Citroën C-Elysée WTCC
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Citroën C-Elysée WTCC at the IAA 2013
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Elysee WTCC | |
Production period: | since 2014 |
Class : | race car |
Body versions : | limousine |
Engines: |
Gasoline engine : 1.6 liters (283 kW) |
Length: | 4577 mm |
Width: | 1950 mm |
Height: | |
Wheelbase : | 2700 mm |
Empty weight : | 1100 kg |
The Citroën C-Elysée WTCC is a racing car from the Citroën brand that was developed for use in the 2014 World Touring Car Championship . The code name of the vehicle is M43 . In July 2013 the vehicle was presented and subjected to the first driving tests. The vehicle was also shown at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main in September 2013.
The racing car is based on the Citroën C-Elysée notchback sedan . The body is reinforced and has a welded and multi-braced roll cage . It consists of steel and fiber composite materials .
The engine was throttled to around 224 kW (300 PS) in the DS3 WRC .
Driver and Results
In the 2014 World Touring Car Championship , Citroën Total WTCC fielded three vehicles throughout the season, in which the French Sébastien Loeb and Yvan Muller and the Argentinian José María López , who became World Touring Car Champion in 2014, competed. A fourth vehicle was also used for Ma Qinghua on four race weekends . The drivers Muller and Loeb took 2nd and 3rd place in the drivers' championship .
In 2015 the three drivers were able to repeat this success . In the 2016 World Touring Car Championship , the drivers of the two participating vehicles also achieved first and second place.
Technical specifications
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Data designation | description | ||||||||||||
engine | |||||||||||||
Engine manufacturer | Citroën Racing | ||||||||||||
Motor type | Gasoline engine | ||||||||||||
Engine type | R4 | ||||||||||||
Mixture formation | Direct petrol injection | ||||||||||||
Engine charging | turbocharger | ||||||||||||
Bore and stroke | 82 mm × 75.5 mm | ||||||||||||
Displacement | 1598 cc | ||||||||||||
specific performance | 177 kW / l | ||||||||||||
power | 283 kW (385 hp) at 6000 rpm | ||||||||||||
Torque | 400 Nm at 4500 rpm | ||||||||||||
Valve control | 2 overhead camshafts | ||||||||||||
Valves | 4 per cylinder | ||||||||||||
Power transmission | |||||||||||||
drive | Front wheel drive | ||||||||||||
transmission | 6 speed transmission | ||||||||||||
differential | mechanically self-locking | ||||||||||||
Brakes | |||||||||||||
design type | Disc brakes, ventilated | ||||||||||||
Disc diameter, front | 380 mm | ||||||||||||
..., in the back | 300 mm | ||||||||||||
Brake caliper, front | 4 pistons | ||||||||||||
..., in the back | 2 pistons | ||||||||||||
landing gear | |||||||||||||
construction | MacPherson struts, wishbones, shock absorbers | ||||||||||||
Shock absorbers | adjustable | ||||||||||||
steering | Rack and pinion steering | ||||||||||||
Steering assistance | Servo , hydraulic | ||||||||||||
bikes | 10 ″ × 18 ″ | ||||||||||||
Tire manufacturer | Yokohama | ||||||||||||
Others | |||||||||||||
Top speed | 300 km / h | ||||||||||||
Tank capacity | 50 l |
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Stefan Ziegler: "Citroen presents: The C-Elysee as WTCC car for 2014". Motorsport-Total.com, July 24, 2013, accessed July 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Stefan Ziegler: "In secret: Citroen has already tested the C-Elysee". Motorsport-Total.com, July 24, 2013, accessed July 25, 2013 .
- ↑ "Citroën C-Elysée WTCC: On the move on the world's race tracks". Auto-Reporter.net, July 25, 2013, accessed July 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Citroen-WRC - website: technical-data-sheet. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011 ; accessed on May 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Standings. WTCC FIA World Touring Car Championship, accessed August 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Drivers. WTCC FIA World Touring Car Championship, accessed August 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Stefan Ziegler: "Data sheet: Citroen C-Elysee WTCC". Motorsport-Total.com, July 24, 2013, accessed July 25, 2013 .