Citroën claims the VTS will hit 62mph from rest in 8.3sec and run to 141mph. Not bad, but the 1997cc four never really feels like it’s giving all 180 horses. That’s because the rather modest 149lb ft of torque doesn’t arrive until 4750rpm, and though it’s livelier between 4000rpm and the 7400rpm cut-out, there’s no sudden step up in power as in Honda and Toyota’s variable valve-timed units.