The C4 Cactus PureTech 75 is a passenger car from Citroën, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
Its 3 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.2 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 5750 rpm and 118 Nm (87 lbft/12 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1040 kg, the Citroën C4 Cactus PureTech 75 dispatches the 0-100 km/h sprint in 12.9 seconds and the standing kilometre in 34.7 seconds.
Top claimed speed is 166 km/h (103 mph), stated fuel consumption is 5.6/4.0/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 105.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2595 mm | 102.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1477 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1477 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4157 mm | 163.7 inches | |
| Width | 1729 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1040 kg | 2293 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.16 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | PSA | ||
| Engine code | EB2D | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1199 cc (73.167 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 90.5 mm
2.95 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.7 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.42 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1236.7 kPa (179.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 34.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 166 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.15 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.85 kg/kW 31.48 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.6/4.0/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.6/4.0/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 17.9/25.0/21.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 50.4/70.6/61.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 42.0/58.8/51.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 105.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | B | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.020 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 266 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 461945 | ||
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| RAC rating | 10.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Citroën C4 Cactus PureTech 75 added 2016-03-12. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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