Which Citroen C3X variant should you buy?
Best value for money: Feel (O), at ₹1.03L over the Feel. Of the steps you pay extra for that keep the same engine and gearbox, none is better value for money on the price list. Turbo Feel to Shine looks better value for money than that, and is left out of the comparison because it changes the engine or the gearbox too: its price is not the price of its features.
Above Feel (O) the range keeps going, but every upgrade left changes the engine or the gearbox as well as the features, so there is no honest way to rank them on value for money. Choose up there on the powertrain you want.
How this is worked out
What each step up actually buys
+₹70,000 (₹4.99L to ₹5.69L)
- Rear parking camera
- Touchscreen9.8"
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers4
+₹31,000 (₹5.69L to ₹6.00L)
- Roof rails
Worth knowing: this step also gives up rear parking camera, 9.8" touchscreen, wired CarPlay / Android Auto and 4 speakers.
Feel to Feel (O)
Best value+₹1.03L (₹6.00L to ₹7.03L)
Why
Best value for money of the steps you pay for: no other paid step is better value for money on the price list.- Airbags2 → 6
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- Touchscreen10.25"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers4
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- and 1 more
+₹55,000 (₹7.03L to ₹7.58L)
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the Turbo Feel moves from Petrol 5-speed manual to Turbo Petrol 6-speed manual, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
- Electronic stability control
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 7" digital
Worth knowing: this step also gives up airbags (6 against 2), ISOFIX child seat anchorages, 10.25" touchscreen, wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, 4 speakers and height-adjustable driver seat, and 1 more.
+₹28,000 (₹7.58L to ₹7.86L)
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the Shine moves from Turbo Petrol 6-speed manual to Petrol 5-speed manual, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
- Airbags2 → 6
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- HeadlampsHalogen → LED projector
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- LED fog lamps
- Touchscreen10.25"
- and 9 more
Worth knowing: this step also gives up electronic stability control and tyre pressure monitor.
+₹1.11L (₹7.86L to ₹8.97L)
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the cheapest Turbo Shine moves from Petrol 5-speed manual to Turbo Petrol 6-speed manual, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
- Electronic stability control
- Tyre pressure monitor
Why some steps are not ranked
What the road does to this ranking
Where you register does not change which step is the best buy here. Feel to Feel (O) asks the least money for each feature it adds on the price list, and that holds once road tax is counted too, in all 25 of the states we can price this ladder in.
Why the road could have changed this, and did not
Every price on this page is the showroom's. States charge their road tax as a share of that price and step the share up in bands, so a trim that carries a car past a band boundary is charged for the whole boundary. A ranking worked out on the price list is not automatically the ranking you pay.
Take the badged step, Feel to Feel (O): ₹1,03,000 on the price list, and anywhere from ₹1,06,090 to ₹1,29,240 on the road. Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Haryana comes out highest, across the 25 states behind that range. Every other step moves by its own amount, and that is what can reorder them.
In each of those states we ranked the 2 steps that keep the same engine and gearbox again, and the order came back the same every time. So the badge above is safe to act on wherever you buy the car.
Where the features that matter land
- Airbags
- 6 of them arrive at Feel (O), from ₹7.03L.
- Not every trim keeps them: the Turbo Feel at ₹7.58L has 2 airbags against 6.
- Cheapest automatic
- Turbo Shine Turbo Petrol AT, ₹9.68L
- Airbags
- Every C3X has 6 or more airbags, the base Live included, so there is no step to pay for.
No C3X has ADAS, a 360 camera, a sunroof, ventilated seats or cruise control at any price, on any trim.
Then there is the engine
Picking the trim is only half of it. The C3X is sold with 2 powertrains, and the cheapest way into each is a different amount of money.
| Engine | Cheapest way in | Gearbox | Official figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol82 PS | Live₹4.99L | 5-speed manual | 19.3 km/l |
| Turbo Petrol110 PS | Turbo Feel₹7.58L | 6-speed manual | 19.3 km/l |
Citroen C3X: the questions people ask
- How many Citroen C3X variants are there, and what do they cost?
- 8 variants across 7 trims, from ₹4.99L for the Live Petrol MT to ₹9.68L for the Turbo Shine Turbo Petrol AT, ex-showroom.
- Which Citroen C3X is the base model, and what does it cost?
- The Live, from ₹4.99L ex-showroom, is where the C3X range starts. Features you get even here: 2 airbags. What you give up against the top Turbo Shine: 2 airbags against 6, no electronic stability control and no ISOFIX child seat anchorages, and 16 more.
- Which Citroen C3X is the top model, and what does it cost?
- The Turbo Shine tops the range at ₹8.97L to ₹9.68L ex-showroom. Over the base Live it adds airbags (6 against 2), electronic stability control and ISOFIX child seat anchorages, and 16 more.
- Which Citroen C3X variant is the best value for money?
- The Feel (O). It costs ₹1.03L over the Feel, and of the steps you pay extra for that keep the same engine and gearbox, none is better value for money on the price list. You get airbags (6 against 2), ISOFIX child seat anchorages, 10.25" touchscreen and wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, and 3 more. Turbo Feel to Shine looks better value for money than that, and is left out of the comparison because it changes the engine or the gearbox too: its price is not the price of its features.
- Which Citroen C3X variant has 6 airbags?
- 6 airbags arrive at Feel (O), from ₹7.03L. Trims below it get fewer, and the Turbo Feel at ₹7.58L has 2 airbags against 6.
- What is the cheapest automatic Citroen C3X?
- The Turbo Shine Turbo Petrol AT, at ₹9.68L ex-showroom.
- Which Citroen C3X variant has 6 or more airbags?
- Every C3X has 6 or more airbags, the base Live included, so there is no step to pay for.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Prices checked . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.