The major Citroën models in the WRC (2/3): testing the C4 WRC

For four years, she was the essential oxygen vector for the Loeb-Elena pair, the vital organ without which four of the seven world champion titles would not have been possible. It was the weapon for which the blood of victory was very often shed. A look back at our test of the C4 WRC in 2010.

Published on 23/11/2019 à 16:53

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The major Citroën models in the WRC (2/3): testing the C4 WRC

Would the available brain time be greater when we brush our teeth? I don't hope for any answer to this question, but the thought came to me the evening of testing this C4 WRC. Still shaken by this unique experience, my brain then ventured to a risky parallel between my new toothbrush (a Signal Style-Tech designed by Pininfarina!) and a three-time world rally champion car.

The advertising slogan written on the packaging promised me unparalleled effectiveness in fighting dental plaque, as well as better access to the back teeth. We certainly cannot stop progress, but how can we be convinced of it without trying? It was at this precise moment that my reasoning was derailed and crashed against Sébastien's Citroën Loeb : its track record is eloquent, its technical sheet is just as disconcerting, but how could I still assume such quality of engineering this morning? No person outside this sporting project, even with fresh breath, could imagine it.

Mes rêves, cette nuit-là, furent d’une fidélité scientifique, et mes sensations ancrées dans du carbone 14 me permirent de revivre chaque seconde de mon galop d’essai au volant de la C4 WRC. L’action se dé

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