Citroen has started testing of its new hybrid version of the C4 WRC that has proved to be the dominant force in the World Rally Championship.
The C4 HYbrid4, which was launched at the Paris Motor Show last year, has been developed from the current C4 WRC used by Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo, and features [...]
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Marcus Gronholm has stated that he would like a podium finish on Rally Portugal but acknowledges it will be a difficult task against the works Fords and Citroens.
Gronholm commented to wrc.com:
Yes I want to be on the podium, but there are other good drivers who are doing this all the time, so it’s going to be [...]
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Video of Petter Solberg’s Citroen Xsara WRC pre-Rally Portugal test in the Algarve, plus footage of him driving an ex-Michael Schumacher Ferrari F1 car recently.
Petter will be using mechanical diffs from Rally Argentina on the Xsara which he, and Sebastien Loeb both feel delivers better overall performance than the active ones.
Solberg comments on his blog [...]