Powertrain1.2 PureTech 82 NA petrol 82 hp / 115 Nm + 5MT
Max output115–205 Nm
Facelift generation map
Citroën's first mass-market India car since 20 July 2022 (C-Cubed Smart Car hatch, 90%+ local, built at Thiruvallur). One generation so far; the current on-sale C3 is that 2022 body. C3X (12 August 2025) is a 15-feature top trim with no exterior change, not a facelift. 1.2 PureTech 82 5MT and 1.2 turbo 110 6MT/6AT; brand-authorised CNG is a dealer retrofit (15 May 2025), not factory. World Urban Car 2023. ë-C3 is a related EV, tracked separately. No official India C3 recall as of 19 August 2026. India launch: 20 July 2022 (world unveil 16 September 2021).
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Citroën · Official press image (manufacturer copyright)2022
2022–now
First generation (India / C-Cubed)
20 July 2022
New genCurrent
What changed
Launch
Current on-sale India C3.
Stellantis / 20 July 2022: deliveries that day after the 16 September 2021 world unveil, introductory Rs 5,70,500 Live 1.2 NA (ex-showroom Delhi) to about Rs 8.06 lakh Feel turbo.
Look
Smart Car C-Cubed hatch (3,981 mm, 2,540 mm wheelbase, 180 mm ground clearance, 315 L boot) with SUV-style cladding, split LED DRLs, 10.25-inch Citroën Connect.
Powertrain
1.2 PureTech 82 82 hp / 115 Nm + 5MT and 1.2 turbo 110 hp / 190 Nm + 6MT at launch.
22 August 2024 pack: six airbags on higher trims, LED projector lamps, auto AC, ISOFIX, 6-speed torque-converter AT on the turbo (110 hp / 205 Nm.
Launch
priced 30 September 2024 from Rs 10 lakh Shine AT).
Cabin
12 August 2025 C3X is a trim, not a restyle.
Powertrain
15 May 2025 CNG is authorised Lovato dealer retrofit (Rs 93,000), not a factory engine.
Also
World Urban Car of the Year 2023.
Also
Built at Thiruvallur (Hosur engines).
No facelift on sale as of 19 August 2026.
1.2 PureTech 82 NA petrol 82 hp / 115 Nm + 5MT
1.2 PureTech 110 turbo petrol 110 hp / 190 Nm + 6MT; 110 hp / 205 Nm + 6AT (AT from September 2024)
Recalls
No official India recall recorded for this generation.
Compare
Same brand stays inside Citroën. Same class is other brands in the Hatchback segment. Picking a car swaps the dispatch log below.
Citroën C3X12 August 2025 (deliveries first week of September 2025)Range-topping feature/trim pack on the same first-generation body, not a facelift or new generation. no exterior change. Stellantis: 15 features including Proxi-Sense PEPS, cruise control with limiter, HALO 360° camera (Rs 25,000 option), LED Vision projector lamps; C3 range from introductory Rs 5.25 lakh Live NA. Same 1.2 NA / 1.2 turbo 6MT/6AT.
Citroën ë-C3 / ë-C3XË-C3 27 February 2023; ë-C3X with BaaS 17 June 2026Battery-electric C-Cubed hatch on the same nameplate, not an ICE C3 generation. Tracked separately. Global NCAP 0-star result was on the India ë-C3, not the petrol C3.
Citroën C3 Aircross / BasaltAircross 2023; Basalt 2024Related C-Cubed family (Smart Car platform, Thiruvallur), not C3 generations. Aircross is the 5/7-seat SUV; Basalt the coupe-SUV. Share the 1.2 turbo and 6AT. Tracked separately in sales data.
Monthly dispatch log
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