. The Grand C4 Picasso is 4,590 mm long, the five-seater 4,468 mm (ADAC). Production ran until March 2013, with 891,000 cars built.

Second generation (2013-2022)

The second C4 Picasso was previewed by the Technospace concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2013. It moved to the EMP2 platform, shared with the second Peugeot 3008 and 5008, which made it lighter than the first generation. The five-seater is 4,428 mm long on a 2,785 mm wheelbase (ADAC). In early 2018 Citroën renamed the cars C4 SpaceTourer and Grand C4 SpaceTourer. The five-seater left the UK in May 2019 and production ended in mid-2020; the seven-seat Grand C4 SpaceTourer was built until July 2022. In all, 732,000 second-generation cars were made.

Engines, transmissions and performance

First-generation engines

Figures from Wikipedia and ADAC; the two sources sometimes give slightly different outputs, for example 92 kW for the 1.8 in the ADAC catalogue. The ETG6 (listed by ADAC as EGS6) is a six-speed automated manual. A conventional six-speed automatic came with the most powerful 2.0 HDi.

Second-generation engines

At launch the second generation still used the ETG6. From 2015 the six-speed EAT6 torque-converter automatic, supplied by Aisin, replaced it, and in early 2018 an eight-speed automatic replaced the EAT6. ADAC lists the 1.2 PureTech 130 at 201 km/h. The power converter translates PS and kW if you compare with older brochures.

Dimensions, space and boot

The second generation is shorter than the first but has a longer wheelbase and a bigger boot. Its three individual rear seats slide, and the front passenger seat folds flat to carry loads up to 2.5 m long. The weight figures show what the EMP2 platform saved, although the two cars compared have different engines.

Fuel economy and running costs

ADAC lists 5.9 l/100 km (NEDC) and 155 g/km of CO2 for the first-generation HDi 110, and 5.0 l/100 km and 115 g/km for the second-generation 1.2 PureTech 130. With the fuel cost calculator you can turn those numbers into a monthly cost.

German list prices, according to ADAC: the first-generation five-seater cost from EUR 21,000 (1.8 16V Advance, 2007) to EUR 37,690 (HDi 135 Lounge EGS6, 2008). The second generation ranged from EUR 20,190 (VTi 120 Attraction, 2013) to EUR 35,890 (BlueHDi 150 Exclusive EAT6, 2014-2016).

Trims and equipment

German trims for the first generation were Advance, Style, Confort, Tendance, Exclusive and, briefly, Lounge; the second generation used Attraction, Seduction, Intensive, Selection and Exclusive. The Lounge was the most expensive first-generation version in Germany, at EUR 37,690 for the HDi 135 EGS6 in 2008. Automatic and ETG6 versions were listed at extra cost over the equivalent manual car.

Safety

Both generations earned the top Euro NCAP rating of their time. The safety section explains how the tests have tightened since.

Reliability and known issues

We have no sourced data on recurring faults for either generation, so none are listed here. Buyers should know which gearbox they are getting: the ETG6 of the first generation and early second-generation cars is an automated manual, while the EAT6 used from 2015 is a conventional automatic with a torque converter. Check the service history and test-drive the gearbox you are buying.

Rivals

The C4 Picasso's main rivals were other compact MPVs, among them the Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic, Volkswagen Touran, Ford C-Max and Grand C-Max, Opel Zafira, and later the Peugeot 5008 on the same EMP2 platform.

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