Citroen C-Cactus - Fun or Car?

If to have a closer look at the Frankfurt Auto Show 2007, it is possible to notice, that each company decided to be so ecologically correct and environmentally friendly, that it is even difficult to believe and sometimes sounds too good to be truth!

Citroen has made a new car, that is a combination of nature protection and economy. Citroen C-Cactus, a very strange name to a car, but it is metaphoric, this car is an embodiment of the economize petrol consuming, so it needs as much fuel, as the cactus needs water. If to be precise, new Citroen needs 3.4 L of fuel for 100 km. And the number of emissions in the atmosphere is fantastic! In a good sense of this word! It is as minimal as possible: 78g/kg of carbon dioxide. This car is focused on essential values, on comfort and ergonomics.

So, as we already know, this car is made in accordance with 2 principles: economy and ecological friendliness. The first one was described below and the second one will be viewed below. New Citroen consists of 200 parts. Any other conventional car has not less than 450 parts. Another plus to this car - its price - $25,000. Rather cheap, taking into consideration the whole advantages of the car!

Let’s go forward, both car interior and exterior and each detail are thought-over. Some functions were united, some parts removed, all these gave additional comfort to the car.

New Citroen C-Cactus can be proud of cheerful, modern, bold, bright and attractive design. It conveys the simplicity of form, at the same time being a powerful one. By the way, there were made some interesting peculiarities in interior designing, namely:

• boot space became much larger: 1100 liters;
• there is no dashboard (instead of it new Citroen C-Cactus has a fixed hub of the steering wheel);
• presence of modular stowage system;
• modern audio system;
• panoramic glass roof;
• cruise control;
• there is a simple sliding window opening mechanism in this car;
• possesses highly-comfortable seats;

Some other interesting features of Citroen C-Cactus:

1. Almost all the materials it is made from are recycable;
2. While driving in city it can be named ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle);
3. Weighs only 1,306 kg;
4. Top speed - 150 kph;
5. Michelin has developed special low-profile tyres for the Citroen;
6. Bold interior design with an apple images;
7. Air conditioning with automatic temperature control;
8. Electric handbrake;
9. Touch screen navigation system;
10. Made on C4 platform.