CoMod Carrera 124 Review of the Carrera DIGITAL 132 Citroën DS3 WRC "Citroën Total Abu Dhabi," No.1"
(Item No. 30684)
As a rally fan, you don’t have it easy: back in the day, cars were rolled onto the starting ramp that gave spectators goosebumps—monstrous prototypes, racy sports cars, or at least respectable sedans and coupes that had been heavily modified compared to their production counterparts. Admittedly, even back in the ’60s, a few cheeky Mini Coopers stole the show from the established competition, but that didn’t detract from the variety.
Those days are gone; for years now, only small cars have been competing in the WRC. While you wouldn’t necessarily want to encounter these “poisonous little devils” on a regular road, their appeal is still somewhat limited.
This seems to carry over to slot car racing as well: in Spain, the rally theme is well-established and popular on the racetrack, while here it’s merely a fringe phenomenon. Yet the manufacturer hasCarrera
really gone all out
with the Citroën DS3 WRC. The proportions look just right from every angle, and the decals are intricately detailed and look excellent. The rims, too, are very convincing and realistic.
What does the test drive reveal? Short, narrow, and tall—that can usually only be a “side-tipper.” Surprisingly, though, it isn’t—without a rear magnet, it achieves a very pleasant grip-to-drift ratio. Overall, the handling is a bit “fussy,” but on tight tracks with a high proportion of K1 sections, the little Citroën can be piloted through the corners true to the real thing. That’s definitely fun, even when chasing best times without any opponents.
Bottom line: It’s ideal as a fun car and a “warm-up” car for the younger drivers or guest drivers, which helps preserve the “real” race cars from the other classes.
As a rally fan, you don’t have it easy: back in the day, cars were rolled onto the starting ramp that gave spectators goosebumps—monstrous prototypes, racy sports cars, or at least respectable sedans and coupes that had been heavily modified compared to their production counterparts. Admittedly, even back in the ’60s, a few cheeky Mini Coopers stole the show from the established competition, but that didn’t detract from the variety.
Those days are gone; for years now, only small cars have been competing in the WRC. While you wouldn’t necessarily want to encounter these “poisonous little devils” on a regular road, their appeal is still somewhat limited.
This seems to carry over to slot car racing as well: in Spain, the rally theme is well-established and popular on the racetrack, while here it’s merely a fringe phenomenon. Yet the manufacturer has
What does the test drive reveal? Short, narrow, and tall—that can usually only be a “side-tipper.” Surprisingly, though, it isn’t—without a rear magnet, it achieves a very pleasant grip-to-drift ratio. Overall, the handling is a bit “fussy,” but on tight tracks with a high proportion of K1 sections, the little Citroën can be piloted through the corners true to the real thing. That’s definitely fun, even when chasing best times without any opponents.
Bottom line: It’s ideal as a fun car and a “warm-up” car for the younger drivers or guest drivers, which helps preserve the “real” race cars from the other classes.
