Citroen C3 Is Now More Equipped Than Before, Courtesy A New Top-spec Shine Variant

The Shine variant is currently only available with the naturally aspirated petrol engine but will soon be offered with the turbo-petrol unit as well

• The revised variant lineup of C3 stands as: Live, Feel and Shine (new).

• It commands a premium of more than Rs 50,000 over the previous top-spec Feel trim.

• Prices for the Shine variant begin from Rs 7.60 lakh (ex-showroom).

• For now, the Shine variant is limited to the 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine.

• New features on the Shine variant include fog lamps, 15-inch dual-tone alloy wheels and a reversing camera.

• Citroen will soon offer the Shine variant with the 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine as well.

• The C3’s electric derivative, the eC3, will get the new Shine variant shortly too.

Citroen has launched a new, more equipped top-spec Shine variant of the C3 hatchback. It gets more useful features for a bump of over Rs 50,000 compared to the previous top-spec Feel trim. For now, the new variant is only available with the naturally aspirated engine of the C3.

Updated Variant-wise Price List

Mind you, these prices are just for the 1.2-litre naturally aspirated-equipped variants of the C3. We are expecting the C3's turbo-petrol version and the eC3 EV to get the Shine trim soon as well.

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What Do You Get With The “Shine” Variant?

The new variant brings with it features such as a day/night inside rear view mirror (IRVM), 15-inch dual-tone alloy wheels, electrically adjustable outside rear view mirrors (ORVM), and fog lamps. Citroen is also providing it with rear skid plates, a reversing camera, rear defogger, rear wiper and washer, and connected car tech with 35 features.

Powertrain Details

Citroen has provided the Shine variant only with the 1.2-litre naturally aspirated unit (82PS/115Nm) mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. For now, the C3 is also available with a 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine (110PS/190Nm) paired with a 6-speed MT, although only with the mid-spec Feel trim. Citroen will soon be offering the Shine variant with the turbocharged unit too.

Competition Check

With the variant and features update, the C3 is now a more fierce rival to the likes of the Maruti Wagon R and Celerio and Tata Tiago. Due to its price and size, it also competes with premium hatchbacks like the Maruti Baleno, Hyundai i20, and Tata Altroz, and sub-4m SUVs like the Renault Kiger, Nissan Magnite and the upcoming Maruti Fronx.

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