2010 Citroen DS High Rider
2010 Citroen DS High Rider
2010 Citroen DS High Rider
2010 Citroen DS High Rider
2010 Citroen DS High Rider
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My Top 10 Concept Cars of 2010
In less than two weeks, 2010 will draw to a close. So what better time to look back at the real stars of this year’s motor shows: the concept cars! Enter into a world where considerations like practicality and profitability fall by the wayside and the world’s designers and engineers show us their true potential. Let’s count down...my Top 10 Concept Cars of 2010!
10. Kia POP
Kia’s POP small electric vehicle study is a designer’s wet dream: a one piece glass windscreen and roof, scissor doors and an interior that looks more like a space capsule than a car. It also offers further proof that the South Korean company has evolved from a budget buyer’s first choice into a proper, world class automaker.
Again and again, Citroen has proved that it can do concept cars like no other automaker. Alas, with so many other awesome concepts this year, the Lacoste never made it further up our list than here. Still, this beach buggy for the 21st century has some standout features like its funky LED dashboard, semi-open design and plastic-clad body.
Renault has never been so cool. In a perfect world, this electric two-seater would be the French automaker’s Audi R8. In reality, it’s just another fantastic shoulda-been from France’s dullest automaker (Renault Sport models notwithstanding).
The BIOME is pure flight of fancy. Designed to be seeded in an orchard and grown like a cob of corn (no, really), the BIOME emits nothing but oxygen and marketing hyperbole. Am I the only one who thinks this looks a bit like the 2001 SEL from Spaceballs?
6. Peugeot EX1
Part car, part motorcycle: Peugeot’s eccentrically electric two-seat, three wheeler packs 250 kW / 340 hp between its narrow front wheels. This isn’t Peugeot’s first three wheel concept (remember 2005’s 20 Cup and 2009’s RD?) and is unlikely to be the last. Tres magnifique!
5. Lotus Elise
2010 has been a great year for Lotus concept cars, what with the Aston Martin Rapide rivalling Esterne and the relaunch of two classic nameplates in Esprit and Elan. Still, this teaser for the next-generation Elise is my favourite. 2013 can’t come too soon.
A fabulous one-off that’s drivable to boot, the new Stratos is underpinned by the same (if tweaked) 510 hp V8 that powers Ferrari’s 430 Scuderia. Designed and built by Italian design house Pininfarina, the new Statos recalls the much loved HF rally and road cars of the 1970s. Here’s hoping Pininfarina secures the licence to put this schoolboy’s wet dream into limited production.
If there’s one 2010 concept car that divided opinion like no other, it’s Lamborghini’s Sesto Elemento. Between its stealth fighter styling, cacophony of oddly shaped intakes and outtakes and the de-saturated grey and red colour scheme, this was one of the wildest concepts to come out this year. Still, there’s no arguing with its 570 hp V10. We’ll take two.
Raise your hand if you weren’t utterly enraptured by the rebirth of Audi’s ur-Quattro of the 1980s? No one? I thought as much. With its lightweight body, historically accurate 5-cylinder engine and 911-rivalling performance, what’s not to like? And the styling is to die for. The 1980s never looked so good.
1. Jaguar C-X75
And so here it is, my #1. 2010 had a lot of great concept cars, but none so much as Jaguar’s fabulous C-X75. Here is a gas / electric hybrid with 780 hp with a body fashioned out of texalium and vapour-blasted aluminium. This car is so cutting edge you have to wear gloves. It’s the perfect mix of exotic materials, futuristic technologies and pure styling jizz, and the top dog in our top ten.
So there you have My Top 10. What? You don't agree? Does putting a Kia on this list outrage your sensibilities? Are you disappointed that there are no American cars on the list? Is Jaguar's C-X75 and poorly conceived attempt to elevate the brand beyond its upper-class retiree roots? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
By Tristan Hankins
Saturday, December 4, 2010
2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept
2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept
2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept
2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept
2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept
Sunday, November 28, 2010
2010 Art Car Citroen Survolt Concept
The Marseille- born artist took Citroen’s all-electric Survolt concept racer and adorned it with a psychedelic, fluorescent paint scheme. Not one for Citroen is displaying several of its new production and concept cars including a Survolt racer turned-art-car.
According to the French carmaker, the contemporary artist was one of the sources of inspiration for the styling of the original Survolt. The Italian artist won first prize in Citroen’s Créative Awards, beating out some 700 other entrants. Melchiorre’s car will be launched next year along with other DS3 personalization options.
2011 Citroen C4
The new Citroen C4 boasts a real positive energy – with exceptional levels of quality, style, interior space and occupant comfort, as well as responsive handling and impressive environmental credentials. It will be produced at the Mulhouse PSA Peugeot Citroen plant in France and will premiere at the Paris Motor Show in September 2010.
2011 Citroen C4 is stability and balanced proportions design. Defined and flowing surfaces, such as the purposeful front end and rear spoiler, hint at the model’s optimised aerodynamics. The tasteful addition of chrome detailing combines with the dynamic headlight styling and sculpted alloy wheels to give the new model a premium presence. It has .33m long, 1.79m wide and 1.49m high.
Citroen C4 has some features of existing technology, such as EGS (Electronic Gearbox System), hill start assist, automatic electric parking brake, Lane Departure Warning System and Xenon dual-function directional headlamps, Citroën C4 will be available with convenient and useful new technologies – some of which are unique to the segment. These include a new blind-spot monitoring system, a cornering light function, cruise control and speed-limiter with road speed memory settings, and an innovative new service called eTouch.
New C4 uses the latest Citroen technology to reduce its environmental impact. New Citroen C4 will be available with Citroen’s new micro-hybrid e-HDi powertrains, which feature the latest generation Stop & Start system that helps deliver CO2 emissions as low as 109g/km at launch – and 99g/km on future models. Michelin Energy™ Saver tyres are also specified to help achieve these low emissions and to boost fuel economy. The control of the car’s overall weight – in spite of the increased dimensions and added equipment – has been achieved using new technologies, such as laser welding, in the model’s construction.
2011 Citroen DS3 R3 Rally Car
2011 Citroen DS3 R3 is versatile car, high performance and yet affordably-priced. It will be available in both in kit and ready-to-race versions. The Citroen DS3 R3 Rally car comes with an upgraded 1.6-litre turbocharged inline-four producing 210bhp and 350Nm / 258.2 lb-ft of peak torque with the steel body shell reinforced by a welded, multi-point roll cage.
The DS3 R3 is equipped with a six-speed sequential transmission, which the company claims allows for gear changes to be made twice as quickly over a manual gearbox. The suspension has been redesigned and upgraded to make full use of the Group R regulations, allowing for a wide variety of setup options. Rally-spec alloy wheels and a reworked braking system are also part of the package.
View more details, check out the complete list below and click images to view Gallery:
TARMAC RACING KIT (500 PARTS)
- Racing engine, assembled and bench-tested, ready to be mounted
- Gearbox, assembled and bench-tested, ready to be mounted
- Reinforced body shell, with roll-cage and seat attachment brackets and accessories (handbrake, ECUs, spare wheel, mounting brackets)
- Reinforced engine sub-frame
- Protective skidplate for engine and exhaust
- Adjustable front and rear suspension elements
- Reinforced hub carriers
- Adjustable specific front suspension wishbones
- Maximum size front and rear brake discs
- Front and rear specific brake callipers
- Reinforced rear axle
- Set of rear axle geometry adjustment shims
- Direct power-steering rack
- Specific braking system
- Specific ‘pedal box’ assembly
- Tarmac 7×17” wheels
- Fuel system with FIA-homologated tank
- Specific engine and gearbox cooling system
- Air/high-capacity air exchanger and specific booster circuit
- Aviation type electrical system with digital instrument panel display
- Data acquisition system built into the injection unit
- Roof-mounted air intake
- Glossy dashboard strip
- Specific wheel arch protections
- Front and rear tow straps
- Spare wheel straps
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT:
- Gravel rallying adaptation kit, including shock absorbers, springs, anti-roll bar, front brake discs, 6×15” gravel wheels and bodywork protective covers
- Short or long torque settings
- Co-driver footrest
- Citroën Racing rear-view mirrors
- FIA-homologated crash panel doors
- Xenon headlamp assembly
- 64MB data acquisition unit upgrade
- Specific mapping for racing fuel
- Tool kit, including: wheel hub fitting tool, brake fluid bleed device, steering rack shim
- Springs of varying levels of stiffness
- Anti-roll bar of varying diameters
- Standard bodywork spare parts kit
EQUIPMENT NOT INCLUDED IN THE KIT:
- Seats
- Harness
- Fire extinguishers
- Battery
- Spare wheel
- Jack and tyre-changing accessories
- Radio equipment and on-board computer
- FIA-approved anti-shatter protective film
- Tyres
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CHASSIS
- Structure Reinforced body with welded, multi-point roll cage
- Bodywork DS3 THP 150 with specific roof-mounted air intake and rear-view mirrors
ENGINE
- Type 1.6 THP PSA
- Bore x stroke 77×85.8 mm
- Capacity 1,598cc
- Maximum power 210bhp at 4,750rpm
- Specific output 131.4bhp/litre
- Distribution Double overhead camshaft valve train
- Breaker arm with adapted cam profile
- Specific pistons, connecting rods, engine flywheel and camshaft
- Fuel feed Direct injection
- Motorized single throttle valve
CLUTCH
- Type Thrust mechanism
- 184mm cerametallic twin-disk
TRANSMISSION
- Type Front-wheel drive
- Gearbox Six-speed sequential
- Control Electronically controlled with steering wheel-mounted paddle
- Differential Self-locking type ZF differential
BRAKES
- Front Ventilated disks, 330×30mm (tarmac) and 300×30mm (gravel)
- 4-piston callipers
- Rear 300×8mm discs
- 2-piston callipers
- Distribution Adjustable
- Handbrake Hydraulic control
SUSPENSION
- Front McPherson type
- Specific hinges and hub carriers
- Rear H-shaped axles
- Shock absorbers BOS three-track adjustable shock absorbers (low-and high-speed compression and rebound)
- Adjustable hydraulic bump stop
STEERING
- Type Hydraulic power-assisted steering
WHEELS
- Tarmac 7×17” wheels
- BFGoodrich 200/50/R17 tyres
- Gravel 6×15” wheels
- BFGoodrich 195/70/R15 tyres
DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT AND CAPACITIES
- Length 3,948mm
- Width 1,715mm
- Wheel base 2,465mm
- Track 1,520mm (front) – 1,490mm (rear)
- Fuel tank 67 litres
- Weight 1,230kg with driver pairing (regulations)
- Weight distribution 64/36% (front/rear)
2010 Citroen Survolt Concept Le Mans Classic
At the Le Mans Classic racing event, the Citroen Survolt Concept made its track debut this past weekend. The racing driver Vanina Ickx is daughter of Belgian Formula One pilot, Jacky Ickx.
She says “I am very proud to have participated in this unique project,”. “On the track it felt really good. It’s a real race car, with a very promising potential for the future.” Vanina said.
2010 Citroen Survolt Concept powered by a pair of electric motors that deliver up to 300-horsepower. That’s good enough for a top speed of 260km/h [162mph] and a 0-100km/h [62mph] time of less than five seconds.
As revealed for the first time at the 2010 Geneva show, the Citroen Survolt Concept is a 3.85m-long coupe sporting a tubular frame with a full carbon body and a flat underside.
The energy for the electric motors is provided by two 140kg [309 lbs] lithium-ion batteries that offer a driving range of around 200km/h [124 miles] and can be re-charged in two hours with a specific power supply, or in 10 hours on a standard 220 Volt network.
2010 Citroen DS High Rider Concept
Good news, Citroën will unveil the first photos of a new model or concept on Monday, August 30th, ahead of its Paris Motor Show debut. The French car maker will reveal the DS4, which is the production version of the Geneva Show Citroen DS High Rider Concept, next week – possibly, as early as Monday.
2012 Citroen DS4
The DS4 is the production version of the French carmaker’s Geneva Salon DS High Rider concept car. Citroen describes the DS4 as “a unique and attractive blend of creativity, dynamism, exclusivity and versatility”, which in reality translates to a potpourri of design influences from numerous cars and segments ranging from the coupe-esque roofline and hidden rear door handles, to the almost crossover-like road clearance.
This car will reach European showrooms in 2011 at the Paris motorshow.
Interior by the French automaker’s designers basically spiffed up the cabin with higher-class materials and decorative trim than the standard C4 hatch, while also offering more personalization options such as a choice of five leather combinations, including two-tone colors. It’s also equipped with high quality leather on the dashboard and door panels while all versions come with a standard large panoramic windscreen that extends backwards into the roofline.
2012 Citroen DS4 has 4.27 metres long, 1.81 metres wide and 1.53 metres high, making it 60mm shorter, 20mm wider and 40mm taller than the regular C4. It features a 370-litre boot capacity, which is 38 liters less than the C4s.
The DS4 will come with a choice of five powerplants. There are two diesel options, a 110HP 1.6-liter HDi that can be specified with stop/start tech and regenerative braking technology, and a 160HP 2.0-liter HDi. The petrol range consists of three 1.6-liter engines that were co-developed with the BMW Group and include a naturally aspirated version with 120HP, and two turbocharged variants with 155HP and 200HP. All engines are available with manual or robotized manual EGS six-speed gearboxes.
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