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Citroen ë-C4 and ë-C4 X review
Practical electric hatchback and saloon duo offer good value for money – but is it likeable? As the various brands of the Stellantis juggernaut try to find their place and identity, Citroën appears to be morphing into French Skoda, and the Citroën ë-C4 (an electric Citroën C4) is one of the best examples of that.Years ago, that Skoda comparison would have been an insult, but it certainly isn’t today. Skoda takes shared mechanicals and manages to make them just that bit easier to use, less pretentious and more practical.The ë-C4 attempts a similar trick, taking the basis of a small car and building a bigger but cheaper one on top. So the ë-C4 has the same e-CMP platform as the Peugeot e-208 and is priced in line with it but is the size of the Peugeot e-308.Citroën has just given it quite a comprehensive visual update to keep the family resemblance with the ë-C3 and to keep it fresh in a field with plenty of attractively priced alternatives like the Renault 5, upcoming Renault 4, MG 4 EV and Kia EV3.There's also a slightly weird saloon version of the ë-C4 called the ë-C4 X. It’s mechanically identical, so we will briefly touch on the differences where relevant.
Practical electric hatchback and saloon duo offer good value for money – but is it likeable?
As the various brands of the Stellantis juggernaut try to find their place and identity, Citroën appears to be morphing into French Skoda, and the Citroën ë-C4 (an electric Citroën C4) is one of the best examples of that.Years ago, that Skoda comparison would have been an insult, but it certainly isn’t today. Skoda takes shared mechanicals and manages to make them just that bit easier to use, less pretentious and more practical.The ë-C4 attempts a similar trick, taking the basis of a small car and building a bigger but cheaper one on top. So the ë-C4 has the same e-CMP platform as the Peugeot e-208 and is priced in line with it but is the size of the Peugeot e-308.Citroën has just given it quite a comprehensive visual update to keep the family resemblance with the ë-C3 and to keep it fresh in a field with plenty of attractively priced alternatives like the Renault 5, upcoming Renault 4, MG 4 EV and Kia EV3.There's also a slightly weird saloon version of the ë-C4 called the ë-C4 X. It’s mechanically identical, so we will briefly touch on the differences where relevant. 
