#Citroen Ds3 Racing For Sale Driver And Constructor#

The first ad I noticed once touching down at the Geneva airport was one for the Citroen DS3, which had the headline вЂњanti-retroвЂќ. 0-100 km/h is achieved in just 6.5 seconds and top speed is 232 km/h. Mods include re-mapping of the ECU, a sports exhaust system and silencer, and a modified turbo with carbon-trimmed components.In the chassis department, thereвЂ™s a вЂњhigh-performance suspensionвЂќ with adapted shock absorbers, 30 mm wider front/rear tracks, lowering of the car by 15 mm, revised steering mapping and a modified steering control system, uprated brakes with four-piston racing front calipers and switchable ESC.The DS3 Cabrio Racing comes in a Moondark Matte Grey body colour, with a black fabric roof and 18-inch вЂNemesisвЂ™ alloys, complemented by red centre caps and brake calipers. ItвЂ™s also hard to miss the red vertical stripe down each of the doors.The colour scheme continues inside the cabin with Alcantara trimmed and embossed Citroen Racing seats with red stitching and headrest inserts. The vertical stripe makes another appearance on the dashboard. A numbered plaque, positioned in front of the gear lever, highlightвЂ™s the modelвЂ™s limited edition status.The DS3 Cabrio Racing is based on the top DSport trim, which includes LED DRLs, automatic air-con and rear parking sensors, RDS radio, steering mounted controls, Bluetooth and eight speakers.We wonвЂ™t be getting this one here, but Naza Euro Motors recently launched the standard DS3 hatchback in Malaysia.

The grey showcar was nicely contrasted with orange on the roof, wing mirrors, grille and rims (18-inch, looks really wicked) and wore some funky decals. Limited to 1,000 units, the DS3R comes with plenty of carbon trim вЂ“ on the front bumper, lower body trim, wing extensions, door side mouldings and spoiler, to be exact. With creative design typical of Citroen and a modern, classy cabin, we reckon that it will do very well in Europe.At the Geneva show, Citroen Racing (CitroenвЂ™s STi/RalliArt) paraded the DS3 Racing thatвЂ™s set to go on sale in the second half of 2010.

Stiffer springs, retuned shock absorbers and вЂњspecific steering mappingвЂќ for a more precise helm have been added as well. With these figures, the DS3R will outpace a Mini Cooper S, but will it outpoint the Brit in the bends?For starters, the standard front and rear tracks have been widened by 30 mm and the DS3R sits lower by 15 mm. The gains were achieved by вЂњoptimising powertrain componentsвЂќ, modifying the turbo, remapping the ECU and adding a sports exhaust system.

Citroen Ds3 Racing For Sale Driver And Constructor

Also, the switchable ESP system has been tuned for вЂњextra vitality, sportiness and driving pleasureвЂќ вЂ“ in other words, itвЂ™s less restrictive.WeвЂ™re bound to see more of the DS3 in the sports pages, as it will replace the C4 as CitroenвЂ™s WRC machine вЂ“ the French brand is a five-time WRC champion and is defending both driver and constructor crowns with rally king Sebastien Loeb.