Citroen Metropolis Concept

Posted By: Whollys Staff on May 5th, 2010 Filed Under: Vehicles

Check out the Citroen Metropolis Concept, which is a very large luxury saloon vehicle. The Metropolis is bigger than a long-wheelbase S-class, a A8 L at 5.3m long, and as wide as a Maybach 62, at two metres. It’s the first car to be styled and developed by the PSA Group’s Shanghai design studio and it completely builds on the themes established by the Hypnos concept, using a full-width Citroën double chevron in the grille, the same upright intakes ahead of the front wheels and even near-identical door mirrors. The complex turbine-style wheels are 21-inchers, with 265/35 tyres.

Underneath the Metropolis is a modified version of on the PSA Group’s Platform 3, which is used in cars such as the Citroën C6 and Peugeot 407. Both Peugeot and Citroën build Platform 3 cars in China in a joint venture with local manufacturer Dongfeng Auto.

The Metropolis uses a hybrid drivetrain, combining a 2.0-litre V6 petrol engine with an electric motor that can increase its output from 55bhp to 95bhp when needed.

The engine produces 272bhp and 277lb ft, but using the motor’s overboost function, the two are capable of increasing the combined output to 460bhp and 317lb ft. The transmission is a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, with four-wheel drive.

Citroen claims performance matches that of a 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine but CO2 emissions are just 70g/km.

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