Citroën’s C4 has been voted 2006 World Car Design of the Year, at the New York International Auto Show. Citroën claimed the award was an acknowledgement of the way it has ‘helped to push the established boundaries of innovation and style’.

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From a shortlist of 27 vehicles, the judging panel of The World Car of the Year Awards in Manhattan gave the Citroën C4 top honours, ahead of the BMW 3-Series and the Honda Civic.


Citroën said that a key to its success was the ‘innovation that Citroën has displayed in creating a design that enabled two distinct body styles, coupé and 5-door, to be built on the same platform’.


Citroën also said that the C4’s interior captured the imagination of the judging panel with the debut of Citroën’s fixed hub steering wheel.

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