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The open-air Citroen Lacoste concept

French carmaker Citroen and French clothing brand Lacoste have collaborated on a brand new concept car to be revealed at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The buggy-looking concept certainly has a lot of reference to the image of Lacoste, one that promotes a colorful, vibrant, and sporty lifestyle. It features golf ball-style alloy wheels plus […]

Sep 22, 2010 | By Anakin

French carmaker Citroen and French clothing brand Lacoste have collaborated on a brand new concept car to be revealed at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

The buggy-looking concept certainly has a lot of reference to the image of Lacoste, one that promotes a colorful, vibrant, and sporty lifestyle.

It features golf ball-style alloy wheels plus several parts that resemble sections of a tennis net on certain sides of the body.

The concept’s interior is also replete with Lacoste references including t-shirt-inspired seat trims that hits close to the French clothing brand’s overall style.

One of the coolest features of the door-less concept is the T-shaped structure that extends back to the boot like a “backbone”.

It hides an auto-inflatable hood that deploys all the way along the backbone to form a soft-top roof to somewhat protect passengers from the elements of natures.

At 3.45m long, 1.80m wide and 1.52m high with a 2.30m long wheelbase, the concept model is roughly the same size as a Citroen C1.

Power comes from a three-cylinder gasoline engine, with the French firm claiming that it offers “plenty of performance on tap to power a vehicle of this size and weight.”

Sources: TopSpeed CarScoop


 
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