Michelin Script Black — 2 museum-grade prints in this palette. The Citroën Xsara WRC marked the beginning of Sébastien Loeb's reign — a partnership with Citroën Sport that would eventually yield nine consecutive drivers' championships and redefine WRC stage-craft. Total sponsorship and Telefónica MoviStar branding made the livery instantly recognizable on early-2000s WRC broadcasts, while the Xsara hatch platform proved that compact French engineering could beat Subaru and Ford factory programs on pure pace. Tommi Mäkinen's partnership with Mitsubishi Ralliart produced four consecutive WRC drivers' championships from 1996 through 1999, cementing the Lancer Evolution name in gravel folklore alongside Subaru's Impreza rivalry. The Evolution VI WRC represented the peak of the CP9A platform's international career before aerodynamic and engine rules pushed manufacturers toward dedicated WRC shells.