CITROEN has made its already highly efficient three-cylinder-powered C3 range even more eco friendly.
A drop in CO2 emissions is the big gain from a suite of changes that includes a new battery fitted to those cars using a manual gearbox, while the entry-level PureTech 83 model has also been given a new alternator.
All new C3 models will also get a fuel consumption meter fitted as standard, ahead of regulations due to be implemented in January 2021 which will see this technology made mandatory.
As a result of these changes, Citroen now says that the C3 benefits from reductions of between three and seven g/km CO2 across the three-cylinder petrol range.
The emissions for the PureTech 83 fitted with a manual gearbox, for example, fall from 130g/km CO2 to 123g/km.
For company car drivers, this could result in benefit-in-kind tax band reductions of up to two per cent.
This could see the monthly tax bill of a 40 per cent tax payer reduced by more than £140 in the 2021-2022 period.
Despite this change, prices remain unaffected and start from £16,880.
The existing BlueHDi diesel engines remain part of the C3's line-up, though these do not benefit from any reduction in CO2.
