2014 Citroen C4 Cactus Start Up, Exhaust, Test Drive, and In-Depth Car Review (English)

[@thomaspowell3739]

This car is already becoming iconic, so far as fleet cars, there proving popular and uber reliable, mpg is simply brilliant.

[@torresalex]

Loved the review, very honest and very useful for everyday drivers. Thanks for taking the time to make an English version, I really, really appreciate it!

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Alexander Torres Thank you very much for your comment! [Jens]

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We try to offer english reviews whrnever we have enough time. So maybe you consider subscribing :) [Jan]

[@sumnerbob2254]

That is the most beautifully yet elegant car i've evar seen its perfect!!! Totally getting this car :)

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Sumner Bob Wow! Glad u like it! [Sarah]

[@MonteiroM]

Your accent is good and very perceptible, and its great this channel review these cars in English so we can understand. I'm not a native English or German speaker.

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Salvador Tomas Thank you for your kind words! [Jan]

[@phillipcroft3132]

ordered the 1.2 flairpetrol manual after this review. well pleased with the car.

[@ulugbeksaipov917]

Very good , professional , useful review. Thank you very much. Specially appropriate for English version review. Subscribed.

[@iMarco1982]

A cute german beef on a c4 cactus... what a dream! :-)

[@Medolino2009]

great review... it is only review where i really saw what all reviewers ment by semi automatic transmission. thank you.

[@shortgrey1085]

very professional review mate, relaxed tone but yet thoughful. and I like your accent ! :) Greetings from France neighbour :)

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+Short Grey Thank you very much! [Jan]

[@MAURITS_BIKE-HIKE]

Thank you for your review. I ordered mine in yellow with manual gears. Can't wait to drive it ;)

[@phillipcroft3132]

ordered the 1.2 flairpetrol manual after this review

[@phillipcroft3132]

ordered the 1.2 flairpetrol manual after this review. well pleased with the car.;-)

[@Sherukka]

The ETG6 semi-automatic transmission is an self learning transmission. That's why it will take some time for it to adjust to your driving style (bad for testdrives), do NOT try to adjust your driving style, like lifting the gaspedal etc! One quick way to reset the learning-thing is to sprint from standstill (gears 1-3) with the pedal to the metal.

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Sherukka Okay... - this is exactly what I did - shifting gears via lifting the gas pedal :)[Sarah]

[@Sherukka]

Ausfahrt.tv That's what most people tell you to do, don't! :) I've found that the ETG works best with the diesel thanks to the torque advantage, would not choose one for the petrol engine unless we get one with a turbo.

[@Sherukka]

Sherukka One more thing, if you buy one as second hand then have the dealer to reset the transmission learning-thing using Citroen software.

[@lazarstevanovic8887]

Great review like always!

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Lazar Stevanovic Thanks mate! [Jan]

[@joopky]

Nice job, love your reviews and like even your accent!!!

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joopky Which accent ? :))) [Sarah]

[@Remro88]

Can you say if the gaz/ petrol engine with manual gear would make the car a bit more nervous and fun to drive ? nice review overall with a lot of information no salesman would give .

[@tlinford]

I loved this review so much I shared it with a friend in Texas: who said it reminded him of the movie "Inglorious Basterds"… she said it was like the English guy who gets caught with his dodgy accent… love this guy! I love the german humour ……. "no you can't put it on the roof and ski downhill, even if the rails look like you should" !!!!! hilarious .. Nice video!

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Timothy Linford Thank you very much for your kind words. We are happy when we are entertaining ;) [Jan]

[@nishuozenmeban]

HI, thanx for the video, due to the light weight of it, how it feels on the motor highway while you surpassing a larger vehicle? such as a lorry/truck. Is cactus shaking a lot or leaning to the other side of the lane if we have a speed about 100-120km/h?

[@lazarstevanovic8887]

Also agree with you about how's look reminds of the dashboard on i3. Cheers!

[@v1ncn7]

Where is the parking mode? Does it switch automatically if the engine is shut down or is there none? And did you show the interior of the manual version? Other than that, I like the car interior, the exterior is a bit odd and I think the speaking is very fluid (I'm not a native speaker though)!

[@panost1469]

Congratulations! Very nice video!

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Panos T Thank you for your comment! (Jens)

[@Victor-mq8yr]

I was really curious about the 1.2 version, in a british review they said that it could get from 0-100 in 9 seconds, and now I'm confused. I'm used to driving a 1.0 2007 Clio, and I'm worried that since the Cactus is a lot bigger the 1.2 engine won't be enough, do any of you have any info about this?

[@szopad7832]

I had to sub after the comment that "cactus doesn't need much water" :D

[@rafspitfire]

Great review! So its a single clutch automated manual transmission? As the smart??? Not a cvt?

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rafspitfire Yeah, like the "old smart"... no CVT, no DSG... (Jens)

[@MrGagason]

hey ausfahrt, as a great citroen fan can you comment on your experiences with citroen reliability and what do you expect from cactus?

[@theblacksorrow]

this car is so simple .. this is what i like about it 24:29 beauty :)

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Master Yoda I agree with you - on both statements! [Jan]

[@vinse81]

Great review !!! Can you tell me little about automatic transmission. I prefer to use shift pedals for gear up/down, because that how I have control over the RPM. So - does using the shift pedals disable the fully automatic gear up/down, or the shift will go up/down in some point automatically, even if I don't use shift pedals

[@ausfahrttv]

vinse81 Is this a general question about automatic transmissions or are u referring to the Cactus? Help me out, please, maybe I can help you then! .) [Sarah]

[@vinse81]

Ausfahrt.tv It Is a question about automatic transmissions in Cactus specificly. My upper post maybe is a little misleading (because my native language is not english :)) I never drove a car with shift pedals (and, generally, I have little experience with automatic transmission) and I don't know how this type of transmission (in Cactus) work .

[@omarjette3859]

Hello Jan, like your relaxed, yet thoughtful review style. I have owned DS and ID (in Canada) back in the '60s-70s, so am very interested in the Cactus, as it seems to represent a paradigm shift in the way we perceive function of the car, as in Canada and elsewhere the SUV genre has a large market share. Have read through the posts, and may have missed something, however, here are my questions. 1) Is the semi-automatic something like my DS? 2) Are the doors all sheet metal with the airbump overlay, or is the metal cut out? 3) What is the min-max fuel consumption with typical engines - we use metric in Canada? BTW, just had a look at that BMWi13 - and people think the Cactus looks weird???

[@BennyKleykens]

Was it easy to find a good driving position? I am your size and worried about not being able to pull the steering wheel closer. Great review btw. Liked the bit on the automatic especially because that´s what I'm going to pay extra attention to on my test drive next week.

[@ausfahrttv]

Benny Kleykens I dont really remember exactly, but I do think, all the three of us had no problems finding a good driving position. Please let us know, what you think about the car after your test drive. I am always curious to hear what you guys out there think about the cars we have tested. [Jan]

[@BennyKleykens]

Ausfahrt.tv Will let you know. I'm driving it next wednesday. The automatic version, normally, because I really want an automatic if only so I'd have more space on the front seats for my 2 Cocker Spaniels ;-)

[@BennyKleykens]

Benny Kleykens Drove the C4 Cactus 1.6HDI ETG6 yesterday and would agree with just about everything that's being said in the various reviews. My wife and I both loved the car. And I could easily find a good driving position even though I'm 6 feet. I'll start with the bad here : the one thing I really feel needs more attention is the right C-pillar. It blocks the pilots view so completely that you really have to be aware of it in certain situations. It won't happen often but I had to join a street that was at the worst possible angle and couldn't see anything because of that C-pillar. Thankfully my wife was sitting next to me so she could help me. The automatic is only recommendable for people that take it slow and don't live in big cities where you simply can't adapt that kind of leisurly driving style all the time. In that case it will feel restrictive. It's also quite good for those that drive on highways most of the time. But a manual gearbox will be the better option for most, I feel. The center console was actually not as bad as I expected, it's not as fast as a turn or push on a knob but it's not aweful either and the parking camera was very handy (in fact, parking assist is definately necessary in this car). The seats were very comfy and I really don't see why some reviewers have issues with it. I loved them. It was also very good on the highway, not annoyingly noisy (something I feared) and the 92PK are plenty for this car in any situation. You do hear the engine constantly but it's not a problem. Talking of noise, the car I had only had 2 loudspeakers ... that's not enough, and they're not good quality either. I think there's an option to get speakers in the back but I would definately try to testdrive with that configuration to check what quality they produce. I was on the 17inch wheels and I think they are actually a good choice for frequent highway drivers. You sit pleasantly high compared to my C5 Tourer which is certainly something worth mentioning. You have a better overview of what's happening. Will I buy one? Probably not, because of the C-pillar, although I'm still torn.But I drive around in Brussels where you often feel like 2 eyes is not enough. Thing is, no matter how hard you try looking passed that C-pillar by moving your body and head, I couldn't. The right back headrest was also up which worsened the problem, I admit. So maybe if it were down and nobody were ever sitting there ... It's a real shame because other from that it comes with everything I need in a car at an acceptable price point.

[@jaymentzoni6451]

It's the same subtitles. Brilliant. Whatever, thank you for the review.

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Jay Mentzoni I dont get what you say about the subtitles? [Jan]

[@banpowel9784]

It's not an automatic, it's a manual, the name ( robotised manual) gives better economy that the normal manual, and behaves a bit like a manual when driving it

[@kasiastoessel6097]

♥Citroen C4 Cactus♥ ♥Jeep Grand Cherokee♥

[@Benny8940]

F@#king good review! Vielen dank. I like the look of the Cactus. Very cool. The interior is different and minimalistic. That would take some getting used to. It's inexcusable that the rear windows don't wind down. But overall, I like it a lot.

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Benny8940 I am with you. Specially about the rear windows, but as well about the like-factor. [Jan]

[@20MRBoom1]

Kann man dieses Auto eigentlich auch ohne diese Airbumps haben?

[@ausfahrttv]

trebor trebor Nein, die sind immer dabei... (Jens)

[@behemothokun]

the front is way too bulky, it looks almost comical even though I like the general look of it. besides the futuristic exteriour it seems really bland in like every category. not sure why I should spend over 20k for that trim level. There are better options on the market.

[@jeffm.5828]

I paid my money today to purchase ours - They arrive in Australia next year...

[@ausfahrttv]

+Jeff M. Wow. Thanks for the hint. I was not aware that Citroen is selling them in Australia. Neat. And congratulations, I do like this one a lot. [Jan]

[@MrTobse97]

I think the car in this car in this video is good for all persons who wants a car with many functions and many innovations which costs not extremly much :) The next point is that my opinion is that that your videos are the same as good as the german Videos i mean :D Ps: Sorry for the eventually not perfect english im german and i'm a little bit drunk :)

[@ausfahrttv]

MrTobse97 Hehe. Thank you! I understood your message, no worries! [Jan]

[@lloydstube69]

Thank you for the review my good sir. (Your English is excellent, for the purposes of this review by the way, much much better than my German). ;) I was, and still am very interested in this car, and you covered some very important points for me. Thank you for saving me the time. Great review. Drive safe. Lloyd

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lloydstube69 Thank you! Its very supportive to get comments like yours! [Jan]

[@aniasudolowicz3976]

Great video, especially last few seconds LOL But now I know for sure that I'm not changing my BM to Cactus, although it looks really cool. ;)

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Ania Sudolowicz Thank you! We are glad you liked the review! [Jan]

[@Vinyl0815]

Freu mich auf die Deutsche Version!

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Bernd K. Kommt gleich... (Jens)

[@ausfahrttv]

Bernd K. Hier ist es auch schon: 2014 Citroen C4 Cactus - Fahrbericht der Probefahrt - Test - Review - Deutsch

[@Vitalstatistix]

Ass fart! I literally farted laughing hard after that....

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Vitalstatistix Stats Always pleased to entertain ;) [Jan]

[@janneck98]

wäre super wenn das video auf deutsch auch machen würdet :)

[@ausfahrttv]

janneck98 Kommt! Ist schon geschnitten, 37 Minuten lang und wird spätestens Anfang nächster Woche hochgeladen! (Jens)

[@janneck98]

danke für die info :)

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janneck98 Gerne: 2014 Citroen C4 Cactus - Fahrbericht der Probefahrt - Test - Review - Deutsch

[@simplz3949]

Haha Cactüüüüüs xD Der neue "Citrön Cactüs" :D

[@timonxDlol]

wenn so die Zukunft der Autos aussieht begehe ich Selbstmord xDD

[@ausfahrttv]

timonxDlol Von mir aus, aber schau dir vorher auch unser deutsches Video an: 2014 Citroen C4 Cactus - Fahrbericht der Probefahrt - Test - Review - Deutsch

[@timonxDlol]

Ausfahrt.tv ich meine wirklich nur das Aussehen:)) nicht die Fahrleistung etc. des Autos:) ja aber ist halt Geschmackssache, wie so vieles.

[@joseantoniohernandezpomare4146]

timonxDlol

[@CitizenNerd]

22.618.57 euro for the cheapest one where i live

[@benjo9361]

this car.. well.. it's an assfart but good job. i would like to see the big Range Rover (not sport) and VW Amorak.. and.... this is a little bit out there.. there a no good vids of the westfalia t5 club joker with fine leather seats :) I'd like to see if it could be an everyday alternative to the normal t5.. anyhow.. stay classy

[@ausfahrttv]

Ben Jo Haha. Well, I like that we all have different taste when it comes to cars ;) The Amarok is on our list, but we try to do pick-ups and SUVs in the fall time. About the Westfalia - we were thinking about that for a while, but we are nor sure if there will be enough traffic to justify our effort. We will have a test with the new MB Marco Polo soon. [Jan]

[@felixz2703]

cac-tussen ^^

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Bamed Jons Hahahaha! [Jan]

[@456Jeanette]

nice accent. :-)

[@HisNameIsGreatest]

cactoos? lol

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Tarinder Singh As you say... [Jan]

[@natashawhite6172]

j,hA

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Natasha White I beg your pardon? [Jan]

[@roblex63]

Arse-fartie-foe,,,, come on... can't take this review seriously

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roblex63 You break my heart. [Jan]