Sebastien Loeb will participate in the X Games in Los Angeles

The eight-time world rally champion will take part in the Global event Rallycross Championship at the wheel of a 3 horsepower DS545 that he recently discovered on the Dreux circuit in the Paris region. “ Seen from afar, the rallycross DS3 looks like the WRC. If the design of the chassis and running gear are quite similar, the mechanics are fundamentally different », explains Cyrille Jourdan, the engineer in charge of the project at Citroën Racing. “ The DS3 XL's two-liter turbo engine develops 545 hp and 800 N.m of torque. The acceleration is worthy of F1, with 0 to 100 km/h achieved in 2??4! »

After shining in Porsche Carrera Cup à Pau puis lors de la Journée Test au Mans, Sébastien Loeb will try to do the same in Rallycross against the specialists of the genre. “ I like competition and I am always curious to discover new disciplines », admits the Alsatian. “ One week after the arrival of Rally from New Zealand, so I will be in Los Angeles to take up the challenge that was given to me by Travis! Rallycross as we know it in Europe is very spectacular and its American version seems even more extreme. The prospect of driving a 3 hp Citroën DS545 door to door with opponents of the caliber of Marcus Grönholm can only motivate me! »