CITROEN E-C4 X
It’s the return of the ‘shatch’, surprisingly, in the altered form of an electric crossover
TESTED 11.1.23, MADRID, SPAIN ON SALE MARCH
TESTER’S NOTE
There’s plenty of room around the screen and on the dash for more physical buttons if Citroën is so inclined. Hopefully it will be. MP
The new Citroën ë-C4 X is as straightforward a proposition as its name suggests. The ‘ë’ is because it’s electric-only, the ‘C4’ because it’s derived from the C4 hatchback and the ‘X’ because there’s more besides: a fastbackstyle rear end with a saloon boot.
It is longer than the C4, at 4.60 rather than 4.36 metres, but keeps its 2.67m wheelbase, so everything new is hanging out the rear. It’s very much a saloon version of the hatch, and it’s the longest car on Stellantis’s CMP platform, meant for little’uns.