The otherworldly Citroën Survolt racing car concept made its first all-electric laps of Le Mans circuit last weekend, at the Le Mans Classic event. First seen at this year’s Geneva show, the Survolt was piloted by Vanina Ickx, daughter of Belgian Formula One driver Jacky Ickx.
The experienced racer gave the Survolt the thumbs up. “I am very proud to have participated in this unique project. On the track it felt really good. It’s a real race car, with a very promising potential for the future,” she said
The Survolt, which features the same dramatic design language as the GTbyCITROËN (which was also driven on track) but in a more compact shape, is powered by a 140 kg lithium ion battery and two electric motors producing 300 hp. With that, the car does 0-100 km/h in less than five seconds on to a top speed of 260 km/h. The battery is good for a 200 km range and can be recharged in two hours with a specialised power supply or in 10 hours with a standard 220V plug.
Images after the jump.
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Cool car!
beautiful car
which one is faster? GTR or this machine?
it looks like the veyron from the front …
conti rules the road..
Beautiful car. But looks like it’s got sleepy eyes. LOL!
new Bat Mobile ??
This creation is not for batman but for badman..He..he..
design cues from ‘GT by citroen’…nice
It looked nice until i saw the word “Citroen”
Just to add comment to the article, Vanina Ickx’s father, Jacky, is more well known for his Le Mans exploits rather than F1. He is one of the legends of Le Mans, his winning record I believe was only beaten by Tom Kristensen. Jacky Ickx was most famous for his partnership with Derek Bell driving the Le Mans conquering Rothmans Porsche 956/962 for much of the 80s
Oh. Speechless. A true French work of art alright.
look like refined version of veyron
Beautiful, fast, and more importantly, clean. I like what the future holds.