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Citroen C-Zero EV due for UK launch late 2010

November 11, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Citroen, Environment, electric

Citroen will release its C-Zero electric vehicle (EV), a car co-developed with Mitsubishi, to the UK market from the end of 2010.

Claiming zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emissions and zero engine noise, the C-Zero is a 100 per cent electric vehicle charged overnight from any domestic power supply.
Citroen claim its new city car will make [...]

Citroen C5 updated, new engines for 2010

November 10, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Citroen

Citroen is introducing two new greener engines to its C5 range to bring them into line with Euro V specifications.

The first is a new 2.0HDi 16V 119kW diesel that will replace both the existing 2.0- and 2.2-litre diesels.
Australia will get the new 340Nm engine in the Comfort and Exclusive models, meaning a 14 per cent [...]

2011 Citroen C4 spy pics

September 24, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Citroen, spy photos

The next Citroen C4, due to be launched at the end of 2010, will be lighter and more efficient than the current car, the company’s product boss Mr Vincent Besson has told media recently.

Talking at the Frankfurt motor show, Mr Besson revealed that the new hatchback is likely to be offered with three-cylinder engines and, [...]

Citroen Revolte stars at Frankfurt

Citroen has set out to prove to the automotive world at the Frankfurt Motor Show that it still has credentials as a bold, forward-looking brand with the concept car Revolte, an ultra-chic city car combining luxury with a touch of cheek.

The French carmaker says that a compact city car, Revolte sidesteps the difficulties of dense [...]

Citroën teases new Frankfurt-bound concept

September 9, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under Car News, Citroen, Concepts, Frankfurt, Motor Shows

Citroën has teased a modern incarnation of its 2CV ahead of the concept’s official unveiling at the 2009 IAA in Frankfurt.

Details are scarce with Citroën accompanying the release with only a short and rather cryptic sentence: “Citroën hasn’t finished surprising you with its creativity…”
Either way, all will be revealed on Tuesday 15th September with Director [...]

Peugeot-Citroen to sell Mitsubishi i-MiEV

Japan’s Mitsubishi Motor Corporation has formally signed an agreement, confirming a previously announced tie-up, to build electric cars in co-operation with France’s Peugeot-Citroen.

The car, which will be based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV that was launched in Japan in June, will be sold by Peugeot-Citroen .
Peugeot has revealed its version will be called iON and wil [...]

World Rally Championship stars arrive

If you’re 25-years-old or under, then you will know exactly what the letters WRC stand for.

By Anthony Crawford
The World Rally Championship is big business all over the globe, and made famous by millions of Xbox and Playstation gamers, driving the world’s best rally cars in some of the toughest rallies on the planet, without [...]

Citroen DS3: The new version of ‘cool’

August 25, 2009 by Anthony Crawford  
Filed under Car Design, Car News, Citroen, Diesel

Iconic French automotive brand Citroen, have announced that its new DS3 car, will make its debut at the Frankfurt International Motor Show on September 15.

GTbyCITROËN tours UK before Festival of Speed

June 24, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under Car News, Citroen, Concepts

Citroën’s spectacular supercar concept, the GTbyCITROËN, has taken to the streets of central London to visit parts of the ’street circuit’ made famous by the video game Gran Turismo, for which the car was designed.

Incorporating some of the capital’s most famous landmarks, the virtual supercar swapped pixels for pavement as it toured Regent Street, rounded [...]

Citroën reveals inside of new DS3

June 1, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Citroen

Citroën has provided its first hint at the interior styling of the all-new DS3 by unveiling a new iteration of the DS Inside concept model.

At its launch in 2010, the DS3 will present owners with an unprecedented range of touches to express their personality, and the haute-couture cabin of the latest DS Inside goes some [...]

Citroen confirms diesel hybrid plans

April 30, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Citroen, Diesel, Hybrid

Citroen has today confirmed that it will indeed launch a diesel hybrid by 2011, a car it claims which will set new standards for fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

The technology will, at first, arrive in the form of the Citroen DS5, then gradually work its way in to one-third of the brand’s new premium range [...]

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