Introduced, tested and proven in cross-country rallying on the ZX models that triumphed in the 1994 Paris - Dakar, the system is now used on
the C3 WRC.
The Citroen
C3 WRC concept sports a ~ 380 bhp 1.6 - litre turbocharged petrol engine.
The C3 WRC replaces Citroen's DS3 WRC from the French automaker's recent years of rallying; this...
Ahead of October's Paris motor show, Citroen revealed a digital version of
its C3 WRC rally car.
During the Portuguese round of the World Rally Championship, Kris Meeke crashed his Citroën
C3 WRC into the woods.
The pair will drive the Citroen
C3 WRC alongside Britain's Kris Meeke, who will compete in all 13 rounds with co-driver Craig Breen.
The decision was made on the grounds of safety, due to the excessive number of crashes that have occurred with Meeke behind the wheel of
his C3 WRC.
Citroen
C3 WRC driver Meeke had a commanding lead over the rest of the pack but in the last minute or so of the entire rally, he went off road.
He last competed in the WRC two years ago at Rally Monte Carlo, but was drafted in to help Citroen develop and improve
its C3 WRC beast ahead of Rally Germany.
The footage of
the C3 WRC blasting down tarmac roads in the rain looks absolutely epic, but it becomes even more exciting when you consider who's behind the wheel...
Kris Meeke suffered a massive crash that completely crumpled the roof of his Citroen
C3 WRC on SS4 of Rally Argentina on Friday, while running second.
Citroen returns to the WRC as a works outfit full - time after skipping this season, completing a selected number of events only in order to focus on
the C3 WRC.
Citroen's new car will be called
the C3 WRC.
Rally Argentina didn't get off to the best start for Citroen Racing on Friday, after Kris Meeke hit a bump and rolled
his C3 WRC.
Kris Meeke will lead the team, with Stephane Lefebvre also in
a C3 WRC.
Meeke's
C3 WRC goes from a crumpled mess with a caved in roof to looking good as new in three hours.
Citroen's been out testing
the C3 WRC a hell of a lot, racking up 6000 miles already.
Craig Breen and Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi will start off in DS3 WRCs and get
C3 WRCs to drive mid-season, apparently.
Not exact matches
Plus, in addition to the regular
C3, Citroën rolled out a ready - to - rally
WRC version that looks like a hoot and a half.
WRC 7 includes the new rules implemented for the 2017 season and the more aggressive look of the cars: the Hyundai i20 Coupe, the Citroën
C3, the Ford Fiesta RS and the Toyota Yaris.