Citroen Wild Rubis - New Challenges of luxury SUVs

- Citroen's luxury SUV will be launched in China, and the vehicle will be shipped in 2014.
Citroen has introduced a new concept called Wild Rubis, the car was developed to compete in the luxury SUV segment with the new design style.
Is set to consolidate its presence from French car at Shanghai Auto Show 2013 takes place next week, a new concept about to be released is also considered a prototype of the production version will be officially Introduced in 2014, the target market is China.
Citroen's luxury SUV can be sold in China in 2014, the production version of the car can be called DSX7 Hybrid-4.
There is not much information regarding Wild Rubis Citroen announced at this time, but according to Autocar, Citroen Wild Rubis 4.7 meters in length, 1.95 meters wide, 1.59 meters high and has a wheelbase distance 2.9 meter basis. Autocar sources have confirmed, Wild Rubis on the Citroen DS5 segment.
Citroen's new concept car is equipped with the new gas-electric hybrid engine, this is one of the engine options will be on the production version of this car. Expected production version of Citroen Wild Rubis will be unveiled in Bejing Motor Show 2014.
Drivetrain new Citroen Wild Rubis including a gasoline engine, horizontal, mount the power to the front wheels and an electric motor to transmit power the rear wheels.
No details have been revealed at this time, but according to Autocar, the car will be powered by a turbocharged gasoline engine 1.6 - liter four-cylinder. Combined with an electric motor, the hybrid system on the Citroen Wild Rubis will be able to reach a capacity of around 240 horsepower.
With a size of about 4.7 meters, the new Citroen SUV similar in size to the Volkswagen Touareg. The car will have a number of features and superior equipment to be able to compete with the luxury SUV is available on the market, and Citroen plans to put into production in the Wild Rubis line of Dongfeng, for Citroen's work in China.
According to the plan of Citroen, the Wild Rubis will initially be produced in China right up. However, Citroen will probably bring new luxury SUV to Europe, as part of a plan to reposition the brand DS, as a rival of BMW, Audi or Volkswagen.
Citroen has also previously released a stunning concept in China that is the Metropolis. This is a large luxury sedan with a length up to 5.3 meters. However, so far there is no Citroen Metropolis plans to put into production, despite its earlier plans to produce cars for the Chinese market.