Sydney show: C4 Picasso hits Oz

TWO Australian public debuts graced Citroen's stand at the Sydney motor show yesterday alongside the official release of the new C6 luxury sedan, which is already on sale at $97,500 for the 155kW/290Nm 3.0-litre V6 and $103,500 for the 150kW/440Nm 2.7-litre twin turbo-diesel.

Family types will be more excited at the prospect of seeing Citroen's C4 Picasso people-mover Down Under for the first time – direct from its Paris motor show global debut last month and well ahead of its March 2007 release here.

To be priced from around $35,000, Citroen's latest Picasso range will comprise a 103kW/200Nm 2.0-litre turbo-diesel option, which is expected to account for up to 80 per cent of sales.

Finally, Citroen’s C4-based world rally racer also made an appearance in Sydney, direct from its world debut in Paris.

Featuring a 234kW 2.0-litre turbocharged engine mated to a six-speed semi-automatic gearbox, the C4 WRCar will replace Citroen’s Xsara rally car, which holds the record for the most consecutive WRC wins.

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