Citroën C-Métisse

The C-Métisse was developed jointly by Citroën and Stola, known for crafting exclusive prototypes and low-volume bodies. Its brief was simple yet bold: demonstrate that a diesel-hybrid grand tourer could deliver accelerator response and top-end thrust equal to pure petrol or diesel layouts while cutting fuel use.

Long bonnet, scissor doors, and pronounced haunches give the five-door shooting-brake silhouette a dramatic stance. Carbon-fiber details and an elongated wheelbase hint at the concept’s high-speed intentions, while slim LED lighting and aerodynamic skirts underline Citroën’s futuristic styling themes of the mid-2000s.

A diesel V6 pairs with twin electric motors—one on each rear wheel—delivering torque-vectoring all-wheel drive. The system enables pure-electric low-speed running and combined outputs that Citroën pitched as sports-car-beating yet city-friendly, showcasing hybrid possibilities long before mass-market diesel-electrics arrived.

Although never slated for production beyond the show-car circuit, the C-Métisse bridged Citroën’s past grand routiers like the SM with a hybrid future. It pre-saged the brand’s later plug-in powertrains and remains a pivotal reference in internal design reviews for marrying performance with sustainability.