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Citroën C4 Cactus

The lightweight hatchback with the Airbump side panels, and worth separating from the C4 because it is a different vehicle on PF1 rather than a version of it. Two things are unusual enough to change a diagnosis. The ETG automated manual is a single-clutch robotised gearbox, not a torque-converter automatic and not a dual-clutch — its shift-quality complaints are clutch-actuator and position-sensor faults. And early cars used a roof-mounted airbag and a fixed pop-out rear window, both of which are body items unlike anything else in the range.

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Citroën C4 Cactus
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Generations

  • First generation 2014–2020

    PF1 rather than the C4's platform; the ETG single-clutch gearbox and the roof-mounted airbag are both unlike anything else Citroën sold.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    PSA PF1
    Engines
    • 1.2 PureTech — EB2 · petrol · 60–96 kW (80–129 hp) · wet timing belt
    • 1.6 VTi — petrol
    • 1.6 BlueHDi — diesel · 73 kW (98 hp) · 254 Nm (187 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · ETG automated manual · 6-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

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