Citroen C8 (2003-) Review

Comfort and Equipment

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The C8 is smooth, quiet and comfortable, and passengers - up to seven of them - should find it a pleasant ride. The large, squashy seats - seven individual armchairs in standard layout - are supportive for long journeys and all occupants get a good view out. Rear legroom is a little limited in the rearmost seats and the optional three-person bench is shorter and flatter than the single seats, but it's by no means a squeeze. The rear seats are extremely heavy should you wish to remove them, however, and when they're in place, there's not much luggage space.

Added versatility comes from a variety of cubbyholes, storage drawers, trays and suchlike, and the rear seats can slide by up to 15cm and fold. The front door bins are particularly wide and deep.

Equipment levels are generous, with entry-level LX models having air conditioning, a CD player and front electric windows - all the basics. Some buyers may well prefer this model's manual doors, too.

SX versions add an MP3/CD player, cruise control (auto version), an alarm and the electric sliding doors.

But the Exclusive is the one, with its parking sensors, nicer Alcantara upholstery, xenon headlamps, blacked-out side glass, electric/heated front seats, alloy wheels and tyre pressure monitoring. Options include three tilt/slide sunroofs (one for each row of seats), metallic/pearlescent paint, sat nav, and an aluminium-effect rear spoiler with roof bars.