CITROEN GT
The GT by Citroën (sometimes spelled GTbyCitroën) is a sports car that debuted as a concept car on October 2 at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.The car is a collaboration between the French automaker Citroën and the Japanese racing simulation developer Polyphony Digital..
BEGINNING
GT was specially created, designed and produced for the video game Gran Turismo 5 and was included through download in its initial version Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Its designer came up with the project and sold it to both Polyphony Digital and Citroën.
The car's exterior design was made by Takumi Yamamoto, a Japanese designer from Jean-Pierre Ploué's Style Citroën design team.
Takumi Yamamoto was a childhood friend of Kazunori Yamauchi, director of Polyphony Digital and creator of the popularGran Turismo franchise, also known as "Gegge"
ENGINE
Three versions of the car are available in game: Road version (510 hp (380 kW; 517 PS), Race version (615 hp (459 kW; 624 PS) and Concept version (793 hp (591 kW; 804 PS), with 2495 N·m of torque.
The car in the game features a battery powering four electric motors delivering 780 hp (582 kW; 791 PS), however, the real car uses a modified version of the Ford Modular V8 petrol engine, producing 646 hp (482 kW; 655 PS).
The GT by Citroën (sometimes spelled GTbyCitroën) is a sports car that debuted as a concept car on October 2 at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.The car is a collaboration between the French automaker Citroën and the Japanese racing simulation developer Polyphony Digital..
BEGINNING
GT was specially created, designed and produced for the video game Gran Turismo 5 and was included through download in its initial version Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Its designer came up with the project and sold it to both Polyphony Digital and Citroën.
The car's exterior design was made by Takumi Yamamoto, a Japanese designer from Jean-Pierre Ploué's Style Citroën design team.
Takumi Yamamoto was a childhood friend of Kazunori Yamauchi, director of Polyphony Digital and creator of the popularGran Turismo franchise, also known as "Gegge"
ENGINE
Three versions of the car are available in game: Road version (510 hp (380 kW; 517 PS), Race version (615 hp (459 kW; 624 PS) and Concept version (793 hp (591 kW; 804 PS), with 2495 N·m of torque.
The car in the game features a battery powering four electric motors delivering 780 hp (582 kW; 791 PS), however, the real car uses a modified version of the Ford Modular V8 petrol engine, producing 646 hp (482 kW; 655 PS).
| Manufacturer | Citroën |
|---|---|
| Designer | Takumi Yamamoto |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car prototype |
| Body style | Two seater, mid-engined coupé |
| Layout | Four-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 789 bhp (588 kW) x4 hydrogen fuel cell (in the game), 646 hp (482 kW) 5.4L Ford V8 (in real life) |
| Transmission | 7-speed "circle" sequential gearbox |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,810 mm (110.6 in) |
| Length | 4,960 mm (195.3 in) |
| Width | 2,080 mm (81.9 in) |
| Height | 1,090 mm (42.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,400 kg (3,086 lb) |