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GQ reveals the ultimate gentleman’s drive

(THE INDEPENDENT) - Men’s style magazine GQ has teamed up with Citroën to design the “ultimate gentleman’s drive.”

The GQbyCITROËN concept, to be featured in the April issue of British GQ magazine, is a collaboration between the magazine, the carmaker and a tailor on London’s Savile Row.

The exterior of the vehicle was designed by Mark Lloyd, a Citroën designer who was behind the Citroën DS3. Lloyd was working to a brief provided by Dylan Jones, the editor of British GQ magazine.

“I wanted something practical, something cool, and something idiosyncratic - i.e. something surprising that didn’t just look like a concept car,” explained Dylan Jones. “The GQ car needed to have the ‘want’ factor, but it also needed to look, feel and ‘drive’ like the sort of car no sane man could choose to ignore.”

Interiors were provided by Patrick Grant, the Creative Director of prestigious Savile Row tailor E. Tautz, who styled a “military inspired interior” that was a “perfect counterpoint to the Gallic flair of the exterior.”

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