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Citroen Metropolis Concept in Pictures

Wondering what Citroen is doing in Maybach territory? You can stop wondering and start staring, because the French automaker has just released a trunk-full of high-resolution images of its latest concept car.

Sure, the Double Chevron badge may not have all the clout of the Double M – or the Flying B or Spirit of Ecstasy, for that matter – but if this is the result, maybe it's time we rethink that. Because the Metropolis is a real stunner. Set to be unveiled later this month in Shanghai, the Metropolis is Citroen's vision of what an avant-garde luxury saloon should look like, and with a 460-horsepower hybrid powertrain, what it should drive like, too. Unfortunately it's just a concept car for the time being, so if you're not planning a trip to Shanghai any time soon, your best bet is to have a stroll through our gallery below for a closer look.

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Limousines and Supercars Debut at Beijing Motor Show

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The gulf between perception and reality is often enough to swallow entire countries whole. Take China, for example. The images many still conjure up in their heads when thinking about the Asian giant might come down to squalid shanty towns oppressed by communist overlords. But with the free market taking a greater hold with each passing day, the People's Republic is quickly emerging as a vital market for purveyors of luxury goods, including high-end automobiles. Sure, the average peasant may be able to afford little more than a rickety bicycle, but with the world's largest population numbering over a billion people, even the top fraction of the socio-economic strata can overshadow entire nations.

Against such a backdrop, it should come as no great surprise that the world's premium automakers scrambled to the Chinese capital this year with a wide array of exotic and luxury automobiles. In fact the cars making their world debuts at this year's Beijing Motor Show were enough on their own to outshine the last major international exposition in Manhattan. Follow the jump to see what all the fuss was about.

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Citroen Metropolis Concept

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Think of stretched luxury limousines and what comes to mind? Lincolns, Benzes, Maybachs...but Citroens? That's exactly the kind of territory the French automaker is hoping to cover with the new Metropolis.

Strictly a concept car for the time being, the Citroen Metropolis is due to be unveiled next month at the Shanghai Motor Show, which follows only weeks after the Beijing expo where BMW is set to debut its long-wheelbase 5 Series, Audi the new A8 L and Volkswagen the new Phaeton. But at 5.3 meters, the Metropolis is bigger than any of them.

Power is provided to all four wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox from a hybrid powertrain capable of adapting its output from 272 horsepower all the way up to 460 when needed.

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