Citroën: Metropolis news
04-19-2010, 12:32 PM
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Citroën: Metropolis news
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/248929/
This is the Citroen Metropolis, a big luxury saloon that will be formally unveiled at the Shanghai Expo next month.
The Metropolis, which is bigger than a long-wheelbase S-class or A8 L at 5.3m long, and as wide as a Maybach 62, at two metres, could open up an entirely new market for the French manufacturer.
China is the second biggest market globally for Citroën, and it’s a market that likes its large luxury saloons. BMW is unveiling a long-wheelbase 5-series at the Beijing show this week, and VW will show its facelifted Phaeton.
The Metropolis is the first car to be styled and developed by the PSA Group’s Shanghai design studio. It builds on the themes established by the Hypnos concept, using a full-width Citroën double chevron in the grille, the same upright intakes ahead of the front wheels and even near-identical door mirrors. The complex turbine-style wheels are 21-inchers, with 265/35 tyres.
Underneath the Metropolis is a modified version of on the PSA Group’s Platform 3, which is used in cars such as the Citroën C6 and Peugeot 407. Both Peugeot and Citroën build Platform 3 cars in China in a joint venture with local manufacturer Dongfeng Auto.
The Metropolis uses a hybrid drivetrain, combining a 2.0-litre V6 petrol engine with an electric motor that can increase its output from 55bhp to 95bhp when needed.
The engine produces 272bhp and 277lb ft, but using the motor’s overboost function, the two are capable of increasing the combined output to 460bhp and 317lb ft. The transmission is a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, with four-wheel drive.
Citroen claims performance matches that of a 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine but CO2 emissions are just 70g/km.
This is the Citroen Metropolis, a big luxury saloon that will be formally unveiled at the Shanghai Expo next month.
The Metropolis, which is bigger than a long-wheelbase S-class or A8 L at 5.3m long, and as wide as a Maybach 62, at two metres, could open up an entirely new market for the French manufacturer.
China is the second biggest market globally for Citroën, and it’s a market that likes its large luxury saloons. BMW is unveiling a long-wheelbase 5-series at the Beijing show this week, and VW will show its facelifted Phaeton.
The Metropolis is the first car to be styled and developed by the PSA Group’s Shanghai design studio. It builds on the themes established by the Hypnos concept, using a full-width Citroën double chevron in the grille, the same upright intakes ahead of the front wheels and even near-identical door mirrors. The complex turbine-style wheels are 21-inchers, with 265/35 tyres.
Underneath the Metropolis is a modified version of on the PSA Group’s Platform 3, which is used in cars such as the Citroën C6 and Peugeot 407. Both Peugeot and Citroën build Platform 3 cars in China in a joint venture with local manufacturer Dongfeng Auto.
The Metropolis uses a hybrid drivetrain, combining a 2.0-litre V6 petrol engine with an electric motor that can increase its output from 55bhp to 95bhp when needed.
The engine produces 272bhp and 277lb ft, but using the motor’s overboost function, the two are capable of increasing the combined output to 460bhp and 317lb ft. The transmission is a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, with four-wheel drive.
Citroen claims performance matches that of a 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine but CO2 emissions are just 70g/km.
04-19-2010, 01:46 PM
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Nice...I do like the nose and the tail. Kudos to them for being different and not being the same standard cookie cutter car.
04-19-2010, 04:24 PM
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Do the Acura designers see designs like this and walk away with their heads down? cause they should.
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04-19-2010, 10:47 PM
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Wow!
04-19-2010, 10:54 PM
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It's a shame the production version is more than likely not going to look like this. It doesn't look like there'd be enough headroom for a full-size luxury sedan.
I hope they keep the body line on the side though. That is hot.
More of a reaction to the end of that video.
04-20-2010, 06:37 AM
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nice. big.
seeing a lot of mashups here - LF-A mirrors, Aston hood/A-Pillars, GTR front fenders, Evo fascia, Porsches new Green car rear quarter, astons million dollar car's front side air dams, etc, etc.. or maybe thats my mind struggling to find comparisons for such an innovative design.
this > Lambo sedan
seeing a lot of mashups here - LF-A mirrors, Aston hood/A-Pillars, GTR front fenders, Evo fascia, Porsches new Green car rear quarter, astons million dollar car's front side air dams, etc, etc.. or maybe thats my mind struggling to find comparisons for such an innovative design.
this > Lambo sedan
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05-08-2010, 09:58 PM
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zero originality. conglomerate of stolen designs. they should be ashamed of themselves. guess thats what happens when the design team's feet are being held to the fire.
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Some don't know how to do anything but copy. Other's mix a little bit of copying with innovation. Other times, it's just the "in" thing to design a certain way which limits you to certain designs anyway.
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"VW redesigned the Phaeton for 2008 and the updated has been met with great success in Europe, particularly in Germany. According to AutoBild, sales of the Phaeton were up over 45 percent through the first quarter of the year, and VW’s flagship model even out sold BMW’s 7-series in Germany."
That was in 2008. Maybe in countries like the UK it didn't do well. I don't know. I Googled 'phaeton success europe' and some sources say it has been while others say it hasn't. Oh the confusion!
Either way we can say this much (which was my original point, now revised): VW's iffy success was thanks to their reputation. Citroen has far less of it and it plain won't work.
That was in 2008. Maybe in countries like the UK it didn't do well. I don't know. I Googled 'phaeton success europe' and some sources say it has been while others say it hasn't. Oh the confusion!
Either way we can say this much (which was my original point, now revised): VW's iffy success was thanks to their reputation. Citroen has far less of it and it plain won't work.
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