CITROEN UNVEILS ITS LATEST BID FOR WORLD DOMINATION
Following the near total domination of the World Rally Championship by the Citroen C4 WRC and its record-breaking helmsman, Sébastien Loeb, Citroen has unveiled its new weapon in its new bid for world domination – the Citroen DS3 WRC.
Just weeks after the hot Citroen made its Australian and New Zealand debut, Citroen Racing took the wraps of the ultimate version at the 2010 Paris International Motor Show (30 September 2010) in preparation for the 2011 World Rally Championship. Local motorsport fans will be able to see the DS3 WRC in the metal in September next year when the World Rally Championship returns to Australia for Rally Australia, which will be held in northern New South Wales.
Aggressive, dynamic and packed with ‘Créative Technologie’, the DS3 WRC represents the efforts of Citroën Racing to push performance to the limit during its development, whilst complying with the new FIA regulations. After five WRC manufacturer’s and six consecutive driver’s titles for Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena, Citroën is out to extend its run of success with the DS3 WRC.
More compact than its C4 predecessor, the Citroën DS3 WRC boasts the same powerful lines as the production DS3, although they are emphasised by the cooling vents and aerodynamic parts designed to improve road holding at high speeds. Under the bonnet, the 300 bhp 1.6-litre direct-injection turbocharged engine was conceived from start to finish by Citroën Racing. The four-wheel-drive transmission incorporates a six-gear sequential gearbox and front and rear mechanical differentials.
The DS3 WRC is designed within the new rules to reduce the budgets required to compete in the WRC. The new FIA rules ban costly materials such as titanium and carbon-fibre, and standardise certain parts like the turbocharger and limit the changes that can be made to the vehicle during its lifetime. Rallying nevertheless remains a great testing ground for driving new advances in vehicle technology.
The icy stages of Rally Sweden in February 2011 are expected to give the model its first taste of competitive action with two teams - Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena and Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia – who have already been confirmed for the 2011 World Rally Championship.
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10/1/2010