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This week's car under the BabyDrive family testing spotlight is the 2023 Citroen C5 Aircross, a five-seater SUV. It’s four years since I last tested this car with my family and it’s had a few updates since then. Let’s find out what they are in our BabyDrive testing…

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The Citroen C5 Aircross is so family friendly in the back, the rear seats are three individual seats so you know you can fit three passengers comfortably across. Each rear seats also moves independently so you can slide each one back and forth to distribute legroom however it is needed.

the back seats of a car with black leather seats.

There are ISOFix in the two outer rear seats. They are not within plastic guides but are really nice and easy to connect to.

the back seats of a vehicle are shown in gray.

There are top tether anchorages on the back of all three seat backs. The central one is not labelled but the outer two are.

the back seat of a car has a gray fabric cover.

I could fit three Infasecure child seats really easily across the back seats. I installed the Infasecure Adapt More Infant Capsule rear-facing behind the driver, an Infasecure Achieve More in the central seat and an Adapt More forward-facing in the outer seat.

the interior of a car with two child seats in it.

All three child seats fit really nicely on their individual seats with enough room around them for the cars seats to slide individually without the child seats hitting on the one next to it.

car seats in the back seat of a car.

Legroom is quite good and we could just fit a 180cm driver in front of the Infasecure Adapt More Infant Capsule.

a car seat in the back seat of a car.

The rear footwell only has a very low hump in the central footwell which makes it more comfortable for the central passenger and kids will find it easier to walk through to their seats either side.

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Rear passengers are also kept comfortable with rear air-con vents and a USB socket for charging devices in the back. Rear passengers also have good storage with a map pocket in the back of each front seat that will hold an iPad…

the back seats of a suv with a baby in the back seat.

… and door bins that will hold a refillable water bottle and a wallet fits too.

a cup holder in a car with a bottle in it.

Front passengers have better storage with two cup holders in the central console that will hold a reusable or disposable coffee cup and in front of them is a storage tray I found good for my sunglasses.

a jeep wrangler interior with a cup holder and cup holders.

There is a large central console box that is large enough for a bottle of milk or wine and has a little try in the top.

the center console of a car with a remote control.

In front of the gear lever is a phone charging tray, two USB sockets and a 12V socket for charging.

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The glove box is an odd shape but will hold a wallet and iPad with the manual.

a car with a cell phone in the back seat.

The front door bins are larger than the back and will hold a refillable water bottle and iPad and wallet.

a car compartment with a pink bottle and a notebook.

Front passengers can expect to have very comfortable bottoms! The front seats are memory foam and when you sink into them you do feel an all over ‘aaah!' from the back of your body! Especially as for most of us parents it's the most you get to sit down and still in the whole of your day!

the interior of a car with leather seats and steering wheel.

The boot space in the 2023 Citroen C5 Aircross is very good. The boot floor drops down around 10cm, making it much more practical for families wanting to transport their family dog.

a teddy bear is sitting in the trunk of a car.

Thirteen bags of shopping fit in the boot of the Citroen C5 Aircross, which is the same as the Honda CRV, one more than the VW Tiguan and the Renault Koleos. Two less than the Toyota Rav4 which holds fifteen and the Kia Sportage which holds sixteen bags of shopping in the boot.

the trunk of a car filled with blue bags.

A twin side-by-side pram fits really comfortably in the boot with four shopping bags beside it…

the trunk of a car with blue bags in it.

… or a double pram fits in the boot with six bags of shopping beside it.

the trunk of a car is filled with blue bags and a baby stroller.

A single pram fits in the boot of the Citroen C5 Aircross with six bags of shopping also.

the trunk of a car with a baby stroller in it.

The boot floor is flat and carpeted making it comfortable for a medium size family dog or perfect for an emergency nappy change.

a teddy bear is sitting in the trunk of a car.

The Citroen C5 Aircross is a nice car to drive. Visibility is good out of the windows for the front and rear passengers. With three child seats installed in the back I couldn't see out of the rear windscreen but didn't find this a problem when parking and manoeuvring because the rear camera although was a small image I found it was enough.

The steering is lovely and light and the turning circle is very tight making it a joy to drive around town and suburbs as well as it being very comfortable on long highway journeys too.

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The media system in the 2023 Citroen C5 Aircross is controlled by the strip of buttons underneath the media screen. You control the climate through the media screen…

a screen on a car dashboard.

… there is built in Apple CarPlay and Android Auto so you can access your phone and Apps while driving.

the dashboard of a car with an apple ipad.

You can control a lot of the vehicle and drive settings through the media screen too…

the dashboard of a car with a blue screen.

… and turn on and off the parking sensors.

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There is a button down by the drivers right knee to turn the child lock on and off…

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… and a button in the drivers down control panel to lock the rear windows.

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There are six air vents across the front dashboard, two horizontal vents in the centre and two small ones at each end to keep front passengers comfortable.

the interior of a citroen c3.

The central console is large giving each of the front passengers a good amount of personal space (if us parents can remember what that is!!)

2019 toyota tacoma interior.

The 2023 Citroen C5 Aircross has been given a four star ANCAP crash test rating. With six airbags as standard; Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting (curtain) airbags.

 

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Tace Clifford founded BabyDrive in 2017 after discovering a huge information gap in mainstream car reviews that left new parents and expanding families in the dark when it came to one of the biggest purchasing decisions of their lives.

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