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Citroen begins testing its C4 HYbrid4 rally car

One of the four hybrid drive vehicles shown by the PSA group at last fall's Paris Motor show was version of its C4 WRC rally car. Like the others it used the HYbrid4 through-the-road architecture. The regular internal combustion engine drives the front wheels and a 167 hp electric motor drives the rear axle. A lithium ion battery pack with 990 cells sits above the fuel tank in the middle of the race car. Following the team's victory in the Portugal Rally, driver Dani Sordo took the experimental hybrid racer out on two of the special stages ... Read more →

Paris 2008: Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car Sam Abuelsamid

Citroën today became the first manufacturer competing in the World Rally Championship to announce a hybrid drive WRC competitor. The C4 WRC HyMotion4 adds an electric kinetic energy recovery ...

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Paris 2008: Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Citroën today became the first manufacturer competing in the World Rally Championship to announce a hybrid drive WRC competitor. The C4 WRC HyMotion4 adds an electric kinetic energy recovery system to the C4 WRC. A 125kW electric motor generator is geared to the rear axle of the ...

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