2010 GQ by Citroen Concept
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1.6 liter inline-4 hybrid |
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0-62 mph |
4.5 seconds |
Top Speed |
155 mph (electronically limited) |
(from Citroen Press
Release) Citroën and GQ have revealed a unique and exciting
automotive project – the GQbyCITROËN.
The GQbyCITROËN is a concept car born through a unique partnership
between the UK’s market-leading quality men’s monthly and a team of
Citroën designers, collaborating to create the ultimate gentleman’s
drive. This is the first time a British magazine has collaborated
with a car company in this way.
Responding to a brief by GQ’s editor, Dylan Jones, Citroën’s team,
headed by British designer – and the man responsible for the new
Citroën DS3 – Mark Lloyd, took a new look at the GT theme and
integrated it with a typical Citroën design approach bringing
GQbyCITROËN from design outline to concept reality.
GQbyCITROËN combines classically sophisticated features and
contemporary styling with a sculpted front end, rounded rear, strong
body contours and sleek concave rear windscreen – a signature
Citroën design.
The car’s cabin is accessed by rear coach doors and reveals a
spacious, comfortable and futuristic cabin. Completing the car’s
bespoke styling, the interior detailing and upholstery selections
were provided by Patrick Grant, the Creative Director of prestigious
Savile Row tailors, E.Tautz, who commented: “Savile Row is all about
balance and Tautz's simple military inspired interior is the perfect
counterpoint to the Gallic flair of the exterior.”
Dylan Jones commented: “I wanted something practical, something
cool, and something idiosyncratic – i.e. something surprising that
didn’t just look like a concept car. The GQ car needed to have the
‘want’ factor, but it also needed to look, feel and ‘drive’ like the
sort of car no sane man could choose to ignore. We think it looks
very very special.”
Dynamic performance and environmental responsibility were also key
requirements for the project. The GQbyCITROËN concept car is powered
by a plug-in Hybrid with a 1,598cc, 4-cylinder direct injection
petrol engine offering a sporty 0-60mph time of just 4.5seconds, an
electronically limited top speed of 155mph and CO2 emissions of just
80g/km.
Mark Lloyd, Chief Designer of Citroën’s International Projects
added: “Where this car works so well with GQ is that it fits with
the current attitudes of conspicuous consumption. It is understated
rather than in-your-face and sleek rather than too macho. With the
skills of a Savile Row tailor on the car’s interior we have also
achieved that bespoke, fitted feel, both inside and out.
“For me, the car that has always represented the pinnacle of
automotive excellence and refinement is the GT – the Grand Tourer.
It is not the all-out sports car, rather it is something
gentlemanly, it has performance and it is for travelling, not
racing. We wanted to create something that, like GQ, was
aspirational, but also retained the classic automotive ideals. We
didn’t want a car for the mass market. We wanted a car for GQ.’”
The GQbyCITROËN is featured in the April issue of GQ out March 4th
2010. For more information visit:
www.gqbycitroen.co.uk