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Old 03-04-2009, 04:55 PM   #1
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Default Citroën is considering putting the batsh*t GT concept into production

Citroen GT supercar concept is going to make production, the company's product czar Vincent Besson has confirmed.

Originally the GT was only ever going to feature virtually in the video game Gran Turismo 5 but according to Besson the concept's popularity has forced a rethink.

"We are now thinking of a limited run, possibly as many as 20 units," he told Autocar.

Besson wouldn't confirm when the real GTs may emerge or the exact technical specs, he did admit that power for the road going GT is likely to come from either a GM or Ford V8.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...aspx?AR=238538




Apparently, the word international economic crisis doesn't exist in Europe.
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Old 03-04-2009, 05:16 PM   #2
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Old 03-04-2009, 05:23 PM   #3
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meh! why not... give it a GM LSA or the Ford GT V8 (they still make the engine right?...oh and don't ask me if it'll still meet euro emission standards) ... i saw it last year at the geneva show and thought it looked hot as well.
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Old 03-04-2009, 05:32 PM   #4
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meh! why not... give it a GM LSA or the Ford GT V8 (they still make the engine right?...oh and don't ask me if it'll still meet euro emission standards) ... i saw it last year at the geneva show and thought it looked hot as well.
The Ford GT engine isn't in "full" production per say, however, the Romeo plant will continue supporting it... plenty of people have been doing aftermarket insanity with it. Even Whippled, the GT is 50 state legal... LSA/ LS9 is also a great option. Finally, the Boss 6.2 engine that is in the new SVT Raptor is bore/stroke - capable to 7.5 liters, and 750 hp NA

The LS7 would be a cheaper solution
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Old 03-04-2009, 06:23 PM   #5
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The LS7 would be a cheaper solution
Oh yeah. There's a whole bunch of new European GTs that now carry LS V8s. The new Zagato has an LS3.
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Old 03-04-2009, 07:30 PM   #6
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ls9 sounds appropriate
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Old 03-12-2009, 03:12 PM   #7
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yeah but you forget it iz ze frénch 'ere... they'll probably put a 1.2 L turbodiesel in it ...
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Old 03-12-2009, 08:04 PM   #8
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yeah but you forget it iz ze frénch 'ere... they'll probably put a 1.2 L turbodiesel in it ...

we should have bombed the french out of existence after the first citroen diesel
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