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If we've said it once, we've said it a thousand times -- bicycling is dangerous. Possibly even more dangerous than piloting a turbo-charged, all-wheel-drive hatch through the tree-lined corridors of a World Rally Championship stage. We meant to leave this little nugget of information on Sebastian Loeb's answering machine, but alas, we were too late. The Citroen hot shoe broke his arm during a cycling accident and is unable to drive his Xsara in the World Rally of Turkey this October 12-15. A pity really, as Loeb is currently in first place for the driver's championship, towering over his nearest competitor with a 35-point lead.

Citroen however has called out the big guns, in the form of ex-racer extraordinaire Colin McRae and long-time co-pilot Nicky Grist. The three-time World Rally champion will pilot the Xsara during the race in Turkey, although his participation in future races has not been ruled out.

We know McRae is still on top of his game, with his last run in the WRC back in 2005 for Skoda and his recent antics competing in the X-Games, it's evident that he is in top form. Rumors are also beginning to circulate that he may make a full-time return to the WRC in 2007.

[Source: Channel 4 and WRC.com]

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Citroën unveiled their new minivan (MPV in European parlance) at the Paris show. The C4 Picasso joins (rather than replacing) the long-in-the-tooth Xsara Picasso, as well as the larger C8, in the Citroën line-up, and will start selling in France next month and other markets in the next quarter.

The C4 Picasso applies what Citroën calls the "visiospace" design philosophy that gives the spacious family-hauler enhanced visibility through such features as a wide-angle (read: expensive to replace) panoramic windshield and class-leading interior volume.

Citroën also boats high-quality-feel interior materials on the new MPV, using chrome and piano-black accents and high-quality plastics. Two gasoline engines (1.8 with 127 hp and 2.0 with 143) and two diesels (110hp and 138hp HDi units with particulate filters) are offered, driving through a new available 6-speed electronic gearbox.

The (very) full press release is available for your perusing after the jump, along with shots from the show floor (courtesy of our compadres at Autoblog Spanish).

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Paris Motor Show: Citroën C4 Picasso originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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