Citroën 2CV (1947–2001)

Background

The Citroën 2CV is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Salon de l'Automobile, it has an air-cooled engine that is mounted in the front and drives the front wheels.

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Specification

Produced: 3,867,932 units
Weight: 560 kg
Dimensions: 3,830 × 1,480 × 1,625.6 mm

Still on UK roads

2,566

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Production years

Sources

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Contemporaries

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