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This is what you expect from the French. The 206 was a very good rally car too (some epic crashes on youtube of it at least) and yet Peugeot made nothing for the road that was anything like the rally version. GTi 180 was probably the closest to it.

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They should bring back the homologation rule so that Citroen have to give us a 2 litre turbo powered hot hatch. Incidentally why don't Volkswagen do rallying? They have the GTi engine which is 2 litre turbo and a 4 wheel drive system so it would require minimal development and inject a bit of cool into the marque while sticking it to two of their main rivals Ford and Citroen.

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yay im 2rd to comment

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3rd my mistake

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Leob Pack: 1.6 L THP 175 BHP?. Citroen C4 VTR 1.6 L THP 150 BHP (standart). BMW engines.

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Would've been nice to see a proper new hot hatch from Citroen, but I guess in this recession people may just be looking for sporty looks with frugal engines. I think it looks good, but it would be better with a six-speed 'box for the diesel. It's about time Citroen launched some cutting-edge new engines! And they should also hurry up and get Stop/Start into the rest of the range! Won't be long before the New C4 arrives, either.

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BORING, what they've done is put a good name on something bad, they did it on Top Gear remember, they put a BMW badge on a plate of sick, that's what this is!

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Stig's Irish Cousin [do I know you? F3 at Mondello a couple of years ago?] I think you're exactly on the right lines with the Homologation rule. We could have a hot 4wd 2 litre Focus and C4 that way, and if all things go a very hot [and presumably cheaper] Skoda and Fiat to look forward to as well Joy!

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Stig's Irish Cousin [do I know you? F3 at Mondello a couple of years ago?] I think you're exactly on the right lines with the Homologation rule. We could have a hot 4wd 2 litre Focus and C4 that way, and if all things go a very hot [and presumably cheaper] Skoda and Fiat to look forward to as well Joy!

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Stig's Irish Cousin [do I know you? F3 at Mondello a couple of years ago?] I think you're exactly on the right lines with the Homologation rule. We could have a hot 4wd 2 litre Focus and C4 that way, and if all things go a very hot [and presumably cheaper] Skoda and Fiat to look forward to as well Joy!

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Stig's Irish Cousin [do I know you? F3 at Mondello a couple of years ago?] I think you're exactly on the right lines with the Homologation rule. We could have a hot 4wd 2 litre Focus and C4 that way, and if all things go a very hot [and presumably cheaper] Skoda and Fiat to look forward to as well Joy!

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THAT IS MY CAR!!!!! AND THAT IS MY HERO!!! WOOOOHHOOOOO!!!!

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JouetsCitroen, Citroen already has acces to cutting-edge engine. HDIs' are the best diesel engines on market hands down. And they've just codevelopped the 1.4Vti, 1.6Vti and 1.6 THP petrol engines with BMW that provide probably the greatest fuel economy/power ratio on the market, are very very quiet(you don't expensive Lexus/Merc anymore). Can you think of any other car this size that goes 0-60 in 10 seconds dead with 1.6 naturally aspirated?

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I do love seb loeb, I watch him on world rally on Dave. He is so amazing. Quite handsome too, but not like the hamster...

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Good driver, crap car. Plain and simple. Its called a Citroen which means its rubbish. The end. I have been quite frank unlike most of my comments.

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If im honest the car did look good until they made a loeb edition of it with those stupid vinyls on the inside and the what is the point of making a loeb edition if it isnt quicker and better to drive than the normal one its basically like putting spoiler and decals to a lada riva. either way it is still rubbish. Please quit making these rubbish loeb editions and make the something like the ford focus RS or the Renault Megane RS they have the driver to get it set up right and you have the skills to make it amazing but please fire the person who decided those vinyls were a good idea

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Everybody shut up. You've no idea how C4 is fun to drive even with 122 bhp engine. The interior looks like it came from Star Trek.

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Looks quite nice if you ask me, which you didn't so I'll stop...

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Surely this is nothing but a cynical marketing effort? Frankly slightly disappointing that Citroen would go ahead with it, and given the general theme of the above comments it's clear that they're generating little more than bad publiciity... ____________________ www.iamnotthestig.com

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To all those defending the C4: We're not saying the C4 is a bad car. It's probably quite good (though i'll withhold judgment until I actually drive one). What we ARE saying is that shamelessly plastering the car with Loeb's name (literally) with minimal changes to the car itself, and with a jacked-up price tag is an absolute travesty. It'd be like taking a standard Ford Focus, giving it some new wing mirrors, some rally-type stickers, and calling it the 'Focus RS'. Escorts and Sierra Cosworths would be turning in their grave!

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It is not a hot hatch and it doesn't even look better than an ordinary C4. Because of the new facelift all Citroens now have that oversized ford-aping black plastic trapeze which looks like crap. And the C4 isn't going to do any better with nothing but duller looks and higher price, in fact it used to be a good car before the update.

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I have a C4,its a 1.6 petrol VTR. Not That hot performance wise, or economically (It is an 06 model, which didn't have the BMW engines), but EVERY time I look at it, I smile. It is a pretty car that I personally like, and if not for a few problems (with ME not it) I'd have another one in a heart beat! So I am a fan of the C4. However, I do believe that it should have been at least lightly sprinkled with Rally magic, rather than a few decals, white alloys and a bit of internal stitching. And I am afraid I have to agree with "heinz" above, the new front end makes it look like crap. It had a nice, pretty/aggressive look to it, now it looks like it really has had a lobotomy.

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no other citroen hot hatch is gonna be as good as a saxo vts!! pitty they always in the garage!!

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