[Venkatesh]

Citroen Basalt India production begins ahead of launch.

The Citroen Basalt is being built alongside the C3 Aircross SUV at the Thiruvallur plant in Tamil Nadu

Made-in-India Citroen Basalt will also be exported to other right-hand drive markets.

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[volkman10]

Citroën Basalt will make its Global debut in August.

For Brazil,

SUV will be sold in four versions, two with a 1.0 Firefly engine and two with a 1.0 Turbo Flex 200 engine.

Variants will be Live 1.0, Feel 1.0, Feel Turbo Turbo 200 and Shine Turbo 200.

Citroën will sell the 2025 Coupé Basalt SUV in versions with a 1.0 Firefly engine and manual transmission. It will be the first 1.0 SUV on the Brazilian market. The 1.0 Firefly engine and manual transmission, the Citroën Basalt will follow the same version logic as the C3, so it will be sold in Live and Feel versions.

The 1.0 Firefly engine delivers 71 hp at 6,000 rpm and 10 kgfm of torque at 3,250 rpm with gasoline. With ethanol, power is now 75 hp at 6,000 rpm and torque of 10.7 kgfm at 3,250 rpm. The transmission is a five-speed manual.

The Feel and Shine versions will be equipped with the 1.0 Turbo Flex 200 engine. It delivers power of 130 hp with ethanol and 125 hp with gasoline at 5,750 rpm, while the common torque for both fuels is always 20.4 kgfm at 1,750 rpm. It will be connected to the CVT automatic transmission that simulates seven gears.

The 1.0 versions will have a simpler look and do without auxiliary headlights. The Citroën Basalt Live will be equipped with 16” steel wheels and hubcaps shod with 205/60 R16 tires. The Feel adds a 16” alloy wheel.

Among the main standard items of the Citroën Basalt 1.0 are air conditioning, electric steering, multimedia center with 10” screen, front electric windows, electric locks, multifunctional steering wheel, among other items.

In terms of safety, the entry-level Live will only have two front airbags, traction and stability controls, hill start assistant, ISOFIX system for securing child seats, among other items.

The Feel 1.0 adds a digital instrument panel, side airbags and rear electric windows, the control of which must remain on the central console to serve the driver and rear passengers.

The Citroën Basalt will have the same 2.67 meter wheelbase as the C3 Aircross, as well as a width of 1.67 m. The length should also be close to that of its brother, at 4.32 m. The SUV Coupé's trunk will have a capacity of 490 liters.

The Citroën Basalt 1.0 will be positioned at prices above the C3 1.0 Feel and below the C3 Aircross Feel Turbo 200. Sources indicate that prices for the Live version will be between R$90 and R$100 thousand. The Turbo Flex 200 versions should also be positioned with prices below the five-seater versions of the C3 Aircross.

Basalt's dashboard and upholstery follow the design of the C3 Aircross , as do the seats, but there are armrests for the front occupants. In the recently spotted prototype, despite the central armrest, the rear window controls remained on the central console, but this does not mean that the production version will continue with the controls in that position. Everything indicates that, like the Indian Basalt, the controls for the rear electric windows will be housed in the doors.

In the Shine version, the Citroën Basalt 2025 may have digital air conditioning, push-button start and rear electric window controls on the doors.

In terms of external appearance, the front of the Basalt follows the same design as the C3 Aicross, with the same headlights and grille. The difference between the versions is the absence of auxiliary lights in the Live input option, in the other items they will be standard.
The tires will always measure 205/60 R16. The prototypes run on Dunlop Enasave tires.

At the rear, the Citroën Basalt 2025 has a lid that opens along with the rear window. The lanterns follow the style of the brothers, but are slightly narrower. Just like the C3 Aircross, the nameplate is on the bumper.

it should only keep the front and side airbags option. The list is completed with traction and stability controls, ABS brakes with EBD, hill start assistant, ISOFIX anchoring system for child seats, among other items.

the Live version with the 1.0 Firefly engine must have an analog instrument panel and only two airbags.

Sports version

Citroën is considering launching the Basalt in a sports version with the 1.3 Turbo Flex engine with 185 hp and 27.5 kgfm of torque. The engine is connected to a six-speed automatic transmission.

In terms of external appearance, the version may have a black painted roof, Full LED headlights and 17″ wheels. Inside, the sporty Basalt will have an interior finish in dark tones and a dashboard with some parts finished in leather. Roof linings will also be black.














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[Durango Dude]

Originally Posted by varun.ppl

Also, what do you reckon of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s assosiation with the brand

Not that Sachin's association with FIAT did it any good. Citroen is slowly waking up, but with Tata Curvv also looming in the horizon and awaiting launch, I think the Basalt's work has become harder in convincing the market to buy it. Those figures mentioned like 75 hp and 10.7 kgm torque are absolutely dowdy figures may be the 130 bhp and 20.7 kgm would sell if specced right and only if Citroen increases it's dealership foot print drastically. As such present dealers of Citroen aren't hearing enough footfalls yet and who in their right mind opt for a Citroen dealership in B and C segment cities. As I see it more people will be happy taking test drives than really buy the product unless the brand inspires some confidence.

[volkman10]

Citroën Basalt spied in India again!

The Basalt can also be seen next to a Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, giving an idea of the dimensions of the Coupe SUV. The Ertiga measures 1690 mm in height and the Citroën is nearly as tall. The maximum height of the Basalt could be around 1600 mm.

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[volkman10]

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[arjab]

Originally Posted by volkman10

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This is a good looking car. The rear end execution has been done well. The integration of the sloping roof with the short rear decklid does not seem abrupt or "tacked-on". In bright colours and subtle metallics this silhouette will catch the light well.
This design is more proportionate than the Tata Curvv, which in my personal opinion, looks a bit dumpy.

[NFS2024]

Originally Posted by Candy$Cars

Those el-cheapo looking flap type handles are a big eye-sore on an otherwise decent looking car.

Tell me about it. Apart from not looking good, the other problem is your fingers gets stuck inside of the flap and it pierces your skin. Can't remember how many times I hurt my hand in my Punto. Hope that's not the case with flap handle.

[ergon_9700]

Originally Posted by volkman10

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Is it just me or are there actually projector headlamps on the Basalt spotted?

[volkman10]

Global unveil of Citroen Basalt will be on 2nd August.

Close to the heels of Tata Curvv's reveal, Citroen will reveal its SUV Coupe, with price reveal to come later.


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[ashutoshb]

Here is the teaser video.

https://youtu.be/AS-l2DwZNNk?si=BL-adwyIefGlk57Q

Off topic, their YouTube channel has videos sharing how to pronounce 'Citroen' in hindi, Marathi, Tamil and other languages.

https://youtu.be/d3WrDSa85HU?si=PRgs7o9yH3LmzRk9

[volkman10]

Clash of the SUV Coupe's. Which is the better looking one?

[TheStoryweaver]

Originally Posted by volkman10

Clash of the SUV Coupe's. Which is the better looking one?

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Hahaha! The competition is heating up to get the first mover’s advantage.
Tom. We get a good look how the curvv shall be ( post the bharat expo show)

[Lalvaz]

Its been over a month since I've been inundated with advertisements on Instagram for the Citroen Basalt and C3 Aircross. I liked what I saw so wanted to take a TD. Dropped them an interest via Instagram, and got a couple of calls with promises for Test Drives, but they never actually showed up.

I called them again and again, but no luck. Only hollow promises and fake appointments for this Monday, and tomorrow, and day after, but no sign of their car.

Is this how Citroen hopes to beat the likes of Suzuki and Hyundai?

Last time I saw such disinterest in sales was with Fiat, and we all know how that fared.

Shame that their advertising budgets draws in potential customers, who never get served.

[shortbread]

Originally Posted by Lalvaz

I called them again and again, but no luck. Only hollow promises and fake appointments for this Monday, and tomorrow, and day after, but no sign of their car.

Is this how Citroen hopes to beat the likes of Suzuki and Hyundai?

Who says Citroen even wans to compete with the likes of Suzuki or Hyundai, that's way beneath them (and too challenging)?

Say hello to dealing with the French, complexe de supériorité!

[bullitt1]

So, 10 years back the trend was to slap boot to hatchbacks and call compact sedan and now doing the same thing to pseudo SUV's. Time for some ugly ducklings to roam the roads.