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The Citroën Traction Avant (French pronunciation: [tʁaksjɔnaˈvɑ̃]) is the world's first monocoque-bodied, front-wheel drive car that was mass-produced. [2] A range of mostly four-door saloons and executive cars, as well as longer wheelbased "Commerciale", [3] and three row seating "Familiale" models, were produced with four- and six-cylinder engines, by French carmaker Citroën from 1934 ...
Light van based on Dyane. Belphégor: 1964 1972 M medium truck Citroën U23: C15: 1984 2005 M panel van Citroën Acadiane: Citroën Berlingo: Light van based on Visa. C25: 1981 1993 M 3-door van/minibus Citroën C35: Citroën Jumper: Rebadged Fiat Ducato. C35: 1974 1992 M 3-door van Citroën H Van: Citroën C25: Rebadged Fiat 242. H Van: 1947 ...
Citroën used the Eiffel Tower as the world's largest advertising sign, as recorded in Guinness World Records. [15] He also sponsored expeditions in Asia ( Croisière Jaune ), North America (Croisière Blanche) and Africa (Croisière Noire), demonstrating the potential for motor vehicles equipped with the Kégresse track system to cross ...
The Citroën TUB (from the French Traction Utilitaire Basse or Traction Utilitaire type B) was a light van produced by Citroën from 1939 through 1941, derived from the Traction Avant passenger car. [1] In May 1941 an upgraded version, the Citroën TUC replaced the TUB, but by the end of that year the last of these vans had probably been produced.
The Pony Super is a light utility vehicle that was produced between 1985 and 1992 by the Greek manufacturer NAMCO as a successor to the first generation Pony-Citroën model. The Pony Super faced challenges in the Greek commercial market and was ultimately unsuccessful, with only a few hundred units produced.
Citroën had already used the prefix AK for its light commercials, so it was an obvious pun to name the AK Dyane "Acadiane" (similar pronunciation in French). There was no connection beyond the pun with the French-speaking region of Louisiana that is home to Cajun (Acadiane) cooking, or with l'Acadie , now part of Nova Scotia .
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The length of the engine block required a lengthened bonnet/hood: the total length of the vehicle was 4.72 metres (185.8 in). Various body types and configurations were available, including a 15 Légère - effectively a 15CV with the shorter passenger cabin length of the 10CV - which was capable of a claimed 120 km/h (75 mph) top speed.