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Post Rally Sweden Q&A: Mikko Hirvonen

A fortnight ago Ford team-leader Mikko Hirvonen promised a new, more aggressive approach for the 2010 WRC season. And after the opening round in Sweden his new attitude seems to be working pretty well, thank you.
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Hot Stuff: Citroen DS3 Racing Special with 200HP Heading to Geneva

Citroen is aiming directly at MINI John Cooper Work’s territory with its scorching hot new DS3 Racing sport model that will make its world premiere at next month’s Geneva Motor Show.
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Citroen DS High Rider: all the official pictures and details

Behind the name Citroen DS High Rider are hidden future DS4 and C4. A prototype for two, in fact, designed to convey technical and stylistic cues replicated by future C-segment in France. The concept car waiting at the Geneva Motor Show has a body from hatchback with three doors and four seats, with low volume [...]

Sebastien Loeb Test-Drives Citroen DS3 WRC [Video]

Although he was initially all against the 2011 technical regulations for the World Rally Championship – the inclusion of 1.6 turbo engines, as well as the mandatory S2000 platform for the rally cars – reigning WRC champion Sebastien Loeb had no other choice but to get behind the wheel of the new Citroen [...]

Citroën: the GT Concept at the Carnival of Venice

Citroën will exhibit its spectacular GT Concept at the Grand Canal in Venice, during the days of Carnival. The supercar will come out in the open until 15:00 on Monday 8 February. After giving the show to London, the show car tour of one of the most innovative in the history of French trade arrives [...]

Toyota gas pedal recall woes spread to Peugeot / Citroën in Europe

The massive Toyota sticking-accelerator pedal recall has spread from the United States to Europe and even beyond Toyota-branded vehicles.
Approximately 90,000 Peugeot 107 and Citroën C1 minicars have been added to the list of afflicted models. PSA, the parent of Peugeot and Citroën, has a joint venture with Toyota in the Czech Republic that produces [...]

Video: Kimi Raikkonen Citroen C4 WRC Day 1 Arctic Rally 2010

Footage from Finnish television channel MTV3 reviewing Kimi Räikkönen’s first day of driving the Citroen WRC C4 competitively on the 2010 Arctic Lapland Rally.

It was an eventful rally induction for the former F1 star after he went off on the second stage following a misheard pacenote. Raikkonen incurred a penalty as a result of the time lost in the accident, but [...]

Updated: Raikkonen crashes on Arctic Rally

Finland’s 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen has crashed on his first competitive event driving for the Citroen Junior World Rally Team.
Raikkonen was placed second overall in the Arctic Lapland Rally when his car left the road and crashed into a tree on the event’s second stage, the 23km Aittajärvi.
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Citroen DS3 Racing: incoming sporting version with 210 hp

At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Citroen will present the DS3 Racing, high-performance version of the tasty French utility, powered by the 1.6 THP petrol engine with 210 hp. This is the same unit that will be placed also under the hood of Peugeot RCZ coupe. Thus, even after 6 months of the formal submission, [...]

Kimi Raikkonen’s WRC Car Livery Revealed! Pictures

Although most eyes are now focused on Formula One car launches and their liveries for the 2010 season, Red Bull decided to disclose the latest pictures of Kimi Raikkonen as an official   rally racer for Citroen Junior Rally Team. To be more precise, the Finn was the subject of a photo shoot with his new [...]