Citroen GT making jump from video game to production car?
by John Neff on Mar 4th 2009 at 5:40PM 
Click above for high-res gallery of the Citroen GT
Autocar has it on good authority – by that we mean Citroen's product chief Vincent Besson – that the GTbyCitroen concept unveiled at last year's Paris Motor Show and later made available as a playable car in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be headed to production. Besson says that the GT's popularity made the automaker ponder its viability as an actual product and now it's considering a limited run of up to 20 units. While he was tight-lipped on specs (probably because none of have been nailed down yet), Besson did intimate that the production GT would ditch its fictional hydrogen fuel cells for a V8 that could come from General Motors or Ford. We think the supercharged 5.4-liter that powered the Ford GT would do nicely; after all, they do share the same name.
Gallery: Paris 2008: GTbyCitroen Live
[Source: Autocar]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Chase 5:48PM (3/04/2009)
I have it unlocked in GT5P, and I like to think of it as a pancake UFO. I'd imagine owning one would be an acquired taste...
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waiownsyou 5:53PM (3/04/2009)
I think this car would be this coolest looking car in the history of the world as we know it if they get rid of that damn fish tail!
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Jake B 8:30PM (3/04/2009)
The fishtail is heinous. It is like they need to flip the rear-end upside down but leave the diffuser where its at.
Michael 5:55PM (3/04/2009)
I drove this in GT5P, and, um... it's crazy.
Looks fantastic, though.
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Farris 6:14PM (3/04/2009)
Look, I can do that too!
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seanleeforever 6:18PM (3/04/2009)
i still feel the infiniti essence is possibly the most mind blowing GT car i have seen so far.
that car is truly demonstrats how a concise design can be beautiful. this Citroen GT is exacutally the opposit. it adds style for the sack of adding style. but i having trouble finding beauty in this design.
just my 2 cents
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luv_my_car 6:45PM (3/04/2009)
AWESOME.
How abt matte black paint job?
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Jeff 6:58PM (3/04/2009)
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d4rklit3 7:03PM (3/04/2009)
looks cool.. why is there a GT5P wtf is that? GT5 isn't even coming out for another year. I guess sony just likes to blow its load prematurely which is not uncommon for the region >: o
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PumaGTO 7:03PM (3/04/2009)
Will they sell it on PSN ?
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zamafir 7:14PM (3/04/2009)
"for a V8 that could come from General Motors or Ford. We think the supercharged 5.4L that powered the Ford GT would do nicely; after all, they do share the same name."
Well... there's that... and the fact that both are currently powered by blown Ford V8s.
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dwightB 7:37PM (3/04/2009)
"up to" 20 units is considered a "production" car? huh...
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Richard 7:48PM (3/04/2009)
I wonder what this looks like with the g-damn doors closed!
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means98 7:53PM (3/04/2009)
Amazing interior - check
Cool looking front end - check
Awesome powerplant - check
Slick looking rear end - ...oops i think i threw up
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MJRTOM 7:58PM (3/04/2009)
AutoCar seems to have just picked this up, but it was actually known back in early December:
http://www.gtplanet.net/citroen-gt-production-bound/
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Jake B 8:24PM (3/04/2009)
He has to tag the website that is his name. You Sir, are not a Sir, but a Chud.
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Cyx 9:14PM (3/04/2009)
I'd like to say,if this GT go into market, I would prefer to go to see it rather than own it.
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carlbolt 9:44PM (3/04/2009)
I bet nobody wants rear end this car.
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Farris loves Jeff 10:30PM (3/04/2009)
Jeff and Ferries are losers - I will do what I want
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Dork 10:58PM (3/04/2009)
Posts 7-8 are losers.
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