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Citroen announces new C3 including a version that gets 99 g/km CO2
2010 Citroen C3 - click above for high res image gallery In Europe, the so-called C-Segment is the single largest volume vehicle class, so when a manufacturer brings out a new model in that class, it's an important move. C cars are compacts like the Ford Focus, VW Golf and Opel Astra. Citroen's C car is called the C3 and it's all new for 2010. Visually, the most remarkable element of the C3 is the "Zenith windshield" which stretches back almost to the B-pillar. Seeing something like this is common on concept cars (see: Kia No 3) but rare on ... Read more →
REPORT: Citroen seriously considering C-production C-Cactus Jeremy Korzeniewski
Citroen C-Cactus Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Ever since the Citroen C-Cactus concept made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in the fall of 2007, we've been hearing that ...
Citroen unveils new new 3.0L V6 diesel, more power, less fuel Sam Abuelsamid
Citroen C5 3.0HDi 240 - click above for high-res image gallery Citroen is replacing its existing 2.7-liter diesel V6 with a new 3.0-liter model that, thanks to the latest technology, allows it to ...
Electric Car Company Citroen Ev'ie tested, slow and dubious reliability Sam Abuelsamid
About a month ago we first heard about the Electric Car Company in the UK starting sales of its Ev'ie. The Ev'ie is a Citroen C1 converted to full battery electric drive. ECC actually has a deal with ...
Rendered speculation: Citroen DS5 diesel hybrid possibly coming in 2011 Sam Abuelsamid
Earlier this year, Citroen announced plans to revive the DS badge for a line of premium models. The first car we saw with the new nomenclature was the DS3 concept that was shown at the Geneva Motor ...
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Citroën Hypnos test drive: diesel hybrid concept car's got a lot to love 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on image for a complete gallery of the Citroën Hypnos Imagine combining the highway mileage and torque that diesel engines get with the benefits of a hybrid in city traffic. This is a dream combination, and PSA is one automaker that is closes to blending these two technologies (see ...
All-electric Citroën C1 ev'ie goes on sale in UK tomorrow 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
EV'IE - click above for more A new, four-seat all-electric car is about to go on sale in the UK. Based on the Citroën C1, the Citroën C1 ev'ie is converted to electric power by the Electric Car Corporation Plc. ECC is accepting orders for the £16,850 vehicle starting tomorrow. ...
Automakers line up for UK scrapping scheme 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The powers-that-be in the United Kingdom have announced a vehicle scrapping plan that would pay motorists 2,000 pounds to turn in a vehicle that's at least 10 years old in exchange for a new car or truck. In reality, the government is only chipping in half that amount, and the automakers themselves ...
Speeding down the Autobahn burning not quite as much gasoline as before 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
If you're a diesel hater and you want to cruise down a German highway in style, there's nothing like a good coupé to fit the bill. European coupés offer comfort, sporty sensations and, usually, a paying a high price at the pump. But there's good news: the European market offers models ...
Citroen begins testing its C4 HYbrid4 rally car 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res gallery of the Citroen C4 WRC HYbrid4 One of the four hybrid drive vehicles shown by the PSA group at last fall's Paris Motor show was version of its C4 WRC rally car. Like the others it used the HYbrid4 through-the-road architecture. The regular internal combustion ...
Europe's 15 lightest cars 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
One of the keys to saving fuel is being light. However, the latest technologies in safety and the array of power accessories we all have in our cars all add weight to our cars, hurting fuel economy while they make driving more comfortable and save lives. Of course, technology has helped us recover ...
Production of Renault Twingo, other French minicars up thanks to scrappage plans 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res gallery of the Renault Twingo German car sales shot up after that country started a plan that paid owners of old cars to scrap their rides and buy new ones. It worked so well that the UK and the U.S. quickly started thinking about putting similar plans in place. ...
Michelin Energy Saver tires help Peugeot/Citroen save 15,000 tonnes of CO2 annually 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
High efficiency cars have long used low rolling resistance tires to help reduce frictional losses. However, some of the same properties that give such tires less resistance to rolling down the road also mean they sometimes also have less grip on the road, resulting in degraded handling and braking. ...
Citroën adds dual fuel to Dispatch delivery truck for UK market 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click to enlarge Citroën's new Dispatch 1000 L1H1 2.0i 140 brings to five the number of dual fuel (liquefied petroleum gas, aka LPG, and petrol) vehicles in the marque's UK line-up. The Dispatch 1000 joins the Nemo 1.4i X and three Berlingo models in sharing this alternative-fueled ...
REPORT: Citroen to launch new green brand 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res image gallery of the Citroen C-Cactus concept Citroen, perhaps the quirkiest of the big automakers, is reportedly planning to launch a new green brand that it would sell alongside its current models and the future DS line that was announced at the Geneva Motor Show ...
Which cars in Europe have Stop & Start technology? These do 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Stop & Start technology, also known as mild hybrization, is a relatively simple technology that can easily reduce fuel consumption in vehicles. Regular readers already know how it works. Basically, in most instances, the engine shuts down instead of idling, for instance at traffic lights, and ...
French automakers get $11.8 billion bailout 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Following in the footsteps of similar programs in the United States and the United Kingdom, the French government has approved a bailout of sorts for its domestic automakers and their financial arms. Portions of these funds are to be used to further the development of green automotive technologies, ...
Citroen announces new line of premium DS cars, which might include hybrid 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
What, a new Citroën DS? For those who don't know, more than 50 years ago Citroën sparked a revolution with the DS (pronounced like "deésse" in French, which means goddess) and its hydraulic suspension, transmission and braking. When Citroën announced a revival of the DS, some ...
Citroen planning new eco-brand, start-stop across the board 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Citroen is planning to follow other European automakers in launching a new eco-brand similar to BlueMotion and ecoNetic. In addition to the new branding, the French automaker will roll out fuel-saving features like automatic start stop across its entire model range over the next few years, ...
Peugeot 3008 crossover to get HYbrid4 technology in 2011 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture Last fall at the Paris Motor Show, Peugeot and Citroen showed off several concepts using a through the road hybrid powertrain dubbed HYmotion4. The system has now been renamed HYbrid4 and the first confirmed production application of the ...
Mitsubishi to supply iMiEV to PSA, to be sold as Citroën and Peugeot 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We've known since June that PSA has an agreement with Mitsubishi to work together on electric cars. What's new is a report in the Nikkei (subs req'd) about Mitsubishi supplying the all-electric MiEV to PSA an OEM agreement to be sold under the PSA brands Peugeot and Citroën. This is an ...
Diesel hybrid technology will be in Peugeot and Citroën showrooms in 2011 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Peugeot Prologue HYmotion4 Diesel hybrids from Peugeot and/or Citroën may soon appear on more than the show floor of the Paris Motor Show. Parent company PSA announced this week that it has partnered with Robert Bosch GmbH to develop diesel hybrid ...
PSA-Toyota joint venture produces 1 millionth vehicle 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) is a European joint venture between Toyota and PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroen. The factory in Kolin, Czech Republic builds the Peugeot 107, Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo. Until the introduction of the Toyota's tiny iQ, the smallest car that ...
Citroën launches Airdream Business label 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It's common knowledge that most carmakers selling cars in Europe have a set of models that are a little "greener" than the rest of the line-up. Each OEM's respective marketing department created a set of evocative names for these models, like Citroën's Airdream. Now, Citroën has taken the ...
Autocar Magazine on acid, names Citroën Hypnos "2008 Concept Car of the Year" 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
This has been a good year for concept cars with green themes. It kicked off in Detroit where Chrysler showed off its trio of electric-drive rides, and where we also saw appearances from the likes of the Mazda Furai and the Land Rover LRX. Later in New York we were introduced to the, um, ...
H2Roma: PSA lays out green car future strategy 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Citroën and Peugeot have been putting out small, efficient vehicles for many years. At this weekend's H2Roma, the PSA group will talk about the green vehicles it hopes to bring to market in the future. H2Roma is an annual sustainable mobility and the PSA group's press release announcing its ...
Germany's top 20 lowest CO2-emitting models 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
As most of our readers probably know by now, the "green" credentials for a car in Europe are often based on how much CO2 the car produces. In fact, most of the new taxes applied to cars depend on this indicator, which is also connected to the car's fuel efficiency. Therefore, it is key for European ...
New Citroën C1 looks like a mouth-breather 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click to enlarge I know that a large front grille is becoming popular with a lot of automakers' design teams, but the size of the hole in the front of the newly redesigned Citroën C1 is just outlandish. The rest of the car is pretty appealing, but that grille is just too much. Is the car ...
Another eco option for Brazilians: Citroën Xsara Picasso Eco 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It seems that it's not just Europeans who are getting green (or blue) labels for virtually every model of the road. We recently reported that Volkswagen has taken the BlueMotion badge to Brazil and that the Smart fortwo is being put on sale there. Well, it looks like Citroën has had the same ...
Citroën to launch new micro hybrid technology on diesel C3 Picasso 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for more shots of the C3 Picasso Four years ago, Citroen started the whole stop/start trend when it introduced the technology on its C2 and C3 cars. Since then, many other automakers have picked up on the new green-tech, which shuts the engine off when it is not needed as opposed to ...
Enter the Rumormill: C-Cactus moving to production 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the image above for a complete gallery of the Citroën C-Cactus concept Ah, la jolie deuche, as the French call the Citroën 2CV. The 2CV is the iconic model that inspired last year's Citroën C-Cactus concept car, a concept that featured interesting solutions such cutting ...
Paris 2008: Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive system 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture Traditionally, automakers use the biggest auto shows in their home countries as a platform to display their latest and greatest ideas, both aesthetic and technological. Such was clearly the case this week at the Paris Motor Show for PSA, the ...
Citroën C5 Airdream: a large sedan under 140 g/km of CO2 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
There's a French competitor for the all-new Opel Insignia EcoFlex. Citroën has unveiled a new version of its C5 sedan, spotting the marque's Airdream ecolabel. The C5 Airdream has the proven PSA 1.6-liter 110hp engine, which seems a little small for such a hefty vehicle, but manages to reduce ...
Paris 2008: Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car Citroën today became the first manufacturer competing in the World Rally Championship to announce a hybrid drive WRC competitor. The C4 WRC HyMotion4 adds an electric kinetic energy recovery system to the C4 WRC. A 125kW electric motor generator is ...
Paris 2008: Citroën's Hypnos brings the rainbow into your car 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We got a preview of Citroën's new Hypnos hybrid 'ute a month ago and the real thing is even more ka-razy than we thought. Offset rainbow seats? You got it. Suicide doors and a pillar-free frame? No problem. An interior that Citroën calls a "powerful sensory experience, verging on the ...
Paris 2008: GTbyCITROEN fuel cell concept brings video game to life 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
GTbyCITROEN In Paris today, Citroën revealed a new concept called the GTbyCITROEN. Reportedly inspired by a car in the Gran Turismo 5 racing game, the GT lives up to the peculiar standards of a brand that is considered an oddball even by French standards. Citroën's press release is ...
