ˆ Citroen plans to make car based on the C-Cactus

tags : citroen , citroen 2cv , citroen c-cactus , citroen c-cactus concept , citroen2cv , citroenc-cactus , citroenc-cactusconcept , hymotion2

It may look more than a bit, um, quirky, but so did the iconic 2CV that the C-Cactus concept was meant to embody. Built to do more with less -- materials that is -- the Citroen C-Cactus concept that was shown last year at the Geneva Motor Show used innovative construction techniques to cut the number of components required to manufacture it in half and is what Citroen calls an essentialist vehicle. A production version would attempt to follow that same pattern and could be powered by a version of the French automaker's new HYmotion2 hybrid system, consisting of a 1.0-liter diesel coupled to an electric motor. The powertrain could return over 100 miles per gallon according to the automaker. Another possibility would be to go full electric with the goal of achieving a 100 mile range and a 70 mile per hour top speed. Just how much of the concept's radical look would be carried over remains to be seen, though being Citroen, we're sure it would be suitably radical no matter what.

posted : 10/15/2008 @7:41:04 PM

ˆ Frankfurt 2007: Citroën C-Cactus Concept live, unfortunately

tags : c-cactus , citroen , citroen c-cactus concept , citroenc-cactusconcept , concept , frankfurt

We doubt that even a mother could like the face of the concept of C-Cactus of Citroen, but it is not the point. Like several of the manufacturers of cars filling to the top of the Mass in Frankfurt, Citroen tries to place its hearth on greener offers. The concept of C-Cactus makes its best to preserve resources using a powertrain diesel-electric hybrid of HDi, which should make it possible this deformed piece of refuse of design to obtain more than 70 MPG.

posted : 9/20/2007 @12:54:32 AM

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