Citroen Basalt: Citroen India was going to launch its Citroen Basalt Coupe SUV today. However, now it will be launched on August 9. Today, Tata Curve has entered the coupe SUV segment. In such a situation, Citroen released a teaser and informed that it will launch Basalt on August 9.
Citroen Basalt Design and Style
Talking about design and style of Citron Basalt, then The design and styling of the Basalt is similar to the model seen on the concept. The only difference is that the production model gets smaller, 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels than the concept.
These are fitted with different tyres, which are not as thick as the ones seen on the concept. Another small change is in the body cladding. While the concept has a glossy finish, the cladding for the production model has a matte finish. The wheelbase of the Basalt is 2,651mm, which makes it 20mm shorter than the wheelbase of the C3 Aircross. Ground clearance is 180mm.
Citroen Basalt Specification
Talking about specification, then the design is quite similar to the C3 Aircross, with which it shares its underpinnings. The Basalt gets a sloping roofline that flows into a high deck lid with an inbuilt spoiler lip.
The tail-lights styled to look like LED units actually have conventional light bulbs. In terms of colour options, the Citroen will come in 5 single-tone Polar White, Steel Grey, Platinum Grey, Garnet Red and Cosmo Blue. All of these white and red will be available with a black roof.
Citroen Basalt Features
Talking about features, then it also gets a 7.0-inch fully digital instrument display. There is adjustable under-thigh support for the rear seats. As for boot space, Citroen says the Basalt has 470 litres of space.
Features inside the Basalt include a 15-watt wireless phone charger, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and connected car technology. Interestingly, the Basalt does not get a panoramic sunroof, which Tata is going to offer in its Curve SUV.
Citroen Basalt Engine
Talking about engine, then the Basalt will be available with two engines. The first is a naturally-aspirated, 1.2-litre petrol that produces 81 bhp and 115 Nm of torque that was first introduced with the C3 hatchback, mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox.
The Basalt will also get a 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine with the option of a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission. The power output of both gearboxes will be 108 bhp. While the manual version will get 195 Nm of torque and the automatic version will get 210 Nm of torque.
The ARAI certified mileage of the 1.2-litre version will be 18 kmpl, the turbo-petrol manual will be 19.5 kmpl and the turbo-petrol automatic will be 18.7 kmpl.
Citroen Basalt Price
Talking about price then, Citroen Basalt price is expected to be in the range of Rs. 9.50 – 13.50 Lakh.