The Citroen GT started out life as a concept purely for the digital world, but the French-built supercar is reportedly headed for production. The Citroen GT made its world debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show in conjunction with Gran Turismo video game franchise.
According to Autocar, Citroen boss Vincent Besson gave the GT the production nod just last week. As expected, the GT will see an extremely limited production run, with only six examples expected to be produced. Fitting of a limited edition supercar, the GT will carry a price tag of about $1.8 million.
Citroen is also said to be keen on keeping the production version very close to its show car counterpart. That means the majority of the concept’s features will make it onto the road-going version, including the concept’s carbon fiber construction and copper interior trim.
The GT concept was theoretically powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, but the actual car will be powered by an American-sourced V8. Citroen is considering powerplants from General Motors and Ford , but whatever bent-eight the French automaker chooses, it will be making at least 500 horsepower.
Citroen is expected to make an announcement about the forthcoming GT at this September’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
