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| Citroën C1 | |
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| Citroën | |
| aka | Toyota Aygo Peugeot 107 |
| Production | June 2005 – January 2022 |
| Class | City car (A) |
| Body Style | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 5-door cabriolet |
| Length | 3,470 mm (136.6 in) |
| Width | 1,620 mm (63.8 in) |
| Height | 1,468 mm (57.8 in) |
| Wheelbase | 2,340 mm (92.1 in) |
| Weight | 1,883 lb (854 kg) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 5-speed automated manual |
| Engine | 1.0 L 1KR-FE I3 (petrol; KGB40) (2014-2018) 1.2 L EB2-F I3 (petrol; PAB40) (2014-2018) |
| Power | 69 hp (51 kW; 70 PS) at 6,000 rpm and 95 N⋅m (70 lbf⋅ft) at 4,800 rpm 72 hp (54 kW; 73 PS) at 6,000 rpm and 117 N⋅m (86 lbf⋅ft) at 4,800 rpm |
| Similar | Peugeot 107 Renault Twingo Ford Ka Opel Agila Toyota Aygo Daihatsu Cuore Fiat 500 Opel Adam Hyundai i10 Kia Picanto Volkswagen up! |
| Designer | Donato Coco |
The Citroën C1 is a city car marketed by Citroën from June 2005 to January 2022, originally developed as part of the B-Zero project by PSA Peugeot Citroën in a joint venture with Toyota, with two generations produced.
The C1 was developed along with two badge engineered variants, the Peugeot 107, which is mostly identical to the C1 aside from its front bumper fascia and front and rear lights, and the Toyota Aygo, which is slightly more differentiated.
The three variants are manufactured at the facilities of the TPCA joint venture (Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile) in the city of Kolín, Czech Republic. The three siblings debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show.
First generation (PM/PN; 2005)
The C1's body was designed by Donato Coco in a one-box configuration (after-Citroën Type A, Citroën Type C, Citroën 2CV, Citroën Dyane, Citroën Visa, and Citroën Saxo). On both the five door C1 and 107, though not the Aygo, the rear tail light cluster extends from the edge of the rear doors to the rear window, without a distinctly expressed "C-pillar".[citation needed]The C1 is powered by a 1.0 L three cylinder engine, which has a fuel economy of 61.4 mpg (UK gallons EU method; 4.6 L/100 km EU method; ca 43.4 mpg US with US method) or a 1.4 L four cylinder diesel engine which has a fuel economy of 68.9 mpg (UK gallons EU method; 4.1 L/100 km EU method; ca 48.8 mpg US with US method).[citation needed] According to the German magazine Der Spiegel, the C1 is the production car with the second-best fuel economy both among petrol engines (after the Toyota Prius) and among diesel engines (after the Smart Fortwo mhd).
In January 2010, PSA Peugeot Citroënannounced that it was recalling around 100,000 of the C1 and Peugeot 107, following the worldwide recall by Toyota for a sticking accelerator pedal – which the Aygo is affected by. Under certain circumstances, the pedal can stick in a partially depressed position, or return slowly to the off position. The C1 became popular as a cheap racing car for use in endurance racing, similar to its predecessor the Citroën 2CV.
Second generation (AB40; 2014)
At the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Citroën presented a redesigned C1, also to be manufactured at a factory of the Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (TPCA) in a joint venture with the Peugeot 108 and Toyota Aygo. A fixed-profile cabriolet model named Airscape was introduced with a folding canvas roof, available in both 3 and 5-door configurations.