Citroën Survolt

Citroën Survolt

Manufacturer	Citroën
Class	Sports-prototype
Engine	2x electric motors, 300 bhp combined
Related	Citroën Revolte

Citroën Survolt is a concept electric racing car produced by Citroën and presented at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.

Overview

The Survolt is a small-sized racing car based on the concept car REVOLTe presented at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Because the car runs on battery power alone, it is classed as a zero-emissions vehicle.

Design

The Survolt is 3.85 metres (12.63 feet) long, 1.87 metres (6.14 feet) wide and 1.20 metres (3.94 feet) high and features a design with the front dominated by the vehicle's badge located above the large oval-shaped grille.

The car has horizontal LED headlamps which have lower power consumption than traditional filament bulbs — important in a battery-operated vehicle.

At the back, the Survolt maintains the light cluster design used on the REVOLTe, and has a spoiler to increase rear downforce.

An Art Car based on the Survolt has been designed with the collaboration of Françoise Nielly in 2011.

Engine and drivetrain

The Survolt is powered by a pair of electric motors with a combined power output of 300 bhp (223.71 kW). Its top speed is 260 kp/h (161.56 mph), and it can accelerate from 0–100 kp/h (62.2 mph) in less than 5 seconds.[1]

Citroën claims that the batteries provide a range of 200 km (120 mi).

Motorsports

The Citroën Survolt made its first appearance on a racetrack at Le Mans on 12 July 2010. Vanina Ickx was the first driver to get behind the wheel of the Survolt.

Although it has not been confirmed that the Survolt will ever be produced, there are rumors that Citroën wants to create a limited-production of a supermini-sized concept based on this car, and start a one-make racing series.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Citroën
• Top Gear drives the Citroen Survolt