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Written by Paul Horrell
In its 100 years, Citroen has come up with some of the most brilliant and inventive cars ever. So, for the first of two concepts it"ll show to celebrate that centenary, the company is trying to channel its forward-looking spirit. Some of history"s innovative Citroens were grand and beautiful, but others were small and cheap and, heck, ugly. The 1961 Ami was one of the latter, and Citroen has reprised its name here, because Ami means friend. But the 2CV was smaller, cheaper and uglier again. And more revered. The 2CV"s engineering was like nothing else, and it was all in pursuit of low costs and fitness for purpose, with no more frills than the horse it replaced. It was new mobility for rural France amid the severe constraints of post-depression poverty and bad roads.
Date written: 18 Feb 2019
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In its 100 years, Citroen has come up with some of the most brilliant and inventive cars ever. So, for the first of two concepts it"ll show to celebrate that centenary, the company is trying to channel its forward-looking spirit. Some of history"s innovative Citroens were grand and beautiful, but others were small and cheap and, heck, ugly. The 1961 Ami was one of the latter, and Citroen has reprised its name here, because Ami means friend. But the 2CV was smaller, cheaper and uglier again. And more revered. The 2CV"s engineering was like nothing else, and it was all in pursuit of low costs and fitness for purpose, with no more frills than the horse it replaced. It was new mobility for rural France amid the severe constraints of post-depression poverty and bad roads.
Date written: 18 Feb 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14891