Citroën DS4 Racing hybrid set to take on Audi S3?
In its quest to take on the lucrative premium compact segment, Citroën has been unrelenting with the release of the its higher-end DS line. The was just unveiled in Paris, and now reports indicate that the French automaker plans to take on the likes of the Audi S3 and Volkswagen Golf R with a new performance-oriented version of the high hatch.
The kicker is that, according to , the Citroën DS4 Racing is tipped to go hybrid, following the likes of the and . A 95-horsepower electric motor would be mated to the car’s 200-horsepower turbo four, in either a Hybrid4-sytle all-wheel drive setup or as a front-driver using the system being developed with . Sounds enticing, but hybrid or not, the DS4 Racing isn’t expected before 2013.
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