Concept cars always look very impressive when seen on a show stand, but few of them are actually driveable. However, the GTbyCitroen is and will mark its UK debut in three weeks' time with a run at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The GTbyCitroen was unveiled at last October's
Paris Motor Show. It was designed jointly by Citroen and Polyphony to appear in Gran Turismo 5, the latest edition of the driving simulation game series. The show car is a realisation of the digital machine.
The proportions of the concept vehicle are pretty outlandish, with an overall length of nearly five-metres and it's 1.09 metres high (or low, more accurately). Details such as the wraparound windscreen, movable aerofoil and large air intakes add to the GT's big visual impact.
On Sunday 5th July the GTbyCitroen will take to the Goodwood Hill as part of the Sunday Times Supercar Run. Although this is the Citroen's first appearance and run in the UK, it has been driven in Europe. Last weekend it completed the parade lap - along with 150 other cars - ahead of the Le Mans 24-hour race.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed runs from 3rd to 5th July.
John Lambert - 18 Jun 2009