The Franco-Japanese alliance is proceeding, giving fruit to new projects: after cooking up a SUV family of medium-big size, Mitsubishi and Citroen/Peugeot are reported to be in negotiations to expand their collaboration.

The new product, based on the more compact dimensions and showy personality of the Concept cX, would be different in order to create aesthetically diverse cars. The cleaner 1.8 diesel (with 134 and 280 Nm) seen on the prototype would most likely be used on the series, perhaps together with the SST shift and double clutch.

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Citroën has finally released high res images of its C5 Airscape concept car, a beautiful and elegant coupè-convertible that will debut next month in Frankfurt and prefigures the look of the next generation of the C5 saloon.

The effort of building a true premium car is apparent both in the sleek and aggressive exterior lines and in the rich interior. If the C5 Airscape was branded with the three pointed star or the 4 interlocking circles instead of the double chevron, its success would be assured. As it is, if it was to be produced, it would have to overcome plenty of prejudices against french-built premium cars.

For more details you can find the full text of the press-release below. Some highlights: carbon fiber roof with a big glass portion that prolongs the windshield, UrbanHybrid mild hybrid system (smoth stop-start, brake energy regeneration), 2.7 V6 HDi turbodiesel engine with 208 ps/440 Nm.

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Jokejoe from the Autopareri forum tips us off to the official images of the 5 seat version of the Citroën C4 Picasso, which will be shown in public for the first time at the Geneva auto show in a couple of months’ time.

The 5-seater seems to be even better than the 7-seater, from a design point of view: its more compact profile, almost egg-like recalls that of the C3, but it keeps all the styling elements of the C4 line, especially the discontinuos profile of the beltline.

The engine range should the the same as on the 7-seater: 1.8 and 2.0 gasoline engines, with respectively 125 and 143 ps; 1.6 and 2.0 HDi turbodiesel engines with respectively 110 and 138 ps. Later the C4 Picasso should get a 90 ps version of the 1.6 HDi and a 1.6-liter gasoline engine with 110 ps.

No word yet on prices.

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Here are all the photos released by PSA Group of the two new SUVs developed jointly with Mitsubishi: the Peugeot 4007 and the Citroen C-Crosser.

There is no doubt that the Citroen is the more aesthetically pleasing of the two…

The engine is the same for both cars, a 2.2 HDi turbo-diesel engine with 156 ps/380 Nm, as is the platform and the suspensions. The size is the same too (4.64 m long, 1.81 m wide and 1.73 m high, with a wheelbase 2,67 m long). The C-Crosser sports seven seats, with the second row that can slide 80 mm (the press release for the 4007 doesn’t say whether it has 3 rows of seats too).

The rear door can be opened in two halves, with the lower part capable of supporting loads up to 200 kg.

Both are 4 wheel drive, with the possibility of selecting three modes (front wheels only, 4 wheel drive, “blocked” 4WD for particularly slippery surfaces).

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Via Carscoop, the news that PSA Group is bringing two diesel-electric hybrid to Geneva: the Peugeot 307 and Citroën C4 Hybride HDi.

PSA Group says that these hybrids’ fuel consumption and emissions are 25% lower than gasoline-electric hybrids: 3.4 liters /100 km, and 90 g of CO₂ per km.

Sadly, “PSA Peugeot Citroën could market its Hybride HDi vehicles as early as 2010″.

The engine is a 1.6 liters HDi turbodiesel with 90 hp, coupled with a 16 kw electric engine. This systems allows the two Hybride HDi cars to have a top speed (184 km/h) and a sprint (12.4 seconds from 0-100 km/h) similar to that of the same cars equipped with a 110 hp HDi engine.

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We are guilty of having neglected the latest product of Citroën’s collaboration with the champions of sober elegance: the C1 Pinko, can’t-do-without accessory for whoever absolutely has to have a modicum of pink in his/her citycar.

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Right on the heels of the photos “stolen” at the Motor Show, here are the official photos of the Citroen C-Airplay concept, which gives some hints about the successor of the C3 Pluriel. The C-Airplay seems to be a “targa”: only the central section of the roof is removable.

It’s 3.30 meters long, 1.68 meters wide and 1.39 meters high, with a 2.23 meters wheelbase. The engine is a 1.6 110 hp gasoline engine with a Senso Drive automatic gearbox.

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While waiting for the first couple of posts from our new co-blogger Marco Della Monica, who is at the Bologna Motor Show, here are a couple of photos of the Citroen C-Airplay Concept “stolen” by our friends at Racewaynews.

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Update: see the official C-Airplay photos.

Citroen is thought to be preparing a concept car for the Bologna Motor Show: the Citroen C-Airplay, which seems to take some inspiration from the C3 Pluriel, and might give some hints about the possible stylistic evolution for the Pluriel [From Autocar and Le Blog Auto]

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Un improbable robot duel: in one corner of the ring the Official Citroën C4 spot. In the opposite corner, the 2CV robot parody made by X-BAM. Let the viewers be the judges ….

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