The French firm is reinventing the classic model as carmakers come under pressure from Chinese rivals.
  • mbp@slrpnk.net
    12 minutes

    Not a fan of the massive emblem but everything else is a YES

    • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
      31 minutes

      Looking at the recent car designs that generally would fit well onto the streets of Cardassia Prime, the 2CV is peak elegant beauty…

  • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
    3 hours

    Citroen already make a quadricycle called the Ami which is, on my opinion, an absolute slam dunk: cute, absolutely bare bones, super easy to maintain, shockingly practical for it’s size and so much fun to drive. If this is built the same way but sold as an actual car rather than a quad it’ll be amazing. Fingers crossed.

    The Ami, for reference:

  • RedSnt ♾️🦋♂️👓🖥️🐧@feddit.dk
    3 hours

    The cynic in me predicts that this will not have hydropneumatic suspension (Because us poors can’t have nice things).
    I do hope I’m wrong though, would be nice at that ~€15,000 range they’re aiming for.

  • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
    8 hours

    Let’s hope they remember (other than their colleagues at VW) that a major core premise of the classic cars they are now trying to revive, was not only their distinct design, but also their affordability…

        • Maestro@fedia.io
          3 hours

          An original 1948 base model at launch was about 9,000 in 2026 money. Considering how bare bones the original is compared to modern minimum requirements, I’d say 15K is pretty good!

      • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
        6 hours

        Hope that price tag sticks and is more than a marketing price for a hypothetical base model lacking things like a radio, without having to also order something like the “advanced comfort package” for an additional 5000€, or something like that.

    • Cris_Citrus (he/him <3)@piefed.zipEnglish
      4 hours

      I like it! Design has gotten really homogeneous and I’m enjoying that we’re starting to see some things shaking things up a little

      I do think them cropping the top of the headlights feels a tad out of place though- the overall shape is too cutesy to me for the way it makes the “face” of the car look to me. But probably they were aiming to temper the cutesy styling so its not overwhelming to folks that doesnt click with

  • qupada@fedia.io
    7 hours

    I feel like it’s a missed trick if they don’t call this the “2EV”.

    I’m not wild about the exposed bumpers but kinda like the rest of the design, and it looks like fun.

    • Courant d'air 🍃@jlai.luEnglish
      4 hours

      Yeah but 2EV would be ridiculous to say out loud in France, just like the Toyota MR2 is called MR here because otherwise it would be pronounced “eh merde” (oh shit)

  • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
    6 hours

    IMO, it looks like a cheap toy version of the real 2CV … and probably costs 5x as much, even after adjusting for inflation.

  • PonyOfWar@pawb.social
    7 hours

    Pretty cool. I didn’t expect them to lean so far into the classic design, especially with how their other EVs look.

  • HerbGrower@slrpnk.net
    6 hours

    Nice to see them finally have to compete and make what most people actually want, affordable options.