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Citroën has hit the silver screen with
its most environmentally-friendly cars starring in a short film that
pays homage to the legendary chase scene from ‘The Italian Job.’ Shot at
the fun and futuristic location of the Cornwall-based Eden Project, the
sequence features three C1s decked out in Citroën’s native French
Tricolore colours of red, white and blue, racing around the Cornwall
eco-charity’s headquarters as part of this year’s Sexy Green Car Show,
which runs from the 23rd to the 31st of May. |
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“Citroën are one of the most dedicated
vehicle manufacturers to the environmental cause,” commented Guss Grand,
the show’s director. ”When we decided to do this mini-movie homage to
kick-start the Sexy Green Car Show in style, Citroën’s C1 was the
obvious vehicle of choice. We’re just glad they didn’t blow any doors
off!”
With its nippy 1.0i petrol engine, the
C1 boasts ultra-low CO2 emissions of just 108g/km and is one
of the most economical cars you can buy, with up to 68.9mpg on the
combined cycle.
The C1 will take pride of place at the
car show alongside Citroën’s C2 VTS HDi and the Grand C4 Picasso – two
more models that demonstrate the Company’s firm commitment to producing
stylish and practical vehicles that deliver excellent fuel economy as
well as solid green credentials.
The C2 VTS HDi proves that cars can be both high performers and
ecological, with the diesel’s punchy 1.6HDi unit offering a frugal 64mpg
on the combined cycle, low CO2 emissions of 119g/km yet
acceleration of 0-60mph in just 9.4 seconds and reaching to a top speed
of 120mph.
Citroën’s multi award-winning Grand C4
Picasso demonstrates that a large family car can also be a clean one.
The spacious 7-seater’s ultra efficient 1.6HDi DPFS engine emits just
150g/km of CO2 and with its intelligent Electronic Gearbox
System (EGS), fuel economy is optimised at 49.6mpg on the combined
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