Beijing 2008: Citroen C2 Kappa jogs onstage
by Alex Nunez on Apr 20th 2008 at 12:02PM 
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Now that the 2008 Beijing Motor Show is underway, we're getting a chance to see how a lot of those sketches and renderings we saw ahead of the festivities translate into actual cars. One of the concepts we were curious about was the collaborative effort between Citroën and sports apparel maker Kappa. Not only is the red-and-white C2 Kappa concept faithful to the drawing released last month, it's also pretty cool.
The C2 Kappa is lowered and fully kitted, sporting a unique front fascia that tones down the base car's oversized headlamps and adds aggressive Kappa-emblazoned grillework below the bumper. That logo is repeated all along the fat red racing stripe that runs from nose to tail, flanked by thinner grey accent stripes. Another red door stripe with the Kappa branding runs along each flank. A roof spoiler and a color-keyed diffuser insert add visual flair in back, while white rally-style wheels take up residence at the corners. Inside, sport seats with the Kappa insignia dress up the passenger cabin, rounding out this surprisingly appealing styling exercise from Dongfeng Citroën and Kappa, even if it the equivalent of a car dressed in a jogging suit.
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[Source: Autoblog Chinese]
All photos Copyright ©2008 Bin Chen / Weblogs, Inc.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bob Abooey 1:36PM (4/20/2008)
Chavmobile
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Robert 12:47PM (4/20/2008)
Thats a nice car, not the colour scheme or the branding but the design is good.
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andy 1:03PM (4/20/2008)
FYI The Chinese Citroen C2 is the old Peugeot 206, with a Citroen front end on it.
Beastage 2:04PM (4/20/2008)
Andy , lol thanks for clearing that up...
I was thinking something is totally wrong with this post C2 that looks too much like a 206?!
pscs 1:05PM (4/20/2008)
eeew... that front bumper and headlight coverings are so ugly. And is this actually a Peugeot 206?
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Jon 10:59PM (4/20/2008)
haha, this is pretty cool.
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Smeagle 5:00AM (4/21/2008)
I can imagine the sort of people that would buy this car. I don't like those people.
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renmimby 8:30AM (4/21/2008)
The same sort of people who'd wear Kappa clothing, perhaps? Don't worry, I don't like them either.
I'd rather eat my own face than drive a car that looked like that.