Tuesday 12th October 2010

Citroen Reveals (But Is It?) Art Car

Electric Survolt gets a shocking splash of colour for Paris exhibition

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A new 'Art Car' version of the Citroen Survolt concept car has been created by Francoise Nielly, and this is it.

Apparently the 'renowned contemporary artist' was a source of inspiration for the original styling of Survolt, and he worked closely with Citroen's design team to create this exciting new interpretation of Citroen’s 100% electric racer - first shown at Geneva back in the Spring.

The new art car is taking pride of place in a new display at Citroen's showroom on the Champs-Elysees. The finish is officially described as 'a bold, vivid and brightly contrasting new fluorescent paint scheme'. Anyone else need a sick bag?

You can see some of Nielly's other stuff here. We're not that hot with the crayons ourselves, but it all looks a bit 'samey' to us...

[dibbers006]

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[Atomic Gibbon]

Ignoring the colour scheme for a second, that is one hell of a dogs breakfast, isn't it? Looks like some sort of melted concotion of Veyron, A5, 370z, and a 1980s supra...

[Bill]

dibbers006 said:

Car looks great.

Shame the Rainbow Pidgeotto have shat all over it

How hard would it be to produce this with a the PSA turbo 1.6?

[anonymous-user]

I saw this in the Citreon show room on Champs-Elysee over the weekend at it looks much better in the flesh!!

[anonymous-user]

I saw this in the Citreon show room on Champs-Elysee over the weekend at it looks much better in the flesh!!

[jake15919]

We're not that hot with the crayons ourselves, but it all looks a bit 'samey' to us...

You're that bloke of The Late Show and I claim my five pounds.

[LuS1fer]

I think this is precisely what the new car market needs, a new Puma. Get an engine in it and get it made....without LED DRLs or the deal's off.

[evenflow]

Absolutely love the shape of the Survolt.

[DougieCow]

Ford Racing Puma anyone?... rally edition

[soad]

Bit of colour - gone all funky

[DougieCow]

Damn you LuS1fer, took too long looking out the photo

[pits]

I would buy one of those, exactly how it is now, I think this is why I love the French motoring industry, everything gets a bit stale ever 15 years or so in the car market, then Renault or Citroen are out with something totally radical that gives the car industry a boot up the arse to say "Oi, stop churning out the same st all the time"

[shouldbenicholas]

PITS, I couldn't agree more mate.

[Chris-R]

jake15919 said:

We're not that hot with the crayons ourselves, but it all looks a bit 'samey' to us...

You're that bloke of The Late Show and I claim my five pounds.

We've spent your five pounds.

[Herbs]

hhhmmmm mini veryron anybody..............

[Insight]

I love it. Colours go well with the offset of silver. V fun, but glad this did it to this concept and not the big brother one, wouldn't quite suit as well. I'd have it for a day...but not a lifetime.

Edited by Insight on Tuesday 12th October 15:09

[Cotty]

RS09 said:

I saw this in the Citreon show room on Champs-Elysee over the weekend at it looks much better in the flesh!!

It bloody well needs to

[Nick Beef]

Was at the Paris show over the weekend and have to say it looked awesome in the flesh... mind you didn't have the crazy paint work...

[Agoogy]

Atomic Gibbon said:

Ignoring the colour scheme for a second, that is one hell of a dogs breakfast, isn't it? Looks like some sort of melted concotion of Veyron, A5, 370z, and a 1980s supra...

Thats one lucky dog! ....

[pb63]

Good god, I thought the previous stories Zonda's colour scheme was gash...This one looks like an early 90's shell suit. Yuck.