2016 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso LONG TERM REVIEW – Pssst…Best In Class (But It’s A Secret)
ALONG WITH A MORTGAGE AND SCHOOL FEES, FAMILY LIFE REQUIRES A NEW DIRECTION IN CARS AND CITROEN HAS AN ANSWER FOR YOU – IT’S THE STYLISH AND GREAT VALUE GRAND C4 PICASSO.
Although categorised as a ‘People Mover’, the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso is more correctly a ‘Midi-MPV’ (Multi-Purpose Vehicle). It brings French style into a segment where it is pitched against Honda’s Odyssey, Kia Rondo and Toyota’s large hybrid Prius V.
Citroen has now revised the C4’s specification and price. It was always a compelling buy, and one we took to straight away – but now it’s even better value, and can lay claim to the status of being the best of the compact MPVs.
Vehicle Style: Seven-seat MPV
Price: $44,990 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 110kW/370Nm 2.0 litre 4cyl turbo-diesel | 6sp automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 4.5 l/100km | tested: 6.6 l/100km
OVERVIEW
The standard procedure at TMR is to test a car for one week. But in the case of the Grand C4 Picasso, we held onto it for a couple of months to "live with the car" and get a better handle on its operation as a family conveyance.
You know, variable workloads, variable conditions, variable fuel consumption. Gee, we even washed it ourselves a few times with actual soap suds, bucket and hose in the driveway.
Compact MPVs stake no claims to being anything other than for families.