C5 CC Airscape

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Frankfurt Top Twenty: Citroen C5 Airscape concept

Malo starejša zadeva, ampak sem moral prilepit zaradi pozitivnega vtisa na avtorja članka in predvsem zaradi zadnjega stavka. Bi se kar podpisal pod njegov "review".
Za tiste, ki vam angleščina ni preveč domača, pa avtor navaja, da avta v tej obliki še vsaj nekaj let ne bo. Kar verjetno pomeni, da tudi nikoli.

What is it?
The C5 Airscape is a concept car from the old school, Citroen sneakily debuting styling clues for the forthcoming C5 saloon with this  neat show car. The designers say that it's a fresh take on the world of  executive cabriolets; we say they'd be mad to build it, however  sensational it looks. However, if the next C5 looks half as good as the  C5 Airscape then Citroen buyers are going to be very happy indeed. Of  all the details that are most likely to make it through to the more  conventional C5 it's the front-end design.
Bold new headlamps frame the smart double chevron Citroen-badged grilles, while the bonnet, with its neat feature lines, gives the C5 Airscape real presence.How is it different?
It's  a concept so the designers and engineers can go a little wild. That  means a complex folding hardtop made from carbon-fibre. The F1 material  is both light and strong, making it the perfect choice for a cabriolet  roof, but in keeping with the Airscape's executive style that folding  top is styled to look as if it's made from canvas. Forget the exterior  looks for a moment though and instead consider the technology  underneath.

 There's a system that Citroen calls 'UrbanHybrid' -  basically a reversible alternator-starter and super capacitors. This  allows auxiliary equipment to be powered from recovered energy, engine  torque also able to be boosted via this system.
Who's going to buy it?
The  C5 Airscape itself? Nobody. However, if the next C5 adopts its look as  we expect it to then Citroen might just find its dealers besieged by  willing buyers. There's a hardcore of French car buyers who are likely  to be very keen to get their hands on the new C5. With Renault's new Laguna disappointing on the styling front and the Peugeot 407 a touch too unconventional-looking for some then a new C5  containing elements of the Airscape's design, and that fuel and CO2 reducing technology will have widespread appeal among buyers.
When are they going to make it?
The  C5 Airscape will disappear somewhere inside the company only to be  pulled out for the odd show or event. The C5 it hints at should be with  us sometime next year. It'll be offered in estate and saloon versions,  though don't expect to see a convertible variant any time soon. However,  don't rule out a folding hardtop in carbon-fibre making it onto a  future Citroen production model in the future.

 If the C5 Airscape really is a sign of Citroen's future design direction then rivals had better watch out.