Why we’re working it: To see if this electrical fastback saloon can outmuscle the rising SUV market

Month 1 – Specs

Life with an E-C4 X: Month 1

Welcoming the E-C4 X to the fleet – 7 February 2024

The Citroën -C4 X is a tough automotive to categorise, even once you’ve spent a little bit of time with one, as I’ve since ours arrived on the long-term check fleet.

The EV sits intriguingly inside the more and more blurred traces that separate totally different automotive classes, using barely increased than a standard saloon however not fairly by sufficient that you may name it an SUV. Coupé-SUV hatchback?

Raised fastback saloon? One of these descriptions might be right. Citroën itself calls the automotive a “fastback with the modern look of an SUV”, in order that’s cleared that up…

One completely clear factor is that Citroën has stayed true to its comfort-biased roots as a result of the e-C4 X has already made a case for it being among the many Stellantis group’s most stress-free vehicles to drive.

This electrical fastback prioritises consolation above all else – a degree emphasised by its gloriously plush seats and bump-absorbing trip.

To that finish, it is geared up with the French model’s Advanced Comfort suspension, which options twin hydraulic stops on the entrance and rear. In some methods, it looks like a Rolls-Royce Spectre for the everyman.

Okay, so clearly it isn’t going to be taking over the £330,000 ultra-luxurious Spirit of Ecstasy in any forthcoming comparability exams, however it’s jolly good inside and it comes with a ten.0in touchscreen with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus a crisp head-up show, in addition to a 5.5mm digital display behind the steering wheel.