Monday, March 28, 2011

Citroen: green light for the new 2 CV

To win in the coming years, new customers and new markets such as China, more and more scope in recent times, the top Citroen have given the green light to the project that will give life to the 'heir of the Citroen 2 CV, the legendary car features a unique design and special qualities of versatility, born in 1948 and produced until 1990, nearly 5 million copies.

The new generation of the 2 CV will result from the C-Cactus concept, presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007 and temporarily shelved until now. According to the management of the French company the time is right to propose a new model that combines features of high comfort and versatility combined with a compact body and low weight, to contain fuel consumption and emissions.

The goal is to stay below the threshold of 95 grams of CO2 emitted per km, a limit that will become compulsory from 2020 in the Western states and China. About 4.20 meters long, the new generation of 2CV will have five doors and can comfortably accommodate 4 adults. Aesthetically propose original solutions such as the panoramic glass roof that combines into a single element with the hatchback shape very steep, the beltline is high and asymmetric, while the interiors offer maximum ergonomic seats thanks to a smart and modern bridge and compact.

The future car will be powered by compact engines with supercharging able to optimize consumption and performance. The more powerful engines, made in partership with BMW, will be of compact three-cylinder 1.2-liter turbo with power can vary from 110 to 130 hp. In a second step could debut a second family of engines the size even more content is characterized by only 2 cylinders, so as to compete with the modern power units of multi family belonging to the Fiat Group.

Among the various proposals has not been ruled out diesel-hybrid scheme, which is a mechanical features a 30 hp electric motor mated to a family member of the HDI turbodiesel engine, capable of delivering 70 hp. According to the French engineers this solution will be able to offer low consumption in the order of 3 liters of fuel per 100 km.

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