This is the new Citroen DS4 racing concept, unveiled at the Geneva motor show today, and it's likely to spawn a production version.
Power for Citroen's DS4R super-hatch comes from a 1.6-litre turbo four and gives 260hp. That's an impressive 160hp per litre and has caused certain sections of the French media to crow patriotically that this comfortably outpunches the 211hp that BMW Mini have managed to get from the engine (PSA and BMW jointly developed the motor).
Citroen also claims an eco-friendly 155g/km of CO2.
As well as matt paint and chunky 19-inch wheels, the DS4 Racing is distinguished from its lesser brethren by a carbon fibre air diffuser, front splitter and wheel arch extensions. Underneath it's also got suspension that's 35mm lower, has a track that's 55mm wider at the front and 75mm at the rear, and has been fitted with.
At last, some proper hot hatchery from the company that has dominated rallying for the past decade... so fingers crossed for the production version.