Citroen C5 X launch locked in for Australia

UPDATED 13/9/2022: Citroen Australia has opened expressions of interest for the 2022 Citroen C5 X and revealed a few extra local specification details for its inbound crossover, but local pricing remains under wraps.

Due to launch in the final quarter of the year, the C5 X will be offered here with a powered sunroof and a two-tone colour scheme, pairing a black roof with a Steel Grey, Platinum Grey, Amazonite Grey, Nera Black, Magnetic Blue or Pearl White body.

Other previously confirmed spec highlights – see below for full details – include a 12-inch infotainment interface, Advanced Comfort seats, adaptive dampers and an eight-speed automatic transmission that combines with a 133kW/250Nm 1.6-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE PUBLISHED 12/7/2022: The 2022 Citroen C5 X crossover wagon will make its long-awaited Australian debut from October, but hopes of a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version headlining the launch range have been dashed.

The local importer of the French brand has confirmed the Citroen C5 X will be only available in a single high-spec model grade using a 133kW/250Nm 1.6-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine, driving the front wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Likely to start above $50,000 (before on-road costs), the C5 X will include standard kit such as adaptive dampers, Level 2 semi-autonomous safety tech and Citroen’s ‘Comfort’ seats.

Infotainment is expected to comprise a 12.0-inch infotainment touch-screen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Based on the pricing structure of French sibling Peugeot’s new electrified models, the fitment of a plug-in hybrid powertrain – which combines the same 133kW 1.6-litre petrol with an 80kW electric motor and 13.2kWh battery – would have potentially pushed the Citroen C5 X starting price closer to $80,000.

In pure petrol form, the C5 X is expected to compete with the Subaru Outback (from $45,190), plus European rivals like the Peugeot 508 wagon ($58,990) and Volkswagen Passat ($64,890).

First revealed in April 2021, the Citroen C5 X marks a reincarnation of sorts for the Citroen C5, which was axed in sedan and wagon guise in 2017 due to slow sales but has lived on in the form of the C5 Aircross SUV.

The C5 X is touted by the car-maker as combining “the elegance of a sedan, the dynamism of a wagon and the elevated stance of an SUV”.

Citroen Australia managing director Kate Gillis told carsales last year that the PHEV model was “absolutely on the table for evaluation”.

“Part of that evaluation of e and PHEV is ensuring that we’ve got the momentum and the right staging of momentum as we get into 2022 and beyond. So this is definitely on the table at the moment,” she said at the time.

As it stands, other electrified model options available to Citroen Australia include the pure-electric e-C4 and PHEV versions of the existing C5 Aircross.

The fourth member of Citroen Australia’s model range (joining the C3, C4 and C5 Aircross) is destined to be produced in China, where the C5 X is built for the European market at a Stellantis factory in Chengdu.

Full pricing and specification details will be revealed closer to launch.

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