Top Gear, British Engineering and the DS3

[RichardL]

So I'm sure many of you would have seen the amazing finale to tonight's Top Gear showcasing Britain's automotive engineering industry.
The eagle eyed amongst you would have spotted a DS3 pop up on screen, which leads me to the question, what's British about the DS3? Which parts are made in Britain?

[ds3r]

Hi yes I saw that cant think of any

[solent60]

So I'm sure many of you would have seen the amazing finale to tonight's Top Gear showcasing Britain's automotive engineering industry.
The eagle eyed amongst you would have spotted a DS3 pop up on screen, which leads me to the question, what's British about the DS3? Which parts are made in Britain?

You mean other than the fact the DS3 was designed by a Brit - Mark Lloyd. :cool:

[Sigorman85]

Also was just a car on the road driven by a random it wasn't featured as a British car it was just on the road at the time

[JonM]

If its the same bit I think your on about - it said the the clutch for the DS3 WRC is British

[monkeynuts]

I think if you mean the DS3 in Milton Keynes during the F1 section it was being used as a film car

I was watching them filming this a couple of Sundays back the noise bouncing off the buildings was epic

[lfcrule1972]

The DS3 appeared twice, once as the WRC, which as stated above apparently has a British clutch, the other time it was just supposed to be a random car driving around Milton Keynes I think.....

[sted]

are some of the derv engines built by ford possibly as ford / psa derv engines are the same iirc

[lfcrule1972]

Erm, not sure, I thought the DS3 engines were built in France by Peugeot/Citroen ?

[TypeDS3]

Didn't know the DS3 was British designed !

[Ragnarok]

I hope the engine has nothing to do with Brits.

[lfcrule1972]

Nah the THP 150 is definitely French Ragna, you can tell by its aversion to working.....

[Ragnarok]

Nah the THP 150 is definitely French Ragna, you can tell by its aversion to working.....

Yea, it is constantly on strike :Joni:

[Jimbob]

I hope the engine has nothing to do with Brits.

Cheeky Bugger

JB

[Chris_Blue]

The DS3 appeared twice, once as the WRC, which as stated above apparently has a British clutch, the other time it was just supposed to be a random car driving around Milton Keynes I think.....

I thought that was the point, British cars overtaking and passing by foreign cars
Not sure (Other than that Jag the presenters drove) what non supercar, British car out of that lot shown I would want
Most of the "British" cars had loads components built elsewhere and shipped in

New Range Rover looked good- beat the JCW Min