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Citroen is giving its C2 and C3 Pluriel mild facelifts for the summer, with styling tweaks and new trim levels.
The C2 gets a new radiator grille and one-piece bumper, plus a simplified range of just four specs; Vibe, Rhythm, VTR and VTS. The entry price for the C2 has risen by £800, with the base 1.1-litre Vibe model starting from £8795, but standard equipment levels have also improved; MP3 input now standard across the range.
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As much as I like the C2 and C3 Pluriel, I think Citroen desperately needs something new in their small car range. An all-new C3 is due at the end of the year, I think, and there are even rumours of a new 2CV, which would probably replace the Pluriel. I've also heard that the C2 will be cut out of the range in favour of a C3 3-door - a more sporty version of the next C3 5-door. The small car range from Citroen just doesn't feel fresh any more, in my opinion, and I don't think Citroen should have raised the starting price to £8800 - that's nearly £1000 more than a Fiat 500! But I'd like to see something new from them - they're already on a roll with the C6, C4 Picasso ad C5!...

Surely the whole headlight, repeaters etc assembly is now so stylised and so large that I have to wonder how well it all works.

The headlights also must be fantastically liable to catastrophic damage in the event of a car-park knock.

Get a grip Citroen.