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September 06, 2006
Ze French, ze are tres chic, no?
According to Autoblog, the Citroën C-Métisse 4-door coupe -- debuting at the Paris Auto Show -- has a drivetrain to match its exotic supercar looks.
The Hybride HDi system consists of a 208-horsepower diesel V6 driving the front wheels, and a pair of electric motors -- each putting out 20 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque powering the rear. In urban environments, the car can operate in zero-emissions mode, running on the electric motors only at speeds up to 30 km/h. In addition to that, the car switches between 2-wheel-drive and 4-wheel-drive automatically depending on traction conditions.
And, using technology pioneered during the 1930s by the French military, the hi-tech hybrid is just as fast in reverse, thanks to its rear-mounted high-output motors.
Which is quite handy when facing ze Germans.
Make sure to check out the Peugeot 908, too. It's the most macho ride to come from the French since the Facel Vega.
Posted by Mike Lief at September 6, 2006 11:45 PM
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Can you imagine how difficult it must be to get out of either of those cars?
Posted by: The Little Coach at September 7, 2006 11:55 AM
But think how good you'd look in one of them (when you're not struggling to get out).
Posted by: Mike Lief at September 7, 2006 12:12 PM
picking on the french is old hat....ww 2 and all that crap...i suggest that maybe you get out of your mode that anyone that challeges your quippy bog is an enemy. take up reading a history book and find out who saved our asses during our revolution. yes...the HATED FRENCH!read about how we were so great to our own natives and the 19th century immigration. it would be a relief to put aside the law books and read some truth.(generals get the medals, privates get buried)
Posted by: vince at September 7, 2006 07:13 PM
Vince,
You had some good things to say, Mr. Lief is very one sided and most of us who read him respect that because we know it's a fact.
Your words might be more powerful if you weren't so stupid as to attack the writer... Hello? Be more subtle and get more done.
Posted by: Dawn at September 10, 2006 07:53 PM
Vince,
Je suis tellement très désolé. Peut-être vous me permettrez de vous envoyer un lot d'entretien, modèle français, avec du vin, le pain, et une nappe blanche fine, appropriés à voler de n'importe quel mât de drapeau.
Posted by: Mike Lief at September 12, 2006 07:06 PM