The C6 has already been put through Euro NCAP crash tests and netted the full five stars for occupant safety. It comes stacked with primary safety equipment – lane departure warning system, seven airbags and a full complement of electronic stability aids. Meanwhile, to improve pedestrian safety, Citroën has adopted pyrotechnic bonnet technology.
The C6 is packed with luxury equipment, too. From heated seats to all-round parking radar, occupants will be left wanting for very little
save for super-luxury kit such as massaging seats. Still, you’d be less than impressed if the C6 came with anything other than impeccable
safety credentials and plenty of standard equipment, particularly in £38k range-topping form.
With its spaciousness and perceived quality, the C6 almost sounds like good value. But the truth is that a lot of the C6’s equipment can be found on most of its rivals and that could give Citroën a problem. At least Citroën UK is realistic, recognising that this car will sell in ‘hundreds, rather than thousands’ a year.
Those who make the choice will get a competent, characterful and endearing car, one that puts comfort above all other dynamic qualities. But they’d be brave buyers: the market decides on residual values, and it’s a bold soul indeed who spends nearly £40,000 on a French executive car.
