30th October 2000
 NEW CITROËN TO CONTEST THE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Citroën has released the first pictures of
its new World Rally Championship weapon, the Citroën Xsara Coupe T4, which
will contest four world championship rounds in 2001 before a full assault on
the title in 2002.
Based on the Citroën Xsara Coupe VTS to be
launched in Australia next year, the new Xsara T4 builds on the highly
successful ground work done by the T4 based on the previous Xsara Coupe. With
Phillippe Bugalski and Jean-Paul Chiaroni behind the wheel, the Citroën
Xsara T4 not only won its very first rally in the French Championship this
year, it went on to record six wins out of six events, putting Bugalski firmly
in the lead of this year's title race.
Fitted with a Garrett turbocharger, power from
the standard's Xsara Coupe's two litre engine is lifted to 300 bhp. This is
guided to the wheels via three differentials, a six speed gearbox and four
wheel drive. Weighing just 1230 kg, performance from the T4 is best described
as shattering by normal road car standards.
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100250.3324@compuserve.com
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