Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2009 | Page 119

MOTORING life Picasso C3, everything in the right place IT’S everything at once. It is compact but bulging with roominess. And while it’s undoubtedly square shaped, it is good looking enough to turn heads. But before we talk about its features, I can feel a local moment coming on. This is the perfect car for West Wight roads. Yes, it irons out bumps – you’d expect that from a Citroen. But this car, the C3 Picasso, looks at the potholes and laughs. So here is a car which can do the serious job of transporting a family comfortably and stylishly with puppyish enthusiasm. It loves corners and is itching for speed. It doesn’t have masses of pull-away torque, but makes up for that in its lively ride. Internally it is strikingly roomy. Everything is on the generous side, including a giant digital speedo against which you can instantly compare your speed with the Island’s flashing tell-off signs. Comfort features for the driver are the generous supply of phone/MP3 chargers, a usefully-sized door pocket