Citroën C4 Cactus (2014 - 2018) 1.2 PureTech (82bhp) Flair Edition 5d ETG Owner Review

Hateful thing! 82ps version of the "award-winning" Puretech engine is utter garbage, no torque or power, rough at idle, even rougher when waking under the awful stop/start. Useless ETG gearbox was ten times worse than the one in my old shape C4. Creep system completely random, working about 50% of the time and less than 1 in 10 without jerking and struggling. Hill hold function just as random, gave up on it and started using the handbrake. Tried to kill me several times just by being utterly gutless when moving on to a roundabout while other times taking off like a rocket! And nothing found wrong by service techs, they didn't seem surprised by my complaints - Citroen have switched to a proper auto and dumped the 82 engine which tells you everything. Software update at last service gave it sporty sounding downshift blips but did not remove any of the issues above - it did take a couple of mpg of the already decidedly average fuel economy leaving it at 44mpg. DON'T BUY ONE, swapped it for a Kia Soul Diesel with a proper auto and it's night and day, smooth, torquey and consistent.