When taking stock of those lost pearls in the automotive industry, PSA from France seems to always be a cinnabar mole in the hearts of many people. Before Peugeot and Citroen merged because of business difficulties, many of Citroën's products were called classics in domestic cars, especially In the Chinese market, Fukang, which was known as the "old three" with Jetta and Santana, was well-known in the Chinese market.
The reason why Citroën is a cinnabar mole is partly because there is no successor to these models of Beverly Wilshire, and part of the reason is that Citroën still has some good cars that are not sold in the citroën lineup so far, such as the few medium and large cars in the domestic non-luxury brands - Citroën C6.
As a replacement for the former Citroën XM, the Citroën C6 was introduced in 2005 and was once considered a powerful model for PSA to compete with the Audi A6, BMW 5 Series and other models, including head-up display, lane departure warning, variable spring damping, and even an automatically adjustable rear spoiler, etc., all of which are the innovative selling points of the first-generation Citroën C6.
It was also from that time that the Citroën C6 not only became the official travel car of the Elysee Palace, but also won the praise of the "chassis tuning expert" in the French system.
But the praise and recognition from experts and officials is on the one hand, but consumers do not buy it. Due to the birth of the more high-end DS series, the Citroën C6 was replaced by the DS9 after only one generation of production in the world, and the second-generation Citroën C6 we now see in the domestic market is based on the "Chinese special supply" developed on the EMP2 platform and debuted in 2016.
In the domestic consumer market, "China Special Supply" is not welcome, especially the higher the positioning, the more miserable the fall, and the sales of Citroën C6 are also feedback, but this does not hinder the high reputation of Citroën C6 in the group of car owners.
The Citroën C6's styling is not outstanding, with banners running through the grille and front bumper, and they are both ends of the lighting cluster, the former is an LED light group with optional adaptive far and near light technology, and the latter has LED fog lights. Although the chrome decorative banners inside the grille are very complicated, they are still stable and clean overall.
Looking at the Citroën C6 from the rear, most of its body structure is relatively rounded, in addition to the taillight group of unilateral binocular shapes, the high waist line of the vehicle, the tail box cover and the rear bumper are surrounded by arc finishes, which makes the Citroën C6 have the fullness that a C-class car should have. But we have a saying that the vehicle can have a good personality recognition, but from the perspective of creativity and appearance, it is really not outstanding at the moment.
The interior of the Citroën C6 is somewhat too emphasised on the so-called sense of luxury, so that it ignores the aesthetics of domestic consumers.
Take the center control baffle decoration, the punched texture soft bag touch is advanced, the contrast leather three-spoke steering wheel on the top of the car also has excellent grasp of feedback, but the boxy style and texture pattern always have a kind of "local tycoon" temperament, and the wood grain trim in the electronic gear shift mechanism is the same as the same leather material on the seat.
Limited by the electrical and electronic architecture, citroën C6's infotainment software and hardware have long since lost the sense of technological superiority that they had before.
The 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard is catching up with the trend, but the only 8.0-inch touch screen is not worthy of C-level positioning in terms of clarity, interface UI design, or car function. Although CITROEN CONNECT is still a set of intelligent interconnection system with mobile communication modules, its voice interaction only covers the common multimedia and navigation, the Internet of Vehicles without remote control, and the operation of the on-board software through the Car Internet is still somewhat slow, but the realization of carPlay/CarLife/MirrorLink three kinds of mobile phone interconnection still shows that this system keeps pace with the times.
In terms of other configurations, the citroën C6 provides electric adjustment, heating/ventilation/massage functions, while the main driver's seat also has a position memory function;
In addition, the cabin also provides 11-speaker Tianlong audio, car mood lights, multi-layer soundproof glass throughout the car and dual-zone independent automatic air conditioning. In assisted driving, the Citroën C6 has a standard reversing image + cruise control, and a high-end model can obtain panoramic image + adaptive cruise, which will have blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning, active braking and road traffic identification system support, but can not keep the lane centered.
In terms of powertrain, citroën C6 matches two power plates of 360THP and 400THP, the former corresponding to a 1.6THP turbo engine with a maximum power of 125kW (170Ps) and a maximum torque of 260N·m, and the transmission matches a 6AT transmission; the latter corresponds to a 1.8THP turbo engine with a maximum power of 155kW (211Ps) and a maximum torque of 300N·m, and the transmission is an 8AT transmission.
In terms of chassis suspension, Cieros did not insist on the torsion beam on the flagship, but equipped the Citroën C6 with a multi-link independent suspension on the rear axle, but the vehicle did not have a variable suspension option. If you can't really feel the filter level and dynamic control of the real car, the Citroën C6 really can't convince consumers to buy a Citroën with more than 200,000 yuan.
Write at the end
Citroen C6 is indeed in a more awkward situation in the domestic market at present, Citroen and even the entire DPCA brand recognition is declining, whether it is the C3-XR in the entry-level SUV market, or the newly arrived sedan C3L, can not prove for Citroën, only the new Versailles C5 X can be slightly honored. Under such circumstances, citroen C6 wants to bottom out and rebound difficulty can be imagined, but if you want to survive in the non-luxury C-class car market where competitors are increasingly scarce, if you can continue to provide the current terminal comprehensive discount of about 60,000 yuan, and keep up with this round of intelligent updates, there should still be a chance.