Citroën Sbarro Espera GT-C1 Concept - 2006
The Citroen GT-C1 presented by Espera students is a marvel. Some time ago, Sbarro and his students presented the Picasso Cup, a large gullwing door monospace. C1-GT is inspired by it: we find the exterior style, but on a smaller scale which makes this small car even more impressive.
This is in agreement with Citroën, especially Marc Chatrieux, that promotion Espera 2005-2006 has designed the car. The fund donor car was completely boned. A 6-point arch home-made has been installed, as well as trains and extended 6-piston brakes from a Citroën Xsara WRC. The wheels are BF Goodrich 225/35/19 tires mounted on rims OZ UltraLeggera 19''. At the rear, a spare wheel, visible through the rear window (a request by Marc Chatrieux). The most impressive remains gullwing doors. But the kit in one piece that "around" the car gives it a nice aggressivity with a 2 meters width! The white paint is pearly blue shades.
On the inside there are two Recaro bacquets harness. The interior was painted gray carbon mat.
And the engine? It is certainly the weak point of the GT-C1. The engine comes from a Citroen C2 VTS. It is of a 4-cylinder 1600 cm3 developing 125 horsepower. Even if the weight is very content, 900 kg, the power is low. The performance are low.
It took almost 6 months to Franco Sbarro's students to design and achieve this Citroën C1, worthy heir of Picasso Cup. The result is magnificent. The GT-C1 is one of the finest achievements in Espera Pontarlier.
Conservatoire Citroën
93600 Aulnay sous Bois
France
December 2017
Citroën Sbarro Espera GT-C1 Concept - 2006
The Citroen GT-C1 presented by Espera students is a marvel. Some time ago, Sbarro and his students presented the Picasso Cup, a large gullwing door monospace. C1-GT is inspired by it: we find the exterior style, but on a smaller scale which makes this small car even more impressive.
This is in agreement with Citroën, especially Marc Chatrieux, that promotion Espera 2005-2006 has designed the car. The fund donor car was completely boned. A 6-point arch home-made has been installed, as well as trains and extended 6-piston brakes from a Citroën Xsara WRC. The wheels are BF Goodrich 225/35/19 tires mounted on rims OZ UltraLeggera 19''. At the rear, a spare wheel, visible through the rear window (a request by Marc Chatrieux). The most impressive remains gullwing doors. But the kit in one piece that "around" the car gives it a nice aggressivity with a 2 meters width! The white paint is pearly blue shades.
On the inside there are two Recaro bacquets harness. The interior was painted gray carbon mat.
And the engine? It is certainly the weak point of the GT-C1. The engine comes from a Citroen C2 VTS. It is of a 4-cylinder 1600 cm3 developing 125 horsepower. Even if the weight is very content, 900 kg, the power is low. The performance are low.
It took almost 6 months to Franco Sbarro's students to design and achieve this Citroën C1, worthy heir of Picasso Cup. The result is magnificent. The GT-C1 is one of the finest achievements in Espera Pontarlier.
Conservatoire Citroën
93600 Aulnay sous Bois
France
December 2017