The Citroën C-Triomphe is a

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sedan produced for the Chinese market by Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën, a

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between the French

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) and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng.

Overview

This new model range was designed to supplement other Chinese models in the range such as the Fukang and the Elysée, rather than being any direct replacement. In April 2007, Citroën announced that the four-door C4 would be built in Argentina. The Argentinian and Brazilian versions are sold as the C4 Pallas in some South American and European markets. The car is essentially a

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sedan version of the European C4 model, since the Chinese market prefers traditional

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sedans over

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s. It did not keep the designation, however, because in Chinese the number "4" is unlucky. The sedan is much larger than the hatchback: its length is over the hatchback's and its wheelbase measures against of the hatchback. This caused the C-Triomphe sedan to be classified in

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class. The C-Triomphe has a number of unique features, such as an integrated

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which allows the driver to choose the smell of the interior. File:Citroën C-Quatre sedan facelift China 2012-06-02.JPG, Citroën C-Quatre, the C-Triomphe new evolution File:Citroën C-Quatre sedan 02 China 2012-04-28.JPG, Citroën C-Quatre, the C-Triomphe new evolution File:Citroën C-Quatre Cross 01 China 2014-04-24.jpg, Citroën C-Quatre Cross

External links

Citroën China

Dong Feng-Peugeot-Citroën Automobile

C-Triomphe images
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