There were several talks regarding the production of the GTbyCitroen Concept but today it was officially confirmed: the supercar will be built! According to our sources, the concept received green light from company’s product boss Vincent Besson and will receive a price tag around €1.3 million.

Regarding the production version, this will keep most of the features showed by the concept and this includes: carbon-fiber construction and eccentric interior details. Under the hood, we will have a V8 engine manufactured by GM or Ford and capable to deliver over 500 hp. The official debut of the production version will be made in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show! Photo gallery after the jump!

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After the great debut from last year’s Paris Motor Show, the impressive GTbyCITROEN concept car is going to turn some heads at this year’s 24 Hours Nürburgring race on 23 May with a lap of honour on the legendary track.

The French concept will also appear at the “Grande Parade des Pilotes” at the Le Mans 24 Hours, taking part in the presentation of the 150 drivers forming the 50 teams competing in this classic race. The Goodwood Festival of Speed will see this car on 3-5 July. For the fans of the vehicle, we have to remind that Citroen is going to build the GT in a limited edition! Photo gallery after the jump!

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It has been confirmed by Citroen that the GT supercar concept is going to reach production. The Citroen GT supercar was originally only present in the virtual game Gran Turismo 5, but Citroen has been forced to rethink the famous concept and is currently considering a 20 unit limited run. Although the specs for the car have not been revealed, the power for the road going GT is probably the V8 of either Ford or General Motors.

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Together with the producers of the Sony Playstation game Gran Turismo, Citroen made a fresh GT concept car designated the ‘GTbyCitroen‘ that was showcased in October at the Paris Motor Show. The concept was started as part of the endorsement for the 5th title in the long-running Gran Turismo racing replication, but besides being offered as a unique vehicle in the game there were actually no real plans for it in the future.

A report said that the radically styled concept is alleged to be set for production in an exceptionally restricted run of just 20 vehicles. Jean-Pierre Ploué, the new design director for PSA Peugeot Citroen, has purportedly pointed out that there are production plans for it, even though no other details have been made available. Measuring five meter long at the maximum, the GT by Citroen highlights a whole race car inside, 21inch aluminum rims, gullwing doors, an adaptable spoiler, and a mid-engine design. While the show car was titally a study in design with no functioning internals, the variant in the game highlights an electric drivetrain propelled by a fuel cell. Photo gallery after the jump!

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Citroen unveiled its GT Concept at the Paris Motor Show, as a result from the collaboration between the French manufacturer and Polyphony Digital, known as the designer of driving simulation game Gran Turismo 5 Prologue on Playstation 3. The big news is that the GTbyCitroen is now available in the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue!

The game received an update giving you the possibility to drive the new concept from Citroen. And this is not all! The update includes two other new cars: the Ferrari California and the Lotus Evora. The GTbyCitroen is available for 1 million credits, the Ferrari California for 300,000 credits while the Lotus Evora can be bought if you have 100,000 credits. For those interested, the update can be downloaded from here. More screenshots after the jump!

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We have one reason to be very happy today! Why? Because it’s the 2008 Paris Motor Show and all the teaser campaigns are finished now! Citroen finally unveiled its GT Concept and we are speechless! Called GTbyCitroen, , the new concept is a style replica of a vehicle taken from the digital world. The new vehicle was born from the partnership between Citroen and Poliphony, known as the designer of the driving simulation game Gran Turismo 5 on Playstation 3. The GTbyCitroen features in the game an electric drive train which is powered by a fuel cell capable to provide zero emissions.

“GTbyCITROEN shows how the worlds of virtual and real-life motoring can join together to create a truly innovative partnership. We were delighted that Citroen approached us and gave us the opportunity to combine our creative strengths to build this very special concept car. To see the car take shape in game and then for real has been a truly unique experience as our work normally stays in the digital world. I just hope I can get behind the wheel of GTbyCITROEN and drive it on a real race track!” said Kazanori Yamauchi, President of Polyphony Digital Inc and creator of Gran Turismo. Photo gallery after the jump!

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Finally! After the 6th teaser released by Citroen with its GT Concept we were lucky and got the presentation video made by the French Manufacturer in collaboration with Sony. The video shows us the entire shape of the car with new stylish sport mirrors, a new fluid design as well as a good preview of the rear, revealing the big Citroen logo as well as the design of the rear headlights. Enough with the talk! Watch the video after the jump!

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At this moment, the Citroen GT teaser campaign is maybe the most successful among the other campaigns (see Lamborghini teasers). Citroen released today the 6th teaser with its GT concept, but unfortunately we can see just the shape of the car and the front end which consists in a massive front spoiler as well as the big air intakes and the the big front grille. The good news is that the Paris Motor Show is this week and by the end if it we should see the concept in flesh, not just teasers!

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It seems that the new partnership between Citroen and Sony will reveal an astonishing concept. Today, the 5th teaser of the Citroen GT Concept was revealed showing us the rear of the vehicle. As we can easily see in the photo, the car features a central-mounted engine and possible a rear trunk spoiler, but we don’t know this for sure. Also a stylish exhaust system completes this marvelous design. The concept will include the latest technologies, like the LED-based headlights but also a new powerful power plant capable to develop great power as well as a better fuel economy. More details to be revealed at the next teaser! Photo gallery after the jump!

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