Citroen Technospace Concept. A fancy name for a car we already know, the C4 Picasso.

Are you serious Citroen? In the last few days we have seen the new C4 Picasso several times without camouflage, so we know how the car looks, why did you release several images of a car similar to the Picasso and call it the Citroen Technospace Concept?

But at least Citroen revealed more information about the upcoming model. The new C4 Picasso will have a length of 4.43m, a width of 1.83m, a height of 1.61m, and a boot capacity of 537 liters. Not bad for a car that Citroen describes as having a "Previously unseen proportions". Couldn't agree more, but they also added it has "Strong, expressive design with dynamic lines and high-tech headlamps complemented by 3D-effect tail lights inspired by the latest CITROËN concept cars".

I already said this earlier, but we knew the new MPV was going to be more efficient, part thanks to the also new EMP2 platform (don't worry, this won't destroy all electronic devices within a radius of 5km), known as the Efficient Modular Platform 2, which is 70kg lighter over the previous one. This means a record CO2 emissions level of 98g/km.

One thing was confirmed, besides the multiple technologies for enhanced comfort, Citroen will have available a high-definition 12inch panoramic screen. That is larger than many laptops.

Don't miss the official presentation at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

More pictures of the Citroen C4 Picasso in Vigo

It seems that everyday we get new pictures of the new Citroen C4 Picasso. This were also taken in Vigo, Spain, near the factory where they will be produced and i assume in this color the car doesn't look that bad. The angle and quality of the pictures also help.

The car is schedule to have its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, next month. It will be both lighter, thanks to the use of the new EMP2 platform, and more efficient because Citroen did a lot of work to reduce friction in the drivetrain. On the inside we will have a new infotainment system.

Source: autocar

Citroen C4 Picasso caught naked again. Better images of the front.

A few days ago we got to see the next-generation Citroen C4 Picasso testing on the road with no camouflage, but the pictures weren't that good. This time we get a clearer view of the funky new front, with the lower headlights of the Picasso.

More and more pictures have been showing up about this new car, so i believe we will get the public reveal at the Geneva Motor Show, but for now it was caught testing in Vigo, Spain. And well, the front looks weirder every time i see it.

This time the car doesn't have the chrome accent around the side windows, but the worst is the windshield which seems to be too far forward making it look like an egg. While on the back we have LED taillights that resembles something taken from a VW car.

We will have to wait and see it in person to have a better idea of what were the designers thinking.

Source: highmotor via zest2news

2014 Citroen C4 Picasso caught naked in the road

French magazine Autoplus showed images of the new Citroen C4 Picasso in its weekly magazine which goes on sale next week. We already saw the back of the car, but now we can see the front in a blurry screen shot taken from the magazines website.

And the front looks weird. It has the DRL positioned were the lights normally are, and the headlamps in a lower position. On the side we can see a C-shaped chrome piece and the back looks a little bit like an Audi. Presentation should take place in the Geneva Motor Show.

Source: autoplus

Citroen C5 facelift revelead in China

Another facelift revealed in China, something normal nowadays. This time we have here the Chinese face lifted Citroen C5 that now has LED taillights and a different grille with more chrome accents, which i find pretty ugly. I don't know if this will be available in Europe or not.

On the inside have a larger LCD screen for the navigation and infotainment system, while the rest remains practically unchanged from the previous model. The engines also remain the same from the last year model.

Source: autohome

Hybrid Air, a new type of an hybrid gasoline system [Video]

While most carmakers use hybrid systems with batteries, the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group intends to follow another path, using an all-new technology combining petrol internal combustion engine and compressed air storage, "Hybrid Air".

This new technology is an important step to achieve a consumption of 2l/100km, and is expected to be fitted on B-segment models starting in 2016. On a normal car, like the Citroën C3 or Peugeot 208, fuel consumption should be of 2.9l/100km and will emit only 69g CO2/km.

The system has three modes of operation, Air, Gasoline, Combined, and is expected to be fitted on B-segment models starting in 2016. See the images and video below to have a better understanding of how the system works.

PSA VéLV concept will be the Twizy rival [Video]

This is a compact, lightweight electric vehicle, with only 2.81m long, it has 3 seats, weighs under 700kg and is considered to be a tricycle because when the car has 2 rear wheels on a track with less than 460mm it is considered as a single-wheel axle.

Power comes from a 20kW (DC)/30kW motor with an 8.5kWh electric battery for a range of 100km. The car is made of an integral one-piece body made of fiberglass and polyester resin, ABS PMMA self-coloured thermoformed body panels, with a front end and door frames made of aluminum profiles.

While the Twizy is not the huge success many expected it to be, the PSA Group also wants to enter this segment that is classified as being the solution for travels in the cities, and i quote "An electric vehicle project to change the way we travel in and around cities".

First image of the new Citroën C4 Picasso

Here you have the first image of the upcoming third generation of the small MPV, Citroën C4 Picasso, without camouflage. The current model was launched in 2006 with 5 seats and 2007 with room for 7. In 2010 Citroën gave a facelift to the C4.

While we cannot see the front of the car, spy pictures indicate the front lights will be split in two and will be part of the bumpers, and the back kinda looks like an Audi Q5 or even the Q7. The presentation is scheduled for this summer.

Citroen 2CV will return later this year

Seems it is normal for a company to return with a modern version of an older modelthat is no longer produced, Fiat did it with the 500, BMW with the Mini, and now we will see the return of the Citroen 2CV or "deux chevaux" or even "deux chevaux-vapeur (fiscaux), which literally means "two tax horsepower".

 

C-Cactus Concept

Even with the uncertainties of the European market, Citroën continues to prepare for the return of this model, based on the C4 and C-Catus concepts shown at the 2007 IAA in Frankfurt.

Codenamed E3 Essential, will have approximately 4.3 meters in length, and three engines available. Two 1.2liter petrol engines with 82 and 100hp and one 1.6liter diesel with 92hp.



C-Cactus Concept

The new car will be shown to the public in this years Frankfurt Motor Show, in September, and will be produced in Madrid and sold for a price around €16.000, with sales starting in 2014.

Personally, i would prefer that the new model was based on the Revolte concept, which you can see it below.

Source: autohoje

 

Short News: Citroen ends production of the C6

The large flagship sedan from Citroen is no longer produced, and this can be explained with the weak sale numbers of the car, with only 556 C6s sold in Europe in the first 10 months of this year. Also, the car was really ugly, and that didn't help against the BMW 5 Series, the Audi A6 and the Mercedes E Class.

Source: Autohoje

GM and PSA don't like each other anymore

General Motors and PSA are no longer in talks for a possible tie-up between Peugeot and Opel for an operational partnership. Several people with direct knowledge of those discussions have said the negotiations stopped because of the French carmaker's worsening finances and government-backed bailout.

For now it seems that there won't be an agreement before 2014 and that isn't even sure because of the bailout conditions that rule out French job cuts, meaning all the cuts would have to be done in the German side (Opel).

Both companies are in big trouble with Peugeot losing 160 million euros (200 million dolars) a month and having to cut around 10.000 jobs, and Opel isn't better with predictions of losing over 1.2 billion euros (1.5 billion dollars) this year in Europe and wants to close an Opel factory in Bochum, Germany.

Source: Reuters