| Citroën Survolt | |
| Aka: | DS Survolt |
| Engine: | 2x electric motors, 300 bhp combined |
| Designer: | Frédéric Soubirou (exterior)[1] Julien Famchon (interior)[2] |
The Citroën Survolt (later known as the DS Survolt)[3] is a concept electric racing car produced by Citroën and presented at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.[4] [5]
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.
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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.[7]
The Survolt is powered by a pair of electric motors with a combined power output of 300bhp. Its top speed is 260km/h, and it can accelerate from 0–100km/h in less than 5 seconds. Citroën claims that the batteries provide a range of 200km (100miles).[8]
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.[9]
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.
The DS Survolt makes an appearance in (as the Citroën Survolt), and , all of which are mobile racing games by Gameloft. It's also available on Driveclub for PlayStation 4 as a free downloadable content.[10] [11]
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.[12]