All-new Citroen C4 Cactus test drive review ENGLISH - Autogefühl

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[@electricmartin3217]

let me tell it this way - I have watched a ton of auto reviews from all around the world, but you did it, these are best reviews I have ever watched.. quality of comments, relaxed feeling, great camera, superb sound... in one word - perfect :) keep going, i will looking forward to everything from you :)

[@autogefuehl]

Thank you so much! It's always a lot of work, but comments like these keeps us going on :)

[@torresalex]

Very enjoyable review, and thank you for taking the effort of recording an English version. English-speakers appreciate it and we don't take it for granted.

[@autogefuehl]

Alexander Torres Thank you very much, and this is highly appreciated by us. Other Germans sometimes criticize us for doing it in English so we are very glad about your support!

[@btuncelzork]

Excellent review, my uncle drove us up to 100 km. for the first time with my mom screaming in the back seat in a citroen for the first time, I was 6 years old. My uncle use to visit us in Istanbul Turkey every summer and he showed up in a Citroen one year, he lives in Sigmaringen near Bodensee Switzerland.

[@autogefuehl]

Brian Tuncel Thank you! And great stories :)

[@photosbyjb007]

As someone that has spent since 1973 in the Auto trade and gained a great deal of knowledge on an International level working abroad in both Africa and the Middle East setting up car rental offices for Avis Europcar and Hertz. I saw the vehicle for the first time in the press and wanted to know more hence You Tube. I was impressed with the vehicle and your relaxed and professional presentation style it was clear straight to the point and deserved to be complimented on...I will subscribe Thank You now to test drive one...

[@autogefuehl]

James Hamilton-Bird Thank you so much, this kind of feedback makes us going on!!

[@photosbyjb007]

***** Thanks for those kind words Today ..Montag I contacted Citroen UK and arranged for a brochure and a test drive to replace my wife's Fusion and yellow is my fav colour goes back to my days in a 911 of the same colour 1973. and the new MINI Cooper S I have just ordered Yes despite driving so many types of cars work wise Racing Mini's gives me the greatest thrill. If you contact me on [e-mail] I will send you a picture of the 5.0 l Mustang that I sold in Koln having driven it back from Abu Dhabi Cheers

[@autogefuehl]

James Hamilton-Bird You drove a Mustang from Abu Dhabi to Cologne? ;-)

[@antonionunes9525]

I have one for almost 8 years without any major problem. A very good car.

[@benmatthews1993]

Thank you for posting this fantastic review, which I must add, has made me want this car a lot more than I did before viewing this video.

[@autogefuehl]

***** Thanks, you re welcome :)

[@ietglue]

I love my new cactus. It's such a comfortable ride.

[@shon-rosswieczorek5956]

I see what you did there.

[@anythingyouwant29]

With the combination of the car color and those shorts, gives me the feeling this review was filmed in Hawaii or the Bahamas. Now I feel like going on holiday after watching this. It’s a shame they have not made better rear seats on this model, the folding looks a bit of a nightmare. For the price its really an amazing car, according to a recent UK survey, Citroen ranks one of the highest in terms of overall customer satisfaction among Mercedes and Volvo. Citroen really does give the feeling they are the car maker of the future or from the future!

[@autogefuehl]

anythingyouwant29 haha! =) Actually we filmed that one at home in Germany close to our city in the countryside, where we use to go with test vehicles. It was that hot that day that it reached 40 C inside the car - so there was a little bit of Hawaii ;-) The price is really amazing as long as you keep low on the trims, indeed. Citroen has got financial problems as you might know, as for the whole PSA group, but products like these might save them.

[@anythingyouwant29]

Interestingly enough I actually went skiing in the summer in Germany, it was a nice indoor skiing trip. So there is also a tropical holiday destination in Germany will put that on the bucket list for winter. Interestingly enough the financial crisis is not affecting Citroen in particular, its affecting all car makers today in Europe. When certain German car makers say there is a 6 to 12 month waiting list, its not an issue of exclusivity or marketing hype, its efficient financial management and not having over stocked cars sitting doing nothing, then forcing dealerships to offer massive discounts. Citroen with possible financial issues, like many car companies the technology and know how will probably end up going to the Chinese, but just when Jaguar and Volvo had the same issues the question was as is of now, which car company will be next?

[@omarjette3859]

Actually it looks like southern Canada in the summertime, as I remember visiting Bavaria in July ('72 summer Olympics)

[@Elm3224]

Great review and reviewer!

[@autogefuehl]

Cliff Walton Thank you very much!

[@JohnInSale]

Nice review and film !!! But it looks like Citroen / PSA have missed a couple of obvious things. Firstly at the rear of the car, instead of the hatch, they should have used a split tailgate, like in their Peugeot 3008. As the loading lip looked very high and awkward. And it would have suited the cars's character and design brief / ethos etc. Also perhaps they should have used their 4Hybrid drive-train on this vehicle too ?? !!

[@banpowel9784]

I think you need to explain the robotised manual properly, as its not really an automatic, the idea behind it, due to its lightweight, is to save fuel, one has to learn how to use it, gentle pedal pressure works best, as it picks up speed very nicely, whereas using kick down hinders this progress, it all offers better fuel economy that the 5 speed manual, and once mastered is as smooth as silk. And you get the best of both worlds, a car that behaves like an automatic, but without the fuel penalty associated with automatics

[@Originalkimert]

Thank you very much for this review! Sale has started in Norway, and I ordered one yesterday. I fell for the design of this car instantly.

[@autogefuehl]

You're welcome! We guess you will have a lot of fun with it - post us your thoughts as soon as you got it :)

[@JESSLYNW1]

This car has only very recently been announced to come to Australia. I love the look of the car and your thorough, in-depth review has been very helpful to me, as an Australian buyer. Thank you very much for taking the time last year to make this video.

[@autogefuehl]

Thrifty Op Shopper thanks again also here :)

[@cknorthpole]

It's a really interesting car. I'm gonna buy a new car next year and right now i have the Renault Clio 2014 and I'm quite intreagued by this car. The only downside that i see it is that the air conditioning is controled via the touchscreen and not by physical buttons. Great review

[@autogefuehl]

Klas Lilja thanks! Yeah not everything should be controlled via the screen, I agree

[@GurcanOkumus]

I really like this review. Simple, clear and friendly. But I wish I could hear more about the engine, and the automatic transmission and the consumption of the car... Is 3,1l for 100km is close to reality or it is fairy tale... Any way I like the method of the review...

[@autogefuehl]

Gurcan Okumus Thank you very much. We didnt have the car that long so we couldnt say real facts about the consumption. But 3,1 l / 100 km will never happen, that's for sure. You usually have to add 2 litres. As for the automated manual transmission, we cannot recommend that one. Better go for the plain manual one as long as they dont offer a classic torque converter automatic transmission

[@BlitzkriegRap]

You should definitely go for a BlueHDI diesel with a 6-speed manual if you want efficiency(even though all the avaiable engines are quite efficient), with that combination I seriously doubt you will manage to average more than 4L/100km.

[@techexplorer9382]

Good review ! Well explained for a short general overview . I wish they would bring such cars to the US ! Interesting Vehicle. Thanks Joe

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks and greetings over there!

[@Toaster808]

Honda had the Element, which was a fun quirky car. I own an '08 and love it.

[@autogefuehl]

islandsi Which element you mean? Plastic bumps?

[@Toaster808]

***** I believe they came with plastic fenders until they switched body style in 2009. However up until 2006 they only came with the unpainted ones. In 2006 Honda started to offer the EX-P model which signified that the fenders were painted. The LX always had unpainted fenders. In my opinion the 07-08 Elements were the best years. More power, better seats, better stereo, better looking instrument cluster, black housing headlights, and the seat belts were built into the seats instead of the back door. Again, I'm a bit partial here because I actually own a kiwi green 2008 EX. :) I'd love to get my hands on one of these cactus things though. They'll never bring them to the US though. I assume they have a carpeted interior, right?

[@autogefuehl]

islandsi Interesting! By carpeted interior you mean if there is also a seat interior withouth leather but textile? Yes there is. I think this car will be bought in lower trim levels as well as its really very cheap then.

[@dmauleon]

Great review! A detailed, relaxing review. I loved it, keep on the good work!

[@autogefuehl]

Thank you very much, we appreciate your feedback! It's what keeps us going on.

[@autogefuehl]

I said that before but it's still true ;-)

[@mrquordlepleen]

A great review and the best reviewer I've seen. Well done, excellent stuff. Thanks.

[@autogefuehl]

Alun Hoskins Thanks - highly appreciated!

[@omarjette3859]

Would like to know more detail about the airbump panels. Have worked in engineering for 50 years and owned 2 DSs and 2 IDs, so like to examine features closely. Unless proven otherwise, I would say that the airbumps add unnecessary weight and cost. Why not just put vinyl overlays, something like those "magnetic" signs used on commercial vehicle doors? Think of all the possibilities of colour and artworks. I would go for a desert scene of the U.S. southwest with Cacti - really "groovy"!!! Besides, this car is not simple or minimalist enough for me - and I don't mean we should go for a 2CV - just somewhere in between.

[@autogefuehl]

Omar Jette also a good idea. But maybe these ones would be stolen then? Another C4 Cactus review is being made by us atm, we will talk more about the air bumps there as well.

[@omarjette3859]

***** Thank you, sir! Unfortunately there are vandals everywhere - and they would not bother to steal an ordinary commercial sign. So I wondered how these airbump panels are affixed. This reminds me of 60s & 70s when it was fashionable to apply a (factory or aftermarket) leather grained vinyl skin on the car roofs. If we drove through a "wild animal" park we would risk getting the vinyl torn off by baboons, so were advised to use the park's autobus.

[@brunojansens8529]

Thanks for the perfect review, short and to the point ! This car got me back into the Citroën stable. My son bought one. Sure hope I can drive it too !

[@autogefuehl]

Bruno Jansens Thank you very much and we wish you guys a lot of fun with that fun vehicle!

[@paulatkinson9250]

Great review and very detailed. These are wonderful cars but regretfully we don't get many down here in New Zealand.

[@granskare]

we are unable to have this car in America...:(

[@justrollin1210]

Yeah the PSA group should bring their cars to the US again!!!! >:(

if I won the lottery, i would buy a Citroen cactus, not a bentley :DDD I in love w/ this car *-*

[@autogefuehl]

Rafael Nádasi :-)

[@leonardosojli9623]

Yep, a great review of an exellent car. Thank you :)

[@autogefuehl]

Leonardo Sojli you re welcome, thanks for commenting!

[@drqaisarakram]

Good, in fact a great review. What are your opinions about the engine and braking mechanisms?

[@autogefuehl]

Qaisar Akram Thanks! We tried only that one engine yet, but it seemed fined. Only werent too keen on the automated manual transmission, you probably go for the real manual one.

[@stevevv]

Just some feedback - it would be better and safer if you parked the car off road whilst doing the walkaround external review, as you were interrupted with the occasional roar of traffic passing by and it would be safer for you and the crew

[@autogefuehl]

stevevv Yeah it's not too easy to find really free spots in our city surrounding, this is already one of the places which is among the least frequent :)

[@felixrockseu]

Very well done overview. Thanks Mrs and I love your explanation. We may be in the market to change her 10yrs Tereos very soon. THANKS again

[@autogefuehl]

thanks, you're welcome!

[@ardas77]

What, no cupholders?

[@SketchMaestro]

Perfect test! Great video guys, thank's a lot!

[@autogefuehl]

Thank you very much for following!

[@PlatineIridie]

Great review. Any downsides to this new Citroen model?

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks! Well we weren't too keen on the automated manual transmission, it's a bit slow and provokes this nodding when shifting. Plus the car gets relatively expensive when you pack it with optional features. The geniously low price you can really only keep with the most basic version, with probably will work fine. In general, its a great concept that you can drive a fun car withouth having to spend loads of money.

[@PlatineIridie]

Danke for your answer. Interesting view point. Again, your video is excellent. There are many reviews on youtube but often from English channels from what I see. Often good but they try a little too hard to be funny whereas your style is much more pedagogic and relaxing. Also, they often complain the glove box is too small or things like that but it might just be because they are testing right-hand driving cars. Which irrelevant for all other European countries. A bit more details on the engine / gearbox combo you recommend, fuel efficiency and maintenance costs (never mentioned in any videos) and your channel will be best in class. Cheers!

[@autogefuehl]

PlatineIridie Thank you, we keep trying hard! :) Indeed we try to be just very informative and not telling all the time how good we can do burnouts with UBER-PS cars ;-)

[@stephen10.]

it s a perfect car to do shopping and to let it in the street , there is protection vs the shopping kart and the others cars .

[@kosvaler1776]

why they do this with rear windows? like with DS4 that u cant open at all now this...

[@autogefuehl]

Κώστας Λάρισα That saves costs and weight basically.

[@BataviaRaya]

Very good and fair review! I'd love to drive, see and feel the car in real as it looks like an interesting car!

[@brian5154]

Very good, but nothing about fuel consumpion, which is a big sales point for this car. It is really very frugal, the best of any car I know. Also nothing about the use of aluninium in it's construction, and the car's resultant light weight. Brian

[@autogefuehl]

We did not have the chance for a full fuel test so far, we will do that later when we got the car a little bit longer

[@Reg4x4]

Super review. Thank you very much. Danke! 😊

[@bennyboy354]

Nice and informative review, please could you review a base manual version as I feel this would be the most popular seller here in Europe. Thankyou

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks! You are right, we also expect this car to be a base version seller as you can reach a very good price then. We will have another spec later this year.

[@TurfSurf]

I would buy this car if they bring it to the US with diesel.....very fun car.

[@BennyKleykens]

I'm interested in this car but somewhat curious if it´s more of a city car or also comfortable for highway. 90% of my driving is highway after all and I drive a C5 right now. Do not like that the steering wheel can not be adjusted as much as I'm used to.. may struggle to find a good driving position because of this.

[@autogefuehl]

Benny Kleykens Hey Benny! To be honest, do not go for it then. The seating position is not comfortable for long highway trips. In a few days, I will upload my review to the C4 Cactus and talk about that aspect in detail - stay tuned!

[@BennyKleykens]

Ok thanks for your response :-)

[@banpowel9784]

Benny Kleykens drove a cactus on the motorway on a 300 mile trip, effortless cruiser, even creeping up to 90 mph with ease, the seats are very comfortable, maybe if you have back issues, then the missing lumbar support may be an issue, but we loved the seats and found the to be very comfortable, arriving at our destination as fresh as when we left

[@petewilliams7363]

Nice review and I am considering purchasing one. Question here...whilst the central screen looks like a cool idea, how practical is it? For example, is it a bit of a juggling act if you have the sat nav active, then want to change radio stations and maybe take a call? I realise corners have been cut and the design is great, but I do worry about being distracted whilst driving with the central touch screen controls.

[@autogefuehl]

+Pete Williams Thanks! Well indeed the screen is a bit distracting. You shouldnt mess with it too much while driving

[@logicmadness1752]

Great review by the way

[@lazarstevanovic8887]

What about etg transmision in that car? Is it any good? Ps-great review ass always!

[@autogefuehl]

Lazar Stevanovic Thanks! No, its not. Dont go for it !

[@Karma-kr5dd]

***** What is etg transmission ?

[@konrad4212]

Gut gemacht. I like your report and the car

[@autogefuehl]

konrad4212 thanks :)

[@darrenjobson7201]

Great review...great looking car...we loved our C3 Picasso...might buy this one!!

[@autogefuehl]

Darren Jobson Thanks! Yeah this one is really astonishing, its already a big success for Citroen

[@dinoo]

Great review!

[@autogefuehl]

Dino O thanks!

[@michaelb6893]

Great review - I ended up buying the car!. What is the music used in this film, by the way - It suits the car I think...

[@autogefuehl]

Glad we could help, please recommend us!

[@logicmadness1752]

Citroen claims that diesel engine can give over 90 mpg. I wonder how does it works in real live? My car claims 50 mpg but I can achieve barely 40.

[@LoupiOlorel]

i got one and it says 3,1 liter per 100 km, i do manage to get that when i drive really economic but when i drive like i normally do i get 5,1 liter per 100 km, i know its different meassures but it give an idea, it still really good tbh

[@safudada]

some nagative points??

[@autogefuehl]

Safder Ali Mirza The automated manual transmission is not to recommend, for example. And the car easily gets expensive again with higher trim levels.

[@nanoth74]

Good comments....

[@mochametgkampr3499]

nice review, interesting car, keep up the good work

[@autogefuehl]

Mohamet Gabr Thanks and be welcome at the next videos!

[@zoomeristen394]

Nice show,thanks !! A + for having an English version !!!!!

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks, you're welcome :)

[@mohamadsaad9512]

Thanks for great review I want to hear your opinion which family car are suitable for me for. As we are 7 persons. And I have 10.000 $ Waiting your reply from Turkey. Thank you

[@autogefuehl]

Depends on if you wanna buy a used or new car - and how big it is supposed to be?

[@mohamadsaad9512]

Thanks for your reply I will buy secondhand car I have 3 child Me and my wife and my father and Mather Thank you again

[@evanscheuka5811]

great review,,, welldone

[@autogefuehl]

Evans Cheuka thanks bud!

[@alturronjhable]

Es una muy buena idea la de Publicitar el Citroen C4 Cactus en estos Lares Yo también lo Publicitare. Mi C4 Cactus que con apenas 10 días desde su matriculación lleva 5 en el taller en espera de REPUESTOS que ni esta ni saben en Citroen cuando llegara, Curiosamente a 10 kilómetros del taller donde se encuentra parado por falta de piezas mi vehículo esta la factoría de Villaverde, donde se fabrica este modelo. Para venderte coches si tienen piezas pero para repararlos NO Mi Flamante C4 Cactus esta en Comercial Citronen, S.A. AV .de San Martin de Valdeiglesias ,6 28922 Alcorcon 

[@bastianbetancur8934]

ese auto yo ya lo e visto en chile

[@goldmartijn]

Isn't that plastic gonna look very ugly over the years?

[@autogefuehl]

goldmartijn That's a good question we cannot find out at the moment. But if it does, it should be easy to replace it.

[@mattknott5]

Nice review, keep up the good work. :)

[@autogefuehl]

Matthew Knott Thank you !

[@jaymentzoni6451]

Great review, Thank you...... And thanks to the person for the subtitles. Hilarious in English....

[@autogefuehl]

Jay Mentzoni Thanks :) haha do they work at some point? They are automatically generated by youtube.

[@sergiomassama]

Um carro berlissimo ! Um Crossover!

[@timhiltonsuperstar]

I don't know about you...but I don't like diesels....they stink...from refuelling them to the exhaust smell.

[@sanjax2800]

Ja lmam Citroën c4 nova gama

[@luiseduardo586]

41 degrees Celsius in Germany????.... my god, global warming.

[@autogefuehl]

Эд Красный haha yes - was so incredibly hot that day - and a car is a greenhouse..

[@justinleaskjl]

great review really liked it good job ;)

[@autogefuehl]

+JUSTIN LEASK thanks !!

[@justinleaskjl]

Great review pick my yellow cactus up in 2 days great car your review was very helpful :)

[@autogefuehl]

+JUSTIN LEASK enjoy!!

[@dmauleon]

Great review! A detailed, relaxing review. I loved it, keep on the good work!