Posts Tagged ‘Citroen’
The Lotus Esprit a Buying Guide for a Modern Classic
Written by Jo Alexander
The first Lotus Esprit burst into life in 1976, and with its stunning wedge shaped looks it really stood out from the humdrum Rovers and Fords that were on the road at the time. Colin Chapman was so proud of his new sports car that he arranged to have it parked outside Pinewood studios in the hope that it would be used in the latest James Bond film. The plan worked, and Roger Moore drove a white Lotus Esprit, that could convert into a submarine, in the Spy Who Loved Med.
More »Scrappage – Cash for Your Old Car
Written by Dave Foord
There’s a new buzz word in the motor industry - Scrappage. Under this proposed scheme, consumers who have a car over nine years old, would be able to take it to a recycling plant and in return they would receive a voucher for two thousand pounds off a new, or up to one year old car bought from a dealership. Great for the car industry, great for suppliers, great for dealerships, great for recycling, great for the environment, great for everyone. Or is it?
More »Learn More About Future Hybrid Cars
Written by Cyril Lamb
Maintaining a vehicle is no longer as easy as it used to be. With rising fuel costs more and more car owners are finding it difficult to make ends meet. To meet the challenges posed by ever increasing fuel costs and pollution, car manufacturers are trying hard to come out with effective solutions. Hybrid cars – the new technology cars - offer drivers an efficient, innovative, and feasible option.
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Choosing The Right Family Car
Written by Gen Wright Family considerations make choosing a car far more complex than usual. There are various in-built features that present a risk to children, and this guide presents a series of points to consider in order to remove any potential risks. More »
Car Blogs -Citroen bringing back the DS line
Citroen is making a bold statement about being dull. The company is acknowledging that it needs to change, and it’s time to revise its whole image.The brand has been lagging behind the cars for some time. We’re taking action today so customers want to come to Citroen for what the brand represents and not just out of interest in a given model, said PSA/Peugeot-Citroen styling director Jean-Pierre Ploue.The first step in this is to resurrect the Citroen DS at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The original DS of the 50s started the company down a strange and wonderful road of eccentric and futuristic-looking cars. Some features were revolutionary such as the hydraulic suspension (that saved then-French President Charles de Gaulle) or the first headlight the saw around corners. While other features were downright quirky like the single spoke steering wheel. The car was different from everything else on the road during its over twenty-year run.Now citroen is looking to the historical name to launch three DS-based cRelated Keywords for this posts:Car body kits, fiero, inexpensive, bmw, mustang, cheap, 300zx, honda, 240sx, lift golf cart, 350z Read more from the source
Car Blogs -Citroen Concept GT in action
Citreon is going ahead with limited production plans for the GT, and here’s some more proof as it’s out to play on the streets in France.The concept from the game Gran Turismo 5 was listed as powered by hydrogen fuel cells that release no emissions. From the sound on this video it’s obvious that Citroen has found something a little more conventional (and exciting) to power the GT in the real world.Related Keywords for this posts:Car body kits, fiero, inexpensive, bmw, mustang, cheap, 300zx, honda, 240sx, lift golf cart, 350z Read more from the source
Car Blogs -Citroen confirms GT Supercar production
The Citroen GT Concept was just a dream car for the French company. It was first built in the digital world to give players of Gran Turismo 5 a Citroen to lust after. Citroen then showed it off as purely a dream car at the Paris Motor Show last October.But then people who had real money got interested in the car, and by December, Citroen changer its mind. It started thinking about how the GT could be built.The reason why the GT concept is making news again is because it seems Citroen is taking another step towards production by looking at using a more practical powerplant. The original specs for the car had it using a hydrogen fuel cell, but Citroen hinted to Autocar that they will likely borrow a gas-guzzler from Ford or General Motors to make this supercar.We got to see the concept again, and we’ll still gladly welcome it in our driveway, even if the engine is no longer out to save the world.Related Keywords for this posts:Car body kits, fiero, inexpensive, bmw, mustang, cheap, 300zx, honda, 240sx, lift golf cart, 350z Read more from the source
Car Blogs -Citroen GT Concept into limited production
The Citroen GT Concept was a hit a the Paris Auto Show for being a design concept. The car had plenty of style (some say too much), but there definitely was no substance. It existed as a design from the game Gran Turismo 5, and it was listed in the virtual world as powered by hydrogen fuel cells that release no emissions.Now it seems Citroen may want to go through its parts bin looking for that hydrogen race engine. Jean-Pierre Ploue, Citroen’s design director, said GT Concept will go into limited production. Ploue didn’t give any indications of a release date, but he did hint that about 20 GT may be built. Whenever the car shows up, we expect it to look just as exotic as the concept but probably powered by a more conventional gas or diesel engine.Related Keywords for this posts:Car body kits, fiero, inexpensive, bmw, mustang, cheap, 300zx, honda, 240sx, lift golf cart, 350z Read more from the source
Car Blogs -Video: Citroen relaunch
Citroen has decided its time to make interesting cars again. The center of this revolution will happen when it brings back the DS line, starting with the DS3 at the Geneva Motor Show. This is more than just one car (three actually); it’s an entire attitude. That’s what this video is presenting:Today we need to reduce CO2 emission, reduce gas emission, reduce consumption, reduce danger, reduce stress, reduce noise, reduce cost, reduce unpredictable. One thing we will never reduce, the creativity.Related Keywords for this posts:Car body kits, fiero, inexpensive, bmw, mustang, cheap, 300zx, honda, 240sx, lift golf cart, 350z Read more from the source
Citroen DS Convertible Brings In $440k at Retromobile
Wow, that’s a lot for an odd French car to get, now isn’t it? Actually, the Citroen DS is more than odd, it’s really odd, and it is also a design much loved and respected by car stylists across the world, having just been voted as the most beautiful car of all time.
And Retromobile? Retromobile is this completely French, completely odd and idiosyncratic auto show/auction/yearly museum/swap meet that happens in Paris every year, so it all starts to fit, doesn’t it?