Citroen Metropolis and Survolt due for production

Citroen is working hard on bring two of its most recent concept cars into production: the Metropolis premium saloon and the Survolt electric sports car.

Citroen’s effort at breaking into the European executive saloon market with the current C6 failed but Ploué said that Citroën must carry on and the Metropolis is the model that could do that. The Metropolis would take its place as Citroens flagship saloon and may be badged ‘DS9’.

“We cannot afford to let the likes of Audi, Mercedes and BMW forge into Citroën’s heartland supermini territory without fighting back and pushing into theirs. Selling large luxury cars in Europe is not easy at the moment, but I believe Citroën has a great deal more to bring to the market. A large, characterful DS flagship model — we could call it a DS9 to reference the original DS19 — could do great things for us”, Polué said.

In addition, Polué suggested that developing such a car for the Chinese market – which would measure over 5.4m – and badging it as a Citroën, would be a positive financially.

“It’s still our intention to put the Survolt into low-volume production, and we’re pursuing the idea of a one-make race series,” well-placed insiders confirmed.

Citroën SM

Citroën SM
Very fast gendarmes... (French police). The Citroën SM (for Sports Maserati) had a Maserati V6 engine. The SM was built between 1970 and 1975.
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Citroën Métisse

Citroën Métisse
One of the most impressive cars at the show, imho, was this diesel electric hybrid powered Citroën Métisse.
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Citroën C-Airplay

Citroen C-Airplay
C-AirPlay is equipped with a 110 bhp petrol engine. A SensoDrive automated gearbox with short gear ratios creates dynamic and fun driving sensations that are further amplified by easy access to the steering-wheel mounted gear paddles. C-AirPlay uses Stop & Start technology for low fuel consumption and emission levels.
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GT by Citroën

GT by Citroën, upload feito originalmente por Laurent Nivalle.

direction artistique : Laurent Nivalle
réalisation : Laurent Nivalle, Charles-Antoine d'Autichamp, Nicolas Dunglas
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Abandoned Citroen 2CV

Abandoned Citroen 2CV, upload feito originalmente por Nuno Leitao.

An abandoned Citroen 2CV in Bradford, Berkshire. The 2CV was an iconic car, and probably one of the cars which remained in production for longer in the automotive history - it was built and sold from 1948 to 1990 for a total of about 9 million units.

Citroen Sports Car

Citroen Sports Car, originally uploaded by Cars Photos.

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Spy Shots: Citroen C3 MPV

Citroen is preparing to reveal its new C3 mini MPV. The new car has already spotted testing. The new Nissan Note rival uses the C3 base and aims to compete with Honda Jazz, Renault Modus and upcoming Opel Meriva.

The C3 MPV carries some similar design cues to the C-SportLounge concept. The engine range will include some familiar PSA engines: 1.6 L and 1.4 L gasoline and 1.6 L diesel engines will be mated with a manuel or the SensoDrive automatic transmissions. Citroen plans to use Start-Stop system too.

The C3 MPV is expected to make its debut in Paris Motor Show in October and be on sale early 2009.

Spy Shots: Citroen C3 MPV

Citroen is preparing to reveal its new C3 mini MPV. The new car has already spotted testing. The new Nissan Note rival uses the C3 base and aims to compete with Honda Jazz, Renault Modus and upcoming Opel Meriva.

The C3 MPV carries some similar design cues to the C-SportLounge concept. The engine range will include some familiar PSA engines: 1.6 L and 1.4 L gasoline and 1.6 L diesel engines will be mated with a manuel or the SensoDrive automatic transmissions. Citroen plans to use Start-Stop system too.

The C3 MPV is expected to make its debut in Paris Motor Show in October and be on sale early 2009.