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Citroën BX 4 TC - family-friendly Group B rally car with hydropneumatics

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Created on March 1, 2019

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Bruno von Rotz

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - ein ganz besonderes Evo-Auto für die Gruppe B

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - er kam spät und war nicht so erfolgreich wie erhofft

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - der Sturm kann kommen

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - nicht das schnellste Gruppe-B-Autos, aber das einzige mit fünf Türen und Hydropneumatik

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - man erkennt die Unterschiede zum normalen BX von hinten nicht auf Anhieb

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - den Komfort von vier Seitentüren ...

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - ... bietet ein Gruppe-B-Rallye-Auto normalerweise nicht

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - zu den in der Gruppe B sicherlich seltenen vier Türen kommt auch noch eine weit öffnende Heckklappe dazu

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - ein rares Auto erwacht zum Leben

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - an Licht mangelte es nicht

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - an einem kräftigen Auftritt auch nicht

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - in die Breite gebaut

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - lässt sich wie ein normales Auto fahren

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - Rallye-Auto für die Strasse

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - verstellbare Fahrzeughöhe - hoch

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - verstellbare Fahrzeughöhe - mittel

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - verstellbare Fahrzeughöhe - tief

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - das Armaturenbrett kommt aus der Serie, die Instrumente sind speziell

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - man beachte die Ladedruckanzeige in der Mitte

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - Rennwagen-Feeling bei den Anzeigen

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - mit diesem Hebel wird der Allrad aktiviert

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - am Hebel in der Miete verstellt man die Fahrzeughöhe

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - gefällige Polster

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - Platz für fünf Personen

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - Vierzylindermotor mit Turbo, längs eingebaut

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - hoch bauender Vierzylindermotor

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - viel Licht, wenig Schatten

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - charakteristische Front

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - zusätzlcihe Weitstrahler für den Rallye-Einsatz

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - Spiegelbild

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - die hinteren Türen sind stark hinausgebaut

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - verbreiterte Karosserie

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - aufgesetzte Kotflügelverbreiterungen

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - gewöhnungsbedürftige Aluräder

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - das Reserverad und das hintere Differential schmälern allerdings die Kofferraumgrösse

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1986) - Typenbezeichnung auf dem Heck

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Citroën BX 16 TRS (1983) - die von Bertone gezeichnete Limousine ist nun auch in der Schweiz erhältlich, Preise zwischen 13'950 und 16'000 Franken - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1983

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Citroën BX 19 GT (1985) - 10 Sekunden vergehen beim Spurt von 0 auf 100 km/h - Genfer Automobilsalon 1985

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Citroën BX (1983) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett der neuen Limousine, die sich zwischen GSA und CX schiebt - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1983

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Citroën BX 4TC "Evolution" (1986) - Gruppe-B-Variante der von Bertone gestylten Limousine - Genfer Autosalon 1986

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Citroën BX 4 TC (1985) - an der Rallye Monte Carlo im Jahr 1985

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Citroën BX - Andruet auf Citroën BX bei der Rallye Monte Carlo 1986

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Citroën BX - Ein Citroën BX Gruppe 4 wühlt sich ander Rallye Monte Carlo 1986 durch den Schnee

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Citroën Zabrus Bertone (1987) - baut auf dem BX 4 TC auf

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Citroën BX 4TC (1985) - in der Sonderausstellung "Let it B" mit Gruppe B Rallye-Fahrzeugen an der Schloss Bensberg Classics 2015

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Citroën BX 4TC (1985) - in der Sonderausstellung "Let it B" mit Gruppe B Rallye-Fahrzeugen an der Schloss Bensberg Classics 2015

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Summary

First Citroën was too early, then too late. And too unconventional. In any case, the Citroën BX 4 TC was not one of the winning cars of the Group B rally years. Nor was it a success on the road. Today, it is probably the rarest Evo car of the time and also the cheapest. This vehicle report describes the history of the Citroën BX 4 TC and shows it in current and historical pictures. Of course, there is also a sound sample.

This article contains the following chapters

Early at the start
Long development time
Presentation in fall 1985
Rally comfort for four
Difficulties in rally use
No success on the road ...
... but a respectable success on the salon stage
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Rally fans are familiar with the famous Group B cars from the "ff", the cars that won the big victories and the World Rally Championship between 1983 and 1986, i.e. the Lancia 037 Rally, Audi Sport Quattro, Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 and Lancia Delta S4. But there were many more Group B racing cars and of course they also had a road counterpart, because the rule that 200 units had to be built applied to everyone who wanted to compete with a Group B racing car. And who would have needed 200 racing cars, for most people a dozen was enough. One of these cars was the Citroën BX 4 TC. It does not appear in any list of winners and it disappeared from the international stage almost without a sound, despite huge efforts by the manufacturer.

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