Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi Does a Barrel Roll in his WRC Citroen DS3

If you haven’t heard of Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi, he is a World Rally Championship (WRC) driver from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Active since 2002, Al Qassimi, who as his name suggests, is a Sheikh, entered the WRC in 2004, first driving a Subaru Impreza WRX, before moving on to drive a Ford Focus, then a Fiesta and now, most recently a Citroen DS3 which he recently had a bit of fun with during the Acropolis rally in Greece. Read more »

Citroen DS3 Cabrio Scores Product Placement in The Saturdays’ New Music Clip [w/Video]

From the glittery and short-lived world of modern pop-stars comes our next story of marketing hype with Citroen promoting the appearance of its DS3 Cabrio in the brand-new music video from English-Irish girl group "The Saturdays". Read more »

Autocar Pits Ariel Atom V8, BMW HP4 Superbike and Citroen DS3 Rallycross in 1/4-Mile Race

Here at Carscoops we love a good old quarter-mile drag race, and we’re definitely not alone. So, when the crew from Autocar set up a rather unusual drag race, we were interested to see take a look.

The lineup is made up of three very different machines: there’s a hardcore track monster – the 475bhp rear-wheel drive Ariel Atom V8, a 560bhp rallycross four-wheel drive Citroen DS3, and a 193bhp BMW HP4 superbike. Which of these three do you think is fastest over a standing quarter-mile sprint?

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Citroën Creates an Amazing Scale Rally Scene On Top of a DS3

The French really outdid themselves with a detailed diorama molded on top of a Citroën DS3 hatchback, created to celebrate Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena’s nine FIA World Rally Championship titles. Read more »

New Citroen DS3 Cabrio from £15,045 in the UK, Targets Female Buyers

Almost three years after the launch of the regular DS3 hatchback, Citroën is enhancing its UK range with a Cabrio model that was originally presented at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.

In Britain, the DS3 Cabrio is offered in three trim flavors, each with a different engine, priced from £15,045 to £19,675 OTR.

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Citroen Welcomes New Year in the UK with DS3 Red Special Editions

On just the second day of 2013, Citroën released a new special edition version of its DS3 premium supermini for the UK market aptly named "Red".

The new DS3 Red models are based on the existing DStyle and DSport trim levels, adding bespoke styling cues and extra equipment features to the mix with on-the-road prices ranging from £15,655 to £18,060.

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Citroën Builds 200,000th DS3 Supermini in a Little Over Two Years

The 200,000th DS3 rolled off Citroën's assembly line at its Poissy plant in France on Wednesday, November 14. That's not too shabby if you consider that, the DS3 was launched in Europe in March 2010 as a more premium offering than the company's mainstream C3 in the supermini segment.

The DS3's first venture outside of Europe came towards the end of 2010, followed by Argentina in 2011, Brazil in the first half of this year and China in the second half of 2012, which means Citroën can increase its sales numbers over the next years.

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Loeb Wins 9th Consecutive WRC Championship, Citroen Claims 8th Manufacturers’ Title

We bet that rivals of Sebastien Loeb wish that the 38-year old Alsatian hadn’t quit being a gymnast in favor of rally racing in 1995… If he had stuck to his former profession, Loeb and his co-driver Daniel Elena wouldn’t have done a Michael Schumacher (in his first Formula 1 stint) and dominate the FIA World Rally Championship.

Actually, they have outdone Schumi for they have won the WRC title nine years in a row after winning this weekend’s Rallye de France and helping Citroen secure its eight manufacturers’ title in the WRC.

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Citroën Plugs Into the Grid with New DS3 Electrum Concept

Not to miss out on the electric car fad, Citroën is presenting a new take in the segment with a conceptual version of its DS3 supermini at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.

The not-too-brightly named DS3 Electrum might look like a regular model on the outside but under the hood, it replaces the internal combustion engine with a pair of 65kW 87Hp) electric motors.

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Citroen to Unveil DS3 Electrum Concept at the Paris Motor Show

While the DS3 Cabrio may steal most glances at Citroen’s Paris Auto Show stand, the brand with the double chevron logo will also display another interesting version of its stylish hatchback.

The DS3 Electrum is an all-electric plug-in concept of the firm's chic supermini. Its drivetrain features two 65 kW (87HP) electric motors on the front axle and a Panasonic 17.5 kWh lithium-ion battery that can be charged via a socket hidden under the classic fuel cap.

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New Citroen DS3 Cabrio: All the Official Details Plus 68 Photos and Videos

With the first images of the open-top version of the DS3 B-segment hatchback having already hit the net, Citroen today released official information and a boatload of images of the DS3 Cabrio prior to its live appearance at the Paris Motor Show next month.

The DS3 Cabrio is based on the closed-top model which, in the two years since its launch, has already sold close to 180,000 units. The Cabrio sports the exact same dimensions at 3.95 m long, 1.71 m wide and 1.46 m high.

The obvious difference is that the center section of the roof has given its place to a folding canvas top, though the doors and roof arches remain intact.

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All-New Citroen DS3 Cabrio with Roll-Back Soft-Top Unveiled

No sooner than we posted the first teaser images of the new Citroen DS3 Cabrio and one of our readers pointed us towards these full-blown pictures of the French firm's faux convertible.

We say faux because the DS3 Cabrio isn't a convertible in the real sense of the word as it retains the doors and roof bars of the closed-top model.

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First Official Photos of Citroen DS3 Cabriolet Revealed Ahead of Paris Motor Show Debut

Citroen will showcase the new DS3 Cabriolet at the 2012 Paris Motor Show from September 27, but to prepare us, the French carmaker dropped four teaser images today along with the tagline "See you tomorrow", hinting at a full online reveal for Friday.

The images seem to confirm earlier reports that the DS3 Cabriolet will be as much as a convertible as the Fiat 500C is.

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New Citroen DS3 Convertible Reportedly Confirmed for the Paris Motor Show

The stylish DS line that currently comprises the DS3, DS4 and DS5 models has proved a modest success for Citroen with the French firm reaching the 200,000 sales mark this past April, just two years after the company launched the first model of the series, the DS3 supermini (pictured above). Read more »

Citroën to Further Differentiate DS Lineup with the Formation of a Dedicated Styling Division

The decision to create a separate premium lineup under the DS moniker back in 2009 has proved a successful move for Citroën.

In order to maintain the momentum of the series, which currently comprises the DS3 supermini, DS4 compact hatch and the mid-size DS5, as well as to help an expansion in China, the French brand has decided to create a dedicated styling department for the DS range with the aim of differentiating its products from the more mundane C-range models.

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