Citroen 2CV

**one_iota** · 3rd March 2011, 08:41 PM

I came across this whilst looking for a photo of a 2CV being parked in Paris...bump style.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd8klplbIAw&feature=related"]YouTube - 2cv History part 1[/ame]

There are 6 parts...a remarkable vehicle and an interesting story

If I didn't own a Land Rover I'd own one of these.

And Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy fans will recognise the narrator.

**VladTepes** · 3rd March 2011, 09:57 PM

I'll stick with our C5 thanks !

**Grover-98** · 3rd March 2011, 10:39 PM

My old man has a 2CV... very interesting car to drive! they are great fun

**JDNSW** · 5th March 2011, 07:24 AM

When my brother lived in Denmark in the seventies he owned a Dyane, an up market restyled 2CV, and I spent a holiday driving round Europe and the UK with him in it. More powerful than the 2CV (but heavier), the engine produced 30BHP at 7,000 rpm from 600cc and 11.5:1 C/R (from memory), not a lot of power for a five seater.

Very comfortable seats, excellent ride, and quite good handling, although the body roll tended to frighten other drivers on roundabouts! And a noise resembling in both character and level that of a small light aircraft.

John

**Grover-98** · 5th March 2011, 10:27 AM

I too can comment on the ride comfort of the 2CV... they are fantastic! we have 1.5K of dirt track to our house and the 2CV irons out every bump!

Also... as for Body roll.. it is a good idea to keep your elbows in the windows

We have lifted the front inside tire around roundbouts many a time

Another fun thing... The windows flap as you drive along if not locked in place...

**JDNSW** · 5th March 2011, 03:23 PM

Yes - worth noting that Citroen demonstrated the advantages of long travel suspension twenty-two years before Rover did!

John

**wagoo** · 6th March 2011, 06:01 PM

There was a 4x4 twin engine 2cv model named the Sahara IIRC.and I believe the British special forces used the 2wd version before the advent of the strippable downable landrover lightweight.
Wagoo.

**one_iota** · 7th March 2011, 03:34 PM

That Sahara was an interesting vehicle: An engine in the rear for the rear wheels and the usual one in the front for the front wheels.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lJczZPsZQw&feature=related]YouTube - Citroën 2cv SAHARA[/ame]

**one_iota** · 7th March 2011, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Yes - worth noting that Citroen demonstrated the advantages of long travel suspension twenty-two years before Rover did!

John

I wonder how a 4wd 2CV would go against a Defender:

YouTube - 2cv 4x4 vs land rover defender

**wagoo** · 7th March 2011, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by one_iota

I wonder how a 4wd 2CV would go against a Defender:

YouTube - 2cv 4x4 vs land rover defender

Even with interconnected throttles,without a driveshaft connection between the front and rear power units they would be less effective than a single engine vehicle with a high/low range,and like the twin engined Mini Mokes that were prototyped, be not much good at climbing steep offroad gradients. In this scenario,due to weight transfer the rear power unit does most of the work and stalls, whilst the lightly loaded front unit just revs up and spins the wheels uselessly.
Wagoo.

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