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{{Short description|Compact crossover SUV produced by Citroën (2007-2012)}}

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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Citroën C-Crosser
| image = Citroën C-Crosser front 20100329.jpg
| manufacturer = [[Mitsubishi Motors]]
| aka = [[Mitsubishi Outlander#CW|Mitsubishi Outlander (second generation)]]<br />[[Peugeot 4007]]
| production = 2007–2012 (47,800 units produced)
| assembly = Japan: [[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki]] ([[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi Motors Nagoya Plant]])<br>Russia: [[Kaluga]] ([[PSA Peugeot Citroën#Peugeot Citroën Mitsubishi Automotiv Rus|PCMA Rus]])
| predecessor = [[Citroën Méhari]]<br />[[Citroën FAF]]
| successor = [[Citroën C4 Aircross]]
| class = [[Compact crossover SUV]] ([[C-segment|C]])
| body_style = 5-door [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]]
| layout = [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive]]<br />[[Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, four-wheel-drive]]
| platform = [[Mitsubishi GS platform]]
| engine = 2.4&nbsp;L ''[[Mitsubishi 4B1 engine#4B12 (2.4L 4 Cylinder NA)|Mitsubishi 4B12]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]] ([[Petrol engine|petrol]])<br />2.2&nbsp;L ''[[PSA EW/DW engine#DW10|DW12]]'' [[Turbocharger|turbo]] I4 ([[Diesel engine|diesel]])
| transmission = 6-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]<br />6-speed [[Dual-clutch transmission|dual-clutch]]
| wheelbase = {{convert|2670|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|4645|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1805|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1715|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1750|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| sp = uk
| designer = Domagoj Đukec<ref>{{cite web|title=Domagoj Đukec|url=https://www.automotivedesignconference.com/portfolio/domagoj-dukec/|access-date=13 July 2023|website=automotivedesignconference.com}}</ref>
}}

The '''Citroën C-Crosser''' is a [[compact SUV|compact crossover SUV]] launched in July 2007,<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2012"/> designed for the French manufacturer [[Citroën]], and produced by [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] on the basis of the [[Mitsubishi Outlander|Outlander]]. The equivalent [[Peugeot]] [[badge-engineered|badge engineered]] version was the [[Peugeot 4007|4007]].

It was expected that the car would be named the C7, but in October 2006, it was announced that it would be called the C-Crosser. The C-Crosser took its name from the four-wheel drive concept car that Citroën first displayed in the [[Frankfurt Motor Show#2001|2001 Frankfurt Motor Show]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1257/ |title=Car News: the latest motoring news - BBC Top Gear - BBC Top Gear |publisher=Topgear.com |access-date=2011-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505002802/http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1257/ |archive-date=2008-05-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://motor.terra.es/motor/novedades/articulo/citroen_c-_crosser_33322.htm |title=Citroën C- Crosser · Novedades · Motor · Autopista · Terra |publisher=Motor.terra.es |date=2006-10-26 |access-date=2010-12-04 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143931/http://motor.terra.es/motor/novedades/articulo/citroen_c-_crosser_33322.htm |archive-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The C-Crosser was shown at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2007|Geneva Motor Show]] in March 2007.

Together, the 4007 and C-Crosser were the first Japanese produced cars sold under any French brand. They had been planned to be assembled, for Europe, in the factory that was built in the 1960s to assemble [[DAF Trucks|DAF]]s, now Mitsubishi's [[Nedcar]] plant in [[Born, Netherlands]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.automotoportal.com/article/mitsubishi-motors-european-production-hub-nedcar-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary |title=Mitsubishi Motors' European production hub (Nedcar) celebrates its 40th anniversary |publisher=Automotoportal.com |access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-date=2012-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501222122/http://www.automotoportal.com/article/mitsubishi-motors-european-production-hub-nedcar-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary |url-status=dead }}</ref> but this was postponed indefinitely, due to slow sales of the models.<ref>{{cite web|title=What next for Mitsubishi's NedCar and Normal plants?|url=http://www.automotiveworld.com/analysis/84332-mitsubishi-ads-signal-shift-in-production-strategy/|work=Automotive World|date=21 October 2010 |access-date=2015-07-30}}</ref>

From 2011, they were assembled at the Russian PSA Peugeot Citroën/Mitsubishi joint venture factory in [[Kaluga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediacenter.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/contents/docs/1323166581_Presskit_Russia_December2011_UK.pdf |title=PSA in Russia |publisher=Mediacenter.psa-peugeot-citroen.com |access-date=2012-09-26 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In March 2012, production of the C-Crosser ended, and it was replaced by the [[Citroën C4 Aircross|C4 Aircross]]. By the end of production, only 2,050 units had been sold.

[[File:2007 Citroën C-Crosser 2.2 HDi Exclusive in Coventry, England 02.jpg|thumb|Rear view]]

==Seating==
The second and third row of seats can be folded away to provide a flat floor, and an expanded load capacity for the boot. The rear two seats can be completely hidden away under the floor, while the second row of seating, slides to offer greater leg room or boot space, features a 60:40 split/fold function that is operated via electric controls in the boot.

This allows for the car to be used for both sporting, and also for transporting groups of up to seven people, including the driver. This is similar to the seating arrangement in the current [[Citroën C4 Picasso]], which also offers the capability of seating seven persons.

==Engines and transmissions==
*Diesel ([[PSA Peugeot Citroën|PSA]])
** 2.2&nbsp;L ''[[PSA EW/DW engine#DW12|DW12 HDi]]'' [[turbodiesel]] [[straight-4]], {{convert|156|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|380|Nm|lb·ft|abbr=on}}
*Petrol (not available in all markets)
** 2.4 L [[Mitsubishi 4B1 engine#4B12 (2.4L 4 Cylinder NA)|4B12]] DOHC 16 valve [[MIVEC]] [[straight-4|I4]], {{convert|170|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} (same engine as the Outlander)<ref>{{cite web|last=Tan |first=Paul |url=http://paultan.org/archives/2008/07/01/citroen-c-crosser-now-with-24l-4b12-engine/ |title=Citroën C-Crosser now with 2.4L 4B12 engine |publisher=Paultan.org |access-date=2010-12-04}}</ref>

The C-Crosser's integral transmission allows drivers to have a choice of three settings, dependent on road conditions and driving style: two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive, and a lock setting designed for low grip conditions. Ensuring an optimum blend of comfort, road holding, and off-road capability. All these transmissions are selectable using the control behind the gear lever.

== Commercial model ==
At the 2008 [[British International Motor Show]], Citroën presented a [[panel van]] C-Crosser. This [[light commercial vehicle]] version comes without rear seats and without side windows. It is called Citroën C-Crosser Commercial and is only intended to be sold in the [[United Kingdom]]. It has a two-piece rear tailgate and a load compartment volume of 2.3m3.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-07-17|title=2008 Citroen C-Crosser Commercial @ Top Speed|url=https://www.topspeed.com/cars/citroen/2008-citroen-c-crosser-commercial/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Top Speed|language=en}}</ref>
==Sales and production==
{| class="wikitable" style=";"
|- align="center"
| style="background:#e2e2e2;"|'''Year'''
| style="background:#e2e2e2;"|'''Worldwide Production'''
| style="background:#e2e2e2;"|'''Worldwide sales'''
| style="background:#e2e2e2;"|'''Notes'''
|-
|2009
| align="center" |5,000<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën"/>
| align="center" |9,400<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën">{{cite web|title=Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën|url=http://www.info-financiere.fr/upload/BWR/8888/01/FCBWR066301_20110422.pdf|work=Creator and designer|publisher=PSA Peugeot Citroën|access-date=21 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605214832/http://www.info-financiere.fr/upload/BWR/8888/01/FCBWR066301_20110422.pdf|archive-date=5 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|-
|2010
| align="center" |8,600<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën"/>
| align="center" |8,500<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën"/>
|All 2010 production took place at the Okazaki facility.<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën"/>
|-
|2011
| align="center" |7,135<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2012"/>
| align="center" |7,460<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2012">{{cite web|title=PSA Annual Report 2012 |url=http://annualreport.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/wp-content/themes/psa/pdf/pdf/PSA-2012-03_memento_en.pdf |work=Car manufacturers |publisher=PSA |access-date=16 April 2013 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|Total production reaches 45,430 units.<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2012"/>
|-
|2012
| align="center" |2,300<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2013">{{citation |title=Memento Mars 2013|date=21 February 2013|page=50|url=http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/fr/pagebuilder/downloadpackage/2293 |publisher=PSA Peugeot Citroën|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130311210834/http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/fr/pagebuilder/downloadpackage/2293 | archive-date= 2013-03-11|language=fr}}</ref>
| align="center" |3,300<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2013"/>
|Total production reaches 47,800 units.<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2013"/>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.citroen.co.uk/home/#/new-cars/car-range/citroen-c-crosser/ C-Crosser] at Citroën UK

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