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Citroen DS3 Hot Hatch Coming

If you enjoyed the new face of French carmaker Citroen, launched last year, and the way in which its revived DS line looks, then this is surely gonna sweep you off your feet: Citroen DS3 will get mean, bad and powerful with a hot hatch version.

Although nothing official has been confirmed yet, the rumor mill started spinning and now spits out information about the project. According to PistonHeads, an inside source confirmed a more powerful version of the DS3 is coming.

"I can't tell you anything for certain, but let's just say that Citroen is seriously researching the possibility of a more powerful version of the DS3."

The same source claims the DS3 with an attitude will be built starting from the 1.6l unit (developed together with BMW and the same one used in the MINI) which develops 150 bhp.

The engine would be tweaked into developing anywhere in between 170 bhp and 200 bhp. Performance wise, the new DS3 is expected to provide about the same figures as the Clio Renaultsport, Seat Ibiza Cupra or MINI Cooper S.

The new addition to the range, if indeed in the works, will not arrive sooner than 2011. Until then, we'll have to make due with the soon to released DS3, packing two diesels and three gasoline engines.

The car is offered with four different paintings for the roof, black, white, blue and red, as well as a couple of graphics offered as optional features. The exterior mirrors can be either chromed or painted in the same color as the body. The interior sports a new dashboard insert offered in six different finishes.
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