New Delhi21 minutes ago
- copy link
Citroen India today launched its first SUV-coupe style car Basalt in the Indian market. The company unveiled the car recently. The car is equipped with advanced safety features with 6 airbags. The car has been introduced in 6 variants.
The starting ex-showroom price of the SUV-coupe has been kept at Rs 7.99 lakh, which goes up to Rs 13.57 lakh in the top variant. This is an introductory price which is valid only till October 31. After this, the price of the car will be increased.
Competing with Tata Curve SUV-Coupe
Citroen has not disclosed the price of other variants. Bookings for the Basalt have been started. Customers can book it by paying a token amount of Rs 11,001 at the company’s dealership network in India and its official website.
In the segment, it will compete with Tata’s SUV-coupe Curve, but in the price segment, the car will also compete with Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Volkswagen Tigun, Maruti Grand Vitara, Toyota Hyrider, Skoda Kushaq and Honda Elevate.
Exterior design inspired by C3 and C3 Aircross
The new coupe SUV has been developed on the CMP platform, on which the company’s C3 hatchback and C3 Aircross SUV are based. The look of the car is inspired by the C3 and C3 Aircross. Its front has a chrome finish split grille and V-shaped split headlamp setup. Here you will get projector headlamps instead of halogen units. At the bottom, the square design elements of the air vent have been taken from the Aircross.
Talking about the side profile, it has a sloping roofline, square wheel arch, side body cladding and dual-tone alloy wheels. This makes the car look quite sporty. To give the SUV a coupe style, the rear profile has been given quite high and the boot lid has been positioned slightly above the bonnet. It also has a high bumper with wraparound LED taillamps and a silver skid plate.
The car will be available in 5 single tone and 2 dual tone color options. These include Polar White, Steel Grey, Platinum Grey, Cosmo Blue, Garnet Red, Polar White + Pearl Nera Black and Garnet Blue + Pearl Nera Black.
Citroen Basalt Coupe SUV: Interior design and features
The cabin of Basalt resembles that of C3 Aircross and even its dashboard is similar. It has dual digital display and similar AC vents. The company has provided white leatherette upholstery in the car. The rear seat of Basalt can be moved up to 87mm, which will provide better under thigh support.
The Basalt SUV Coupe has a 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a 7-inch digital driver display like the C3 Aircross. Apart from this, features like automatic climate control, cruise control, push button start/stop, keyless entry and wireless phone charging have also been provided in it.
For safety, it has been provided with safety features like 6 airbags, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), rear parking room and Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).
Citroen Basalt Coupe SUV: Performance
The Citroen Basalt will have a choice of two engines for performance. It will have a 1.2-liter turbo-petrol engine that comes in the C3 hatchback and C3 Aircross compact SUV, which generates 110hp of power and 205Nm of torque. The engine can be offered with a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed torque converter automatic gearbox.
At the same time, the second 1.2-liter naturally aspirated petrol engine will be available, which generates 82hp of power and 115Nm of torque. For transmission, it has been tuned with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The car will give a mileage of 18kmpl with this engine, while the turbo engine will give a mileage of 19.5kmpl with 6-speed MT and 18.7kmpl with 6-speed AT.
