Citroën Survolt

Motor vehicle

Citroën Survolt

Overview
Manufacturer	Citroën
Also called	DS Survolt
Designer	Frédéric Soubirou (exterior)^[1] Julien Famchon (interior)^[2]
Body and chassis
Class	Racing car
Body style	2-door coupe
Layout	Rear mid-engine, all-wheel-drive
Doors	Scissor
Related	Citroën Revolte
Powertrain
Engine	2x electric motors, 300 bhp combined

The Citroën Survolt (later known as the DS Survolt)^[3] is a concept electric racing car produced by Citroën and presented at the 2010 Frankfurt Motor Show.

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 3.85 meters (12.6 feet) long, 1.87 meters (6.1 feet) wide and 1.20 meters (3.9 feet) high and features a design with the front dominated by the vehicle's badge located above the large oval-shaped grille.

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.

Engine and drivetrain

The Survolt is powered by a pair of electric motors with a combined power output of 300 bhp (220 kW). Its top speed is 260 km/h (162 mph), and it can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 5 seconds. Citroën claims that the batteries provide a range of 200 km (124 mi).^[4]

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.

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.

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.^[5]

References

^ "Frédéric Soubirou: "Je dessine des voitures depuis que je suis tout petit"". ladepeche.fr. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Citroën Survolt". laurentnivalle.fr. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "DS Survolt Concept Car | Electric Race Car - DS Automobiles". GB - DSautomobiles. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
^ Adcock, Ian (2010-07-16). "Citroën Survolt Features the Latest Racing Technology". Road & Track. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
^ "First Drive: Citroen Survolt Concept Electric 2dr Auto". Top Gear. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2019-12-03.

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