Yahoo Autos Citroen keeps it weird with segment-defying C5 X flagship model
Paris-based Citroën unveiled a flagship model named C5 X that's positioned at the intersection of sedans, station wagons and crossovers. Developed with comfort in mind, it illustrates how carmakers can move away from traditional sedans without exiting the large car segment, or ending up with a range made up only of crossovers.
The C5 X stretches 189 inches long, 73 inches wide, and 58 inches tall, dimensions that make it about as big as a Toyota Camry. Viewed from the front, it's unmistakably a member of the Citroën portfolio. It shares distinctive styling cues like low-mounted headlights and ultra-thin LED daytime running lights with other recent additions to the company's range, like the funky C4 fastback. Its roofline is markedly lower than an SUV's, more rakish than a wagon's, yet more upright than a fastback's. It's a little bit like a Honda Crosstour prepared in béchamel sauce.
Citroën didn't blur the lines separating these three segments just for the enfer of it. Pegging the C5 X in the middle of this Venn diagram allowed it to replace the sedan and wagon variants of the last C5 with a single model without creating internal competition for the C5 Aircross, which is unequivocally positioned in the SUV category.
