Sunday, February 21, 2010

Citroen DS3 Racing Special with 200HP Heading to Geneva


Citroen is aiming anon at MINI John Cooper Work's area with its baking hot new DS3 Racing action archetypal that will accomplish its apple premiere at next month's Geneva Motor Show.
Developed by Citroen's Racing analysis that handles the French firm's WRC cars, the appropriate copy adaptation of the DS3 bear comes with a beefed up 1.6-liter turbo engine, acclimatized anatomy and a assembly of administration upgrades. It will go on auction in the additional bisected of the year with assembly bound to 1,000 units.
Power comes from a acquainted adaptation of the accepted model's Peugeot-Citroen PSA and BMW Group co-developed 1.6-liter turbocharged four. Citroen Racing's engineers acclimatized and optimized the powertrain components, acquainted the turbo, reconfigured the ECU and added a appropriate appendage aqueduct and muffler.
These upgrades addition the engine's achievement from 156HP and 240Nm to 200HP and 275Nm or 202.8 lb-ft of aiguille torque.
To advance the DS3 Racing's administration and disciplinarian acknowledgment properties, Citroen Racing's engineers acclimatized the council system, acclimatized stiffer abeyance springs, acclimatized the foreground and rear shock absorbers, widened the foreground and rear advance by 30mm and bargain the car by 15mm..
Furthermore, the DS3 Racing gets beefier high-performance tires, a recalibrated ESP that can able and an up-rated braking arrangement with 4-piston callipers and appropriate disc-brakes with accomplished discs at the rear.
In the administration department, the DS3 Racing gets a new aero kit with foreground and rear spoilers, ancillary skirts and a rear diffuser while the examination archetypal comes in a gray accomplishment with orange accents and rooftop complemented by appropriate accouter with 'DS3', 'CitroĐ“«n Racing' and chequered banderole graphics..
The French maker aswell acclimated a carbon accomplishment for the foreground bumper, lower physique trim and addition extensions, whilst the 18-inch admixture wheels, chrome aperture handles and chrome-finished bankrupt complete the exoteric mods.
As for the interior, the Citroen's hot bear stands out acknowledgment to the body-hugging brazier seats up front, carbon trim on the dashboard, centre console, council caster embellisher, armrests and aperture ancillary mouldings, additional orange accents on the dash, accessory stick and accessory stick surround

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