Citroen ë-C4 and ë-C4X review
Citroen finds its value niche within the Stellantis juggernaut with a likeable, practical electric hatchback As the various brands of the Stellantis juggernaut try to find their place and identity, Citroën appears to be morphing into the French Skoda, and the best example of that is the Citroën ë-C4, and its piston-powered equivalent the Citroën C4.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 that car, but it’s the size of the Peugeot e-308.Citroën has just given it quite a comprehensive visual update to keep the family resemblance with the Citroen ë-C3, and to keep it fresh in a field with plenty of attractively priced alternatives like the Renault 5 and upcoming Renault 4, as well as the MG4 and Kia EV3.As before, there’s also a slightly weird saloon version of the ë-C4, called ë-C4 X. It’s mechanically identical, so we’ll briefly touch on the differences where relevant.
Citroen finds its value niche within the Stellantis juggernaut with a likeable, practical electric hatchback
As the various brands of the Stellantis juggernaut try to find their place and identity, Citroën appears to be morphing into the French Skoda, and the best example of that is the Citroën ë-C4, and its piston-powered equivalent the Citroën C4.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 that car, but it’s the size of the Peugeot e-308.Citroën has just given it quite a comprehensive visual update to keep the family resemblance with the Citroen ë-C3, and to keep it fresh in a field with plenty of attractively priced alternatives like the Renault 5 and upcoming Renault 4, as well as the MG4 and Kia EV3.As before, there’s also a slightly weird saloon version of the ë-C4, called ë-C4 X. It’s mechanically identical, so we’ll briefly touch on the differences where relevant. 
