The Citroen GT has been out and about in London again

[Streetrod]

This beasty does look good on the street, and the noise

I find it interesting that Citroen will not confirm where the engine comes from only saying that has in excess of 500HP. Having been around American V8's for over 30 years I am willing to bet it comes from across the pond

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB-O-HQHGwQ

[tamore]

more than a hint of the speed 12 about that.

[Streetrod]

You could be right. Citroen you stop mucking about and buid them

[Deluded]

Love it.

[soad]

Deluded said:

Love it.

Ditto, just needs adjustable suspension for those city humps.

Or that body will get many bruises and war scratches

[TheRoadWarrior]

Does sound pretty epic!

For me it was between this and the LFA for best-engine-sound-at-goodwood-FOS-2010... Award

[GSP]

I would love to have heard that in london amongst all the tall building. It sounded nice enough going up the hill at goodwood although they never really went very fast.

The new citroen concept car on their stand was equally stunning.

[BelperJim]

I thought this was going to be Hydrogen powered?

[Paul 8v]

I asked a guy at Goodwood what engine it had in it last year and he pretended he didn't speak English... After hearing it fire up this year, I'd say i'm 99% sure it's a big V8, sounded great to be fair.

[ian_c_uk]

Love the car. Love the noise. Not convinced they go together tho.

Now, about that Survolt...

[Streetrod]

Talking of the Survolt...

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CITROËN SURVOLT MAKES ITS TRACK DEBUT AT THE LE MANS CLASSIC
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Citroën's stunning all-electric racing car concept, Survolt, will come to life on 10th July when it makes its first ever on-track appearance at the Le Mans Classic - piloted by experienced female racing driver Vanina Ickx.

Extremely rare in the world of racing, Survolt's full electric drivetrain allows the model to combine dynamic, sporting performance with environmental consideration. Specially developed with compact dimensions (3.85m long, 1.87m wide, 1.2m high), Survolt features a tubular chassis, a flat underside with an extractor and full carbon bodywork, which all combines to make it a genuine electric racing car.

Propelled by two electric motors with a combined power of 300bhp from 0 to 5,000rpm, Survolt's lightweight frame (1.15 tonnes) is capable of exceptional performance, with a top speed of 260kph (162mph) and a 0-100kph (0-62mph) time of under five seconds.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s46yTjWxjV4&feature=pl... - Survolt Teaser

Survolt's twin 140kg lithium-ion batteries each boast a 31kw capacity and can cover 200km (124 miles). Survolt can be re-charged in just two hours with a specific power supply, or in 10 hours on the standard 220 volt network.

Citroën is inviting all automotive enthusiasts to visit the Le Mans circuit on Saturday 10th July, at 1.30pm, to watch Survolt's track debut.



Source [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/06/citroen-survolt-takes-to-the-track-at-le-mans-classic-w-video/#continued"][Autoblog][/URL][/QUOTE]

Edited by Streetrod on Thursday 8th July 13:41

[Nero601]

ian_c_uk said:

Love the car. Love the noise. Not convinced they go together tho.

no i agree , a V10 would be more in keeping i would say imho

[5potTurbo]

Saw the Citroën GT at last year's LM Drivers' Parade - and I happened to be in the tunnel when it came by, slowed down then gunned it up the hill.

Awesome noise.

[Japveesix]

Another vid here shot at the same time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_3ENh9ERjw&fea...

I still think it looks fantastic and I'd love to se them make it. The engine sound to me just sounds a bit too farty and rumbly like an old V8 truck to me, not clean enough sounding. A bit like this (skip to 20secs):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3XQAlngrxM

Edited by Japveesix on Thursday 8th July 14:03

[DeputyDawg]

Streetrod said:

This beasty does look good on the street, and the noise

Sounds like a bag of spanners to me

[10JH]

Seems they are unsure whether to put it into production - http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/...

Edited by 10JH on Thursday 8th July 14:12

[Paul 8v]

DeputyDawg said:

Streetrod said:

This beasty does look good on the street, and the noise

Sounds like a bag of spanners to me

It was a pretty nice bag of spanners to be fair, but yeah I can see where you're coming from

[ad551]

Wow. One of the few cars that if you saw it on the road you'd almost certainly walk into a lamppost whilst ogling it.

[ZeeTacoe]

TheRoadWarrior said:

Does sound pretty epic!

For me it was between this and the LFA for best-engine-sound-at-goodwood-FOS-2010... Award

the Lfa? It was almost silent and the race car was even quieter

[Penfolds]

I was lucky enough to see it driving around, it looks amazing on the street.

A couple of photos.


Photo page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexpenfold/476677431...


Photo page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexpenfold/476550915...

Edited by Penfolds on Thursday 8th July 16:57