8 times World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has been testing the Citroën DS3 WRC on the roads of the Monte Carlo just weeks ahead of the first round of the WRC season, which will take place between the 17th and 22nd of January in the Principality of Monaco, and here is a short video documenting the event. The Monte Carlo rally has just been reinstated in the World Rally Championship calendar after a 3 year long absence, but this fact did not dent its status as the most prestigious and famous rally race of the planet, and Mr.Loeb knows that only too well having won the event no less than 6 times. We will see whether this year it will be a good start for the Frenchman’s 9th title campaign.

video | Motors Television

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This last weekend Citroën DS3 won its 1st manufacturer World Rally Championship during the last WRC event of the season in Wales, which is also the 7th one for the French manufacturer in the last 9 years (with 3 wins each for the Xsara and the C4). Contextually, French legend Sebastien Loeb was crowned World Champion for the 8th consecutive year - strengthening his status as the most successful driver in the sport’s history - even though he couldn’t finish the race because of an accident with a spectator in a hire car.

Citroën DS3 WRC is powered by a four-cylinder, 1,598 cc turbocharged engine, with 4 valves per cylinder and direct injection controlled by a Magneti Marelli SRP-HP unit. Designed and built from start to finish by Citroën Racing, this engine delivers 300 hp at 6,000 rpm and 350 Nm at 3,250 rpm. The power gets to all four wheels through a manual 6 speed sequential transmission by Savel mated to a cerametallic twin-disk clutch. The car uses ventilated 4 piston calipers and disc brakes on both ends - whose diameter changes according to the surface - while the suspension (McPherson type for both axles) has been specifically developed by Citroën Racing.

Pictures | Citroen-wrc.com

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