No fully-electric or hybrid variants are available in the Citroen C3 range.
Both petrol and diesel engines are available, with petrol options being 1.0-liter 3-cylinder, and 1.1-, 1.2-, 1.4-, and 1.6-liter 4-cylinder, and diesel – 1.4-, 1.5-, and 1.6-liter 4 cylinder.
The Citroen C3 range offers quite good fuel economy of between 3.1 l/100 km (75.88 mpg) (2015 Citroen C3 II (Phase II, 2013) 1.6 BlueHDI (99 Hp) start/stop) and 6.9 l/100 km (34.09 mpg) (2008 Citroen C3 I Picasso (Phase I, 2008) 1.4 VTi (95/ 120 Hp)).
The Citroen C3 is a supermini with dimensions varying between 3850 mm (151.57 in.) and 4078 mm (160.55 in.) in length, 1667 mm (65.63 in.) and 1766 mm (69.53 in.) in width, and 1510 mm (59.45 in.) and 1669 mm (65.71 in.) in height.
Ground clearance could be 119 mm (4.7 in.), 137 mm (5.4 in.), 145 mm (5.7 in.), or 150 mm (5.9 in.), depending on the variant.
Both variants with manual and automatic transmissions are available in the Citroen C3 range.
There are some several issues, reported by owners, including electrical problems, lack of power when driving up hills, decrease of brake power, heater problems.