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VIDEO: Evil GTbyCitroën engine noise

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | July 15, 2009 | In citroën supercars videos

You will recall the pictures of the outlandish GTbyCitroën supercar that we brought you several weeks ago. Since then, Citroën has announced that it will build a limited number of the car. Since the company does not have any supercar-worthy engines in its arsenal, it will have to borrow one from someone else, and the rumor mill suggests the engine will be an American V8.

In this video, you will hear the engine at near-idle speeds. It does indeed sound like an old-school American V8 and makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. If ...

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Sensational GTbyCitroën supercar may actually be built

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | June 24, 2009 | In citroën news supercars

Once upon a time, Citroën was the most innovative car company on earth. But that was a long time ago. Over the past few decades, Citroën has been relegated to making mostly generic small cars with none of the bravado that used to make the marque stand out.

This is precisely why the news of the GTbyCitroën, a supercar that was previously just a virtual car made for the computer game Gran Tourismo 5, driving around the streets of London is so remarkable. When was the last time you heard the words Citroën and supercar uttered ...

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The most beautiful car of all time

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | February 09, 2009 | In citroën miscellaneous news

Citroën DS

Let the arguing begin: a panel of legendary car designers assembled by Classic & Sports Car magazine has voted the 1955 Citroën DS the most beautiful car of all time. And when we say “legendary car designers”, we mean Leonardo Fioravanti, Marcello Gandini, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Gordon Murray among others. These men themselves are responsible for a selection of the most achingly-desirable cars in history.

“The Citroën is a benchmark design, but we were still astonished that it came out on top when you look at the sexiness – and values – of some of its rivals,” said James Elliott, editor ...

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