Code red and white for Citroen

Forget the Da Vinci Code - that was an overrated book anyway. Citroen has now launched a special edition C3, the C3 Picasso Code. This replaces the special edition Blackcherry variant and is based on the HDi manual with some handy standard features for good measure. These include air conditioning, Bluetooth connectivity, curtain airbags and cruise control with a speed limiter - perfect for when those average speed cameras cause you to have a mathematics fail on the motorway.

The Picasso Code also stands out thanks to a 'Look Pack' which includes Polar White or Cherry Red 17-inch alloy wheels, chrome lower bumper inserts, shiny black door handles with chrome inserts, the excellently named Obsidian Black for the bumpers and wing mirrors and longitudinal roof bars.

As well as Polar White and Cherry Red body colours, there's also the tres French Belle Ile Blue and the Star Trek-sounding Thorium Grey. The Polar White wheels go with the Belle Ile Blue and Cherry Red body colours while the Polar White and Thorium Grey bodies get Cherry Red wheels. Confused yet? The side rubbing strips and number plate surrounds are also colour-matched to the wheels.

The diesel powertrain offers combined fuel economy of 61.4mpg and is eligible for free VED in the first year because CO2 emissions are less than 120g/km. It is on sale now priced from £15,695.

www.citroen.co.uk


By Georgia Lewis

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