CITROËN DS3 CABRIO RACING CONCEPT CAR AT GOODWOOD: ULTRA SPORT CHIC

Citroën has chosen the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the annual meeting of historic racing cars, to reveal its new concept car: Citroën DS3 Cabrio Racing, a nod at Citroën’s involvement in the WRC. The concept car’s next appearance will be at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Between 12 and 14 July 2013, a unique concept car — the Citroën DS3 Cabrio Racing — will be on show in Sussex at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Britain’s emblematic motor sports meeting.

The new concept car combines the best of the Citroën DS3 Racing with all the sophistication of the DS3 Cabrio.

This is a choice that makes sense since the Citroën DS3 Cabrio is not only easy to customise, it also features optimised architecture (weighing in at just 25 kg more than the hatchback), for an exceptionally lively and agile performance, as demonstrated by Sébastien Loeb himself at Col du Corbier in the French Alps a few weeks ago. (See the YouTube link at the end of this release.)

The Citroën DS3 Cabrio Racing makes a spectacular first impression, with its extreme customisation and sporting appeal. Moondark mat textured grey paintwork is allied with gloss black 19” wheels, and Black Chrome inserts on the handles, boot trim and door mirrors.

The concept is DS through and through, with bold identity statements such as the DS pattern —featured in gloss weave on the black canvas roof with its high-tech carbon-fibre look and engraved on the door mirror housings — and the Carmin coloured brake callipers, wheel hubs, doors with the wide side strips, and parts of the lettering and badge.

Citroën Racing know-how also takes centre stage, with special running gear, brakes and carbon kit. And the car maintains the performance of the Racing version, with a 1.6 litre engine developing 202 bhp.

On board, the Citroën DS3 Cabrio Racing combines performance and elegance with bucket seats featuring a new take on the DS watch strap design in three types of fabric (Napa full-grain leather, DS-embossed leather and Alcantara) interpretation of DS watchstrap upholstery on the bucket seats, and special DS pearl top-stitching, featured in Carmin for the first time on the seats, dashboard and gearshift. Carmin also appears on the seat housings and dashboard, echoing the door side strips.

The Citroën DS3 Cabrio Racing concept car mindset extends through a line of lifestyle products including a child seat in three-material watchstrap-design leather upholstery, coordinated with the other seats, and helmets in the car body colours.

Citroën’s new concept car is an expression of custom-built excellence, radical choices and sophistication in every detail. A convertible DS3 with the performance and sporting looks of a car tuned by Citroën Racing.

The car will be on show at the 65th Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

SOURCE: CITROEN