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Citroën’s C-Métisse Diesel Hybrid Sports Car September 12, 2006

On display at this year’s International Motor Show in Paris will be a car that embodies one of our favorite propulsion combinations. Yes, the Citroën C-Métisse is an over-the-top concept car, but it’s also a diesel/electric hybrid, a powertrain we need to see more of. Ford has also whetted appetites with its Reflex diesel hybrid concept car, which debuted at the International Auto Show in Detroit this year. While no shortage of “eco” concept cars boast fuel cell innards with little articulation of what that might actually entail, diesel hybrids are a realistic and attainable prospect, and if it takes …