The Citroen DS3 racing immediately in two boiler fell: in the orange color and with the magic potion.
While Sebastien Loeb cheerfully breaks with his WRC Citroen through the undergrowth and collects a World Rally Championship after another, his fans to wonder: When can I buy a similar to sporty model of the French road certification?
Answer: Now. For stately 9.690 euro extra charge the Citroen mutates S3 THP 150 to the Citroen DS3 racing. The hotel's own Motorsports Division engineers voted new springs and dampers, prescribed a 20 mm wider track, as well as 18-inch wheels and extort an output of 207 instead of 156 HP. 1, 6-liter turbo engine Was modified the control electronics and the pressure increased from 0.8 to 1.2 bar.
In spite of optically little restrained appearance of 3.96-metre Citroen DS3 racing still rather reserved behaves. The four-cylinder engine gives off its performance while vigorously, but equally, and the large torque hammer remains regardless of the maximum value increased from 240 to 275 nm.
During the acceleration from zero to 100 km/h missed the Citroen the plant part to four tenths DS3 racing with 6.9 seconds, undercuts the based Citroen significantly (7.3 seconds). Also, the Citroen draws significantly direct a DS3 racing, late tends to the understeer, shortly before the ESP gruff intervenes.
The exactly switchable, well tuned six-speed transmission of Citroen DS3 racing comes from the base model, that Alcantara seats are a racing goodie. It would also world champion Loeb feel probably.
