We learned from the official Dongfeng Citroen that the 2026 C5 AIRCROSS will be launched on June 16. The new car will enhance comfort and safety configurations, bringing customers a better driving and riding experience.
In terms of appearance, as an annual facelift model, the new car as a whole continues the design language of the current model, with a strong sense of block-like surfaces on the body. The front face is paired with a dual-bar grille, the brand logo is integrated with the grille, and the LED daytime running lights connect with the dual-bar grille, with extending lines stretching the visual width. The side of the body is embellished with chrome window trim, giving a better sense of refinement. The waistline on the side of the body and the fender styling are rounded, creating a body line with a well-proportioned, sculpted look.
In terms of power, the new car continues to offer two engines of different displacements, 1.6T and 1.8T. The maximum power of the two engines is 175 horsepower and 211 horsepower respectively, and the entire series is matched with an Aisin 8-speed automatic manual transmission.
Dada commentary: The C5 AIRCROSS is positioned as a compact SUV, with a rear torsion beam suspension for the chassis, equipped with Michelin quiet tires, and excellent driving quality and comfort. Its guide price is between 152,700 yuan and 182,700 yuan, with daily discounts of around 20,000 yuan. The C5 AIRCROSS sold only 138 units in April this year. There are many reasons for the sluggish sales, including the inherent shortcomings of French cars in design and practicality, and its brand power and value retention rate are also lower than those of same-class competitors from German and Japanese brands. In addition, the rise of domestic new energy vehicles has caused the C5 AIRCROSS to lose market space. The 2026 C5 AIRCROSS has improved comfort and safety configurations, and the driving and riding experience is better, but there will not be much improvement in sales.
