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Miss the days of vibrant little Citroen hot hatchbacks? This new C3 concept is a sign they could be on their way back.It is the Citroen C3 WRC concept car, and it previews a couple of things. Most pertinently, it"s what we can expect Citroen"s 2017 world rally challenger to look like. But it also if you squint a bit shows us what the new C3 hatchback could look like if it downed a few protein shakes to become a proper Ford Fiesta ST and Peugeot 208 GTI rival. We really hope it does.Back to the car itself. It"s longer and wider than a standard C3, at 4.2m and 1.9m respectively, thanks to its exceedingly aggressive motorsport makeover.Power is a spritely 380bhp, provided by the 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine that meets 2017"s WRC regulations, which allow larger turbo restrictors, freeing up a whopping 80bhp.It also sees a 25kg drop in minimum weight, so the C3 WRC should weigh around 1175kg before driver and co-drivers are inserted, making it lighter than the DS3 WRC it supersedes.
Date written: 20 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5072
Miss the days of vibrant little Citroen hot hatchbacks? This new C3 concept is a sign they could be on their way back.It is the Citroen C3 WRC concept car, and it previews a couple of things. Most pertinently, it"s what we can expect Citroen"s 2017 world rally challenger to look like. But it also if you squint a bit shows us what the new C3 hatchback could look like if it downed a few protein shakes to become a proper Ford Fiesta ST and Peugeot 208 GTI rival. We really hope it does.Back to the car itself. It"s longer and wider than a standard C3, at 4.2m and 1.9m respectively, thanks to its exceedingly aggressive motorsport makeover.Power is a spritely 380bhp, provided by the 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine that meets 2017"s WRC regulations, which allow larger turbo restrictors, freeing up a whopping 80bhp.It also sees a 25kg drop in minimum weight, so the C3 WRC should weigh around 1175kg before driver and co-drivers are inserted, making it lighter than the DS3 WRC it supersedes.
Date written: 20 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5072