C5 saloon: sculptural exterior styling

Semperit Irish Car of the Year 2009
Semperit Irish Family Car of the Year 2009
What Car? Magazine Green Awards 2008 - Best Family Car

The New C5 has been voted Semperit Irish Car of the Year 2009,  also winning the Semperit Irish Family Car of the Year 2009 category at the recent Irish Motoring Writers Association awards ceremony.   The two awards are testament to the suitability of the car to the Irish market.  Points were awarded on the basis of criteria ranging from innovation and safety to space, comfort, build quality, driving quality and value for money.  The C5 scored an impressive 200 points, 42 points ahead of its nearest rival.  

The New C5 Saloon is a breathtaking union of style, luxury and comfort. Its exterior presence is the invitation to a new driving experience - its interior the perfect host. From the tip of its imposing front end right through to the unique, bold rear quarters, this car is an exciting new arrival, and it won’t disappoint you. It expresses status and prestige with brooding intensity and elegance, but has equal measures of practicality and comfort, courtesy of expert design and the thoughtful application of technology.

It looks stable and self-assured for good reason - the New C5 Saloon is well balanced and solid, and full of safety features and driving aids, so you can enjoy this reborn executive saloon with justified confidence. The Electronic Stabilty Programme (ESP) keeps you firmly planted on the road and is standard across the range. And the C5’s specially reinforced structure and seven airbags mean you’re well protected in the event of an impact. A Euro NCAP rating of five stars confirms its status as one of the safest cars on today’s roads.

The interior is driver-focused, with technology ever-present to assist, inform and entertain, without distracting you from the road. All passengers can enjoy a smooth, comfortable ride in plenty of space, with clever and convenient features throughout,  all making the C5 journey a genuine pleasure.

The ride quality is superb. The driving experience is the C5’s trump card - a driver-focused cockpit puts every modern function within easy reach, and the sensation is one of complete comfort and trust. The C5 saloon feels taut and well built - and it is - and it’s a car designed to reliably rack up many miles, so you’ll reach your destination calm and refreshed.

The C5 1.6HDi has C02 emissions of just 140g/km.  This gives the C5 one of the lowest CO2 levels in its class with a Band B tax rating resulting in Annual Road Tax of just €156.  The 1.6 HDi 110 engine provides the perfect balance between power and economy with the ability to travel over 1,300km on a single tank of fuel. 

Fuel consumption l/100km:  Urban 6.6, Extra Urban 4.6, Combined 5.3.

The new C5 - redefining the executive saloon.