This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Powering the Citroën C5 3.0i V6 is a double overhead camshaft, 2.9 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 212 bhp (215 PS/158 kW) at 6000 rpm and 290 N·m (214 lb·ft/29.6 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 1800 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 224 km/h, which is 139 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 15.6/7.5/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 248.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2815 mm | 110.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4779 mm | 188.1 inches | |
| Width | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1451 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1800 kg | 3968 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 71 litres | 15.6 [18.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.30 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.71 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | ES9A | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2946 cc (179.776 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 82.6 mm
3.43 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
215 PS (212 bhp) (158 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
290 Nm (214 ft·lb) (29.6 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
53.7 kW/litre 73 ps/litre 72 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
98.44 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch ME 7.4.7 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1237 kPa (179.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 491 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.39 kg/kW 19.02 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.6/7.5/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.6/7.5/10.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/13.3/9.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.1/37.7/26.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.1/31.4/22.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 248.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.950 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 290 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169532 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Citroën C5 3.0i V6 added 2008-03-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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