KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Citroen C3 Aircross comes with a 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine
- Comes with a 6-speed manual and 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission
- We've tested the fuel economy of the C3 Aircross Automatic and here's our analysis
When we buy a car the first thing that comes to mind is fuel efficiency. The fuel economy of a vehicle has an important effect on the purchase decision of some buyers. And to help you with making a good decision we've recently tested the mileage of the Citroen C3 Aircross Automatic transmission version. We drove the C3 Aircross AT for around 100 km in peak city traffic. In this article, we'll have a look at the fuel efficiency analysis of the C3 Aircross Automatic. Moreover, before scrolling down you can join our 91Wheels WhatsApp channel to get the latest auto updates.
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Citroen C3 Aircross - Engine Details & Claimed Mileage
The C3 Aircross comes with a 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine which produces 110 PS of power and 205 Nm of torque with a 6-speed AT gearbox. This engine generates 15 Nm less torque with its manual transmission. The claimed economy of the 6-speed AT gearbox is 17.6 kmpl.
Starting & Taking The Readings
We started off the mileage run from Ghaziabad at around 7:30 AM when the peak office traffic started to build up. We filled the tank using the auto-cut method and reset the trip meter. For the first 20 km, we drove the car on the highway where the speed was maintained at around 80-85 kmph.
After leaving the highway, we hit the city traffic, and at 26 km we took our first reading. At the 26 km mark, the displayed fuel economy of the C3 Aircross AT was 19.5 kmpl, where 80 percent of the initial distance was covered purely on the highway.
In the morning city traffic, the C3 Aircross was performing effortlessly. The engine is tuned in a way that it crawls in traffic with ease without any accelerator input. Also, the car offers a good ride and handling on bad surfaces as well as on highways.
Now, moving on to the run, we took the second reading at the 40 km mark, and the mileage had dropped by 3 km/l due to the stop-and-go traffic during peak office hours. At this point, the displayed fuel economy was 16.5 km/l. After this, we took the third reading and 60 km and the fourth at the 86 km mark and it was hovering between 15.8-15.9 kmpl.
Result - Kitna Deti Hai?
We finished the run at the 100 km mark and the displayed economy was 15.1 kmpl. The average speed shown on the cluster was 50 kmph. The tank was refilled again with the auto-cut method. The car took in 8.19 litre of petrol. Here comes the surprising number, after 100 km of city driving, the Citroen C3 Aircross with its 6-speed automatic gearbox gave us a mileage of 12.24 km/l based on a simple calculation.
You can watch the detailed mileage run video of the Citroen C3 Aircross Automatic below.
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Verdict
The turbocharged petrol engine of the Citroen C3 Aircross gave a mileage of 12.24 kmpl with the AT gearbox in under heavy traffic condition. This mileage can be increased if you are driving in less traffic scenarios or you are driving on the highways. When we started the run from highway, the economy was good and we belive if this mileage run was done purely on highway the car could have easily given us around 15 kmpl of mileage.
