Citroën Survolt
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| image = Mondial de l'Automobile 2010, Paris - France (5057848939).jpg
| name = Citroën Survolt
| manufacturer = Citroën
| aka = DS Survolt
| body_style = 2-door coupe
| class = Racing car
| engine = 2x electric motors, 300 bhp combined
| layout = Rear mid-engine, all-wheel-drive
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| doors = Scissor
| related = Citroën Revolte
| designer = Frédéric Soubirou (exterior){{cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2014/10/19/1975158-frederic-soubirou-dessine-voitures-depuis-suis-tout-petit.html|title=Frédéric Soubirou: "Je dessine des voitures depuis que je suis tout petit"|date=19 October 2014|website=ladepeche.fr|access-date=25 October 2021}}
Julien Famchon (interior){{cite web|url=https://laurentnivalle.fr/citroen-survolt|title=Citroën Survolt|website=laurentnivalle.fr|access-date=26 December 2022}}
}}
The Citroën Survolt (later known as the DS Survolt){{Cite web|url=https://www.dsautomobiles.co.uk/inside-ds/concept-cars/survolt|title=DS Survolt Concept Car {{!}} Electric Race Car - DS Automobiles|website=GB - DSautomobiles|language=EN|access-date=2019-12-03}} is a concept electric racing car produced by Citroën and presented at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.{{Cite web |title=Citroen Survolt {{!}} Geneva motor show 2010 |url=https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-events/geneva/2010/citroen-survolt-2010-at-the-geneva-motor-show/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=CAR Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Geneva motor show 2010: Citroen Survolt sportscar concept |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/geneva-motor-show/geneva-motor-show-2010-citroen-survolt-sportscar-concept |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Autocar |language=en}}
Overview
The Survolt is a full-sized racing car based on the earlier electric concept car Citroën Revolte presented at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Because the car runs on batteries, it is classed as a zero-emissions vehicle.
Design
The Survolt is {{convert|3.85|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} long, {{convert|1.87|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} wide and {{convert|1.20|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} high and features a design with the front dominated by the vehicle's badge located above the large oval-shaped grille.{{Cite web |last=D |first=Nick |date=2016-04-01 |title=2010 Citroën Survolt |url=https://www.supercars.net/blog/2010-citroen-survolt/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Supercars.net |language=en-US}}
The car has horizontal LED headlamps which have lower power consumption than traditional filament bulbs — important in a battery-operated vehicle.
At the back, the Survolt maintains the light cluster design used on the REVOLTe, and has a spoiler to increase rear downforce.
An Art Car based on the Survolt has been designed with the collaboration of Françoise Nielly in 2011.{{Cite web |title=Francoise Nielly does the 'art car' thing on Citroën's Survolt concept |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/11/francoise-nielly-does-the-art-car-thing-on-citroens-survolt-con/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Autoblog |language=en}}
Engine and drivetrain
File:Citroën Survolt en Paris 2010 - Flickr - David Villarreal Fernández (3).jpg
The Survolt is powered by a pair of electric motors with a combined power output of {{convert|300|bhp|abbr=on}}. Its top speed is {{convert|260|km/h|abbr=on|0}}, and it can accelerate from 0–{{convert|100|km/h|abbr=on}} in less than 5 seconds. Citroën claims that the batteries provide a range of {{convert|200|km|0|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/race-technology/citroen-survolt-features-the-latest-racing-technology-13711|title=Citroën Survolt Features the Latest Racing Technology|last=Adcock|first=Ian|date=2010-07-16|website=Road & Track|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-17}}
Motorsports
The DS Survolt made its first appearance on a racetrack at Le Mans on 12 July 2010. Vanina Ickx was the first driver to get behind the wheel of the Survolt.{{Cite web |title=Carscoops {{!}} Citroen Survolt Sports Car Concept to Make Racing Debut at Le Mans Classic |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2010/07/citroen-survolt-sports-car-concept-to/}}
Although it has not been confirmed that the Survolt will ever be produced, there are rumors that Citroën wants to create a limited-production of a compact-sized concept based on this car, and start a one-make racing series.
Media appearances
The DS Survolt makes an appearance in Asphalt 6: Adrenaline (as the Citroën Survolt), Asphalt 8: Airborne and GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience, all of which are mobile racing games by Gameloft. It's also available on Driveclub for PlayStation 4 as a free downloadable content.{{Cite web |title=IGCD.net: Citroën Survolt in Asphalt 8: Airborne |url=https://www.igcd.net/vehicle.php?id=59036 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.igcd.net}}{{Cite web |title=IGCD.net: Citroën Survolt in Driveclub |url=https://www.igcd.net/vehicle.php?id=72318 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.igcd.net}}
The British automobile test-driving show Top Gear has driven the car around their famous test track and has given it high marks except for the fact that it is exceptionally hard to climb in and out of.{{Cite web|url=https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/citroen/electric-2dr-auto/first-drive|title=First Drive: Citroen Survolt Concept Electric 2dr Auto|date=2010-09-17|website=Top Gear|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.citroen.fr/concept-car/citroen-survolt/#/concept-car/citroen-survolt/ Citroën]
- [http://www.dsautomobiles.co.uk/inside-ds/concept-cars/survolt# DS Automobiles]
- [http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/tg-drives-the-citroen-survolt Top Gear drives the Citroën Survolt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512175949/http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/tg-drives-the-citroen-survolt |date=2015-05-12 }}
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