The 2CV platform spawned many variants the 2CV and its variants are collectively known as the A-Series. īetween 19, more than 3.8 million 2CVs were produced, making it the world's first front-wheel drive car to become a million seller after Citroën's own earlier model, the more upscale Traction Avant, which had become the first front-wheel drive car to sell in similar six-figure numbers. Michelin introduced and first commercialised the revolutionary new radial tyre design with the introduction of the 2CV. Often called "an umbrella on wheels", the fixed-profile convertible bodywork featured a full-width, canvas, roll-back sunroof, which accommodated oversized loads, and until 1955 even stretched to cover the car's trunk, reaching almost down to the car's rear bumper.
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In addition, it had literally been designed to cross a freshly ploughed field with a basket full of eggs on the passenger's seat without breaking them, because of the great lack of paved roads in France then with a long-travel suspension system, that connects front and rear wheels, giving a very soft ride. The 2CV featured overall low cost of ownership, simplicity of maintenance, an easily serviced air-cooled engine (originally offering 9 hp), and minimal fuel consumption. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, it has an air-cooled engine that is mounted in the front and drives the front wheels.Ĭonceived by Citroën Vice-President Pierre Boulanger to help motorise the large number of farmers still using horses and carts in 1930s France, the 2CV has a combination of innovative engineering and straightforward, utilitarian bodywork. "two horses", meaning "two taxable horsepower") is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990.
The Citroën 2CV (French: deux chevaux, pronounced, lit. Montevideo, Uruguay (Panel van & pick-up)įront engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
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