If something seems familiar about Citroën’s new C-Crosser sports utility vehicle (SUV), and its Peugeot 4007 twin, first details of which were announced today (26 October), that’s because they’ve already been previewed by Mitsubishi as the new Outlander, already on sale in the US and Japan and new in Europe early next year.
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Both are badge-engineered versions of the Mitsubishi and the product of an agreement inked in July 2005 under which Mitsubishi will build – in Japan – 30,000 units a year for PSA Peugeot Citroën. The agreement stipulates that Mitsubishi gets to launch the Outlander first.
Mitsubishi is supplying the petrol engines while PSA is bringing its own HDi diesel engines equipped with particulate filters to the party.
After a Geneva motor show launch, along with the Mitsubishi , the Peugeot and Citroen versions goes on sale in Europe from summer 2007, a few months after the Outlander.
The C-Crosser takes its name from the four-wheel drive concept car that Citroën first displayed at the 2001 Frankfurt motor show and is 4.64m long, 1.81m wide and 1.73m high. The 4007 follows a new Peugeot naming style introduced with the 1007 where niche models get an extra zero.
PSA’s initial information makes no mention of petrol engines (or Mitsubishi) and instead highlights the availability of the new generation PSA group 156bhp, 380Nm, 2.2HDi engine with six-speed manual gearbox with diesel particulate filter and the ability to run on 30% bio-diesel.
The French brand SUVs will have driver-selectable two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive and a lock setting designed for low-grip conditions.
MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension, and 18-inch Michelin tyres complete the mechanical layout.
The PSA models are seven-seaters with ‘easily reconfigured’ second and third row seats, which fold away to leave a flat floor and ‘vast’ load space. The rear two seats can be completely hidden away under the floor, while the second row of seating, which slides to offer greater leg room or boot space, features a 60:40 split/fold function that is operated via electric controls in the boot.
As already seen on the Mitsubishi versions, the PSA models have flap-fold tailgates that opens in two sections, making it easier to load bulky objects.
The lower part is able to support up to 200kg, allowing it to double up as an al fresco seat.
