Close to the WRC...
But not in performance...
Car type | Compact |
Curb weight | 1100 kg (2425 lbs) |
Introduced | 2010 |
Origin country | France |
Views | 11.4k |
Submitted by | Georg |
Engine type | inline4 high pressure Turbo 16V |
Displacement | 1.6 l (98 ci) |
Power | 210 ps (207 bhp / 154 kw) |
Torque | 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 131 ps (129 hp) |
Power / weight | 191 ps (188 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 318 Nm (235 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 6 speed sequential |
Layout | front engine, front wheel drive |
qq 14y ago
Can we get a number-plate for this car?
It can be seen in the picture, but I would say it's not a real one for this car.
By the way, here's a report saying that DS3 RACING is a road-going companion to DS3 R3.
http://www.insideline.com/citroen/ds3/citroen-ds3-racing-will-start-at-35565.html
Dejan 14y ago
Every rally car can be driven on public roads!!! You can also buy WRC car, so what dont you publish also wrc cars??? You dont have a clue!
Georg 15y ago
I just added it to talk about... so we can come to a agreement what we do with cars like this.
The info comes from Citroen... even if you buy it you can´t realy go amateur Rally with it because you need to buy special kits to upgrade it to real Rally spec..
Like the gravel kit ..which you need on loose ground because out of the box this car can only go tarmac.
The car is build under FIA Group 3 RT rules means nearly everything has to be standart production, like the chassie which is the production steel body only reinforced by a weld in roll cage (something similar you get in a Renault Megane R26.R or a Porsche GT3 RS)
I have looked at the Citroen Germany homepage were this car ins´t offered so far... but the old C2 R2 a similar car... there they claim that they have sold 400 C2 R2 in Europe...thats more than most of the hypercars we have here... thats 20times more cars like a Mugan Honda Civic Type RR
On the other hand it is amazing that car magazines tend to ignore cars like this...
LJUTICA 15y ago
As much as you guys want this car to be accepted,I must admit that so do I. Why? Well,\'cause it would open doors to many other great (semi-race) cars whose main purpose is laptime breaking which makes them ideal for this site especially because we\'d have heap of laptimes from these.
The question that I\'m asking is:\"Is this car serial production.\"-because this question has been critical in defining subsistence of many former cars with similar issues.
Now, this isn\'t car from Citroen\'s model palette catalogue, isn\'t it?
I\'m not trying to be partybreaker, just realistic.
LJUTICA 15y ago
@Georg
Well, it\'s a tough one, I\'m not sure.
Let\'s try to rationalize this way:
It can be bought by a \"civilian\" and road driven but:
It is not a homologation special like old BX 4TC (road car), C2 GT, 205 Turbo 16 or BMW (e46) M3 GTR (street version).
It is a car that is available at a special order, and a car that is not, well, supposed to be road driven. I\'d say it\'s more like Porsche\'s RSR than RS, yet you might not agree.
So, my opinion is to delete this car after all. Thank you.
Georg 15y ago
@all
what should we do with cars like this one... the Citroen DS3 R3 is a car build for amateur racing BUT... Everyone can buy it via Citroen dealer ...and it is road legal ... it is like a Porsche GT3 RS for hot hatchback ...
It is expansive costing 90,000Euro but offers FIA race ready Rally car with a 6speed sequential gearbox which is unique in the hatchback class.. most components areidentical to the standart DS3 ... they added just some spicy expansive road leagl race stuff like the transmission, roll cage, race seats, fully adjustable suspension etc...
fact it is avaible for everyone, it is road legal all around in europe which makes it a expansive prodcution hatchback..
or should we delet it?