If you loved the conventional Citroen DS3 you will love the racing inspired sports DS3 dubbed the Citroen DS3 racing even more. Breaking cover at the Geneva Motor Show, the DS3 Racing features a 1.6 liter THP engine which renders 197 horses with 275 Nm of torque good enough to make the DS3 pacer.

More power is complimented with a widened track both at the front and the rear, while the suspension has been made tougher and lowered by 15mm. The design pattern is basically similar to the DS3 standard but the Racing edition does get carbon finished body panels. Other attractions include 18-inch sport wheels, chrome-finished exhaust pipe and LEDs at the front. The particular model showcased in Geneva was done in orange and gray twin-tone with the roof, brake calipers, grill and the rim all done in a carroty tinge. With only 1,000 units of the DS3 Racing to be produced, the commuter shall hit the dealer stores by Q3 2010.

Don’t expect a blue light and a middle aged detective to step out of this animal. Citroen is about to rock its roots. The new DS3 with built in Bluetooth and GPS is fit for the now generation. Packed into a sleek package, the DS3 looks like a German/Italian super model. The DS3 exudes French elegance, sophistication and performance artfully blended in a world class auto. Tailored upholstery and state of the art dash put the driver in a cockpit, ready to fly. And fly you will with your choice of gasoline or diesel fuel generating 91 to 152 horse power.

We are not sure whether this gem of a car will actually be taken of the veil at the Frankfurt Motor Show but if Citroen is planning to surprise everyone, it will be worth being at the Citroen corner. Although the Citroen DS3 Convertible (better known as the DS3c) hasn’t been confirmed by the French company, car chopper
Theophilus Chin has come up with an amazing rendering of what the roof-less DS3 would look like. And we’re completely drooling over the images in here …

The speculation is that the Citroen DS3 will arrive in two diesel and three petrol variants. While the diesel ones will produce 90bhp and 110bhp the petrol units will churn 95bhp, 120 bhp and 150bhp.

Remember the Citroen DS3 concept car from the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The big news is that the car is ready to roll out from the production lines and will be debuted at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. Based on the all-new CS3, the DS3 measures 3.95 metres in length and 1.71 metres in width and it will go on sale around March next year. There will be three petrol options available under the deck with the base model producing 95bhp, the middle one churning 120bhp and the top model capable of producing a good 150bhp. Also, there will be a couple of diesel motors producing 90 bhp and 110bhp. The transmission options will include five or six speed manual or there might also be an automatic choice. As a Citroen C4 driver … I’m somehow charmed with the new DS3. How about you? [via autocar]