THE citron reformed the C4 last year, but according to the Auto Express website, the French brand does not plan to leave it out of its offer for a long time and is preparing to launch a new generation, this time with a electric version.
According to the vice president of engineering at the PSA group, Gilles Le Borgne , the future C4 will not resort to the platform EMP2 which serves as the basis for the Peugeot 308 but for the group's new platform, the CMP , in a longer version.
According to what was reported by Auto Express, Gilles Le Borgne also confirmed that a all electric version of the new C4 which will use the platform's electric car variant, the e-CMP.
No rush but with priority
At the moment the French brand is represented in the C segment through the C4 Cactus, however, the CEO of Citroën, Linda Jackson, confirmed in statements to Auto Express that although there is still no confirmed date for the launch, the new C4 is a priority .
Linda Jackson, CEO of Citroën speaks to Auto Express"Although we have not yet set a concrete date for when we will launch the successor to the C4, taking into account the importance and sales of the segment, I can guarantee that the launch of a new model is a priority."
The PSA group had initially announced that the e-CMP platform would be able to accommodate batteries of up to 50 kWh of capacity . However, Gilles Le Borgne blurted out that there is a possibility of a future electric C4 come to rely on batteries of up to 60 kWh as it will resort to the longer version of the platform.
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despite the new C4 be able to provide a 100% electric version , Citroën does not plan to stop offering versions to Gasoline and Diesel . If confirmed, the electric version of the C4 may have an autonomy of up to 350 km if you use batteries 60 kWh , still according to Gilles Le Borgne.
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