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Citroen C5 2.7 TDi Tourer Exclusive Review

Author Jeremy Laird
Published 23rd Jun 2009
Manufacturer Citroen
Price £30,580 OTR as tested
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Citroen C5 2.7 TDi Tourer Exclusive
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In the year 2009, you might think Bluetooth connectivity would be standard on any well specified car priced around the £30,000 mark. Unfortunately, car dealers are addicted to squeezing cash out of customers courtesy of the options list, so it's no real surprise to find that Bluetooth is a £175 option even on this top spec C5 wagon.


Sadly, it's not an option fitted to our test car so we can't comment on handset compatibility. With no Bluetooth, users are left with the distinctly suboptimal SIM slot in the main console. Apart from the tedium associated with swapping SIMs from handset to dashboard, this setup restricts phonebook and contact access to those stored on your SIM. Admittedly, the system does allow you to transfer data in both directions, but none of this is much use if you store you contact data directly on your handset rather than the SIM.



As for voice control of the telephony features, unlike more advanced systems Citroën's requires the creation of individual voice tags for each contact. It's just another layer of complexity and hassle that the driver could do without. For frequently called contacts, setting up a few voice tags is simple enough. But users with big contact books are hardly likely to want to generate tags for hundreds of entries.


As ever, the system's single saving grace is the multi-function steering wheel which makes call management on the move a pretty smooth process. You can initiate or end calls as well as browse recent numbers without taking your hands off the steering wheel.


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comment TheVoice said on 23rd June 2009

@Bornesen: TrustedReviews is primarily a technology news and reviews website, so it's to be expected that they focus on the technology inside the car. If you want an all-round... more

comment ian-in-northampton said on 23rd June 2009

No, TheVoice, you're wrong. I share Bornesen's frustration. Only recently, I was reading a copy of 'What Car?' magazine and couldn't find a review of the... more

comment Divefire said on 24th June 2009

If you're going to choose a car based off of the quality of the technology inside of it, then you probably have enough money to be able to take some time and rethink the prior... more

comment Castalan said on 25th June 2009

To be fair - my over riding concern when buying new cars is all about the tech inside - that's where I spend many hours each day driving around the M25 and if the tech it come... more

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