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10-08-2008, 02:58 PM
From AutoblogGreen: (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/07/enter-the-rumormill-c-cactus-moving-to-production/)
Enter the Rumormill: C-Cactus moving to production
Posted Oct 7th 2008 at 8:07PM by Xavier Navarro (http://www.autobloggreen.com/bloggers/xavier-navarro/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2008/10/citroen-c-cactus-concept-3.jpg (http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/c-catcus-concept-citro-n/)
Click on the image above for a complete gallery of the Citroën C-Cactus concept
Ah, la jolie deuche, as the French call the Citroën 2CV. The 2CV is the iconic model that inspired last year's Citroën C-Cactus concept car (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/03/citroen-to-show-hybrid-c-cactus-at-frankfurt/), a concept that featured interesting solutions such cutting the number of pieces needed to build the dashboard in half, as well as all-electric or hybrid powertrains. Yes, concept cars are very interesting, but sometimes they have a long way to run before they can be found at showrooms. However, in this case, Gilles Michel, Citroën CEO said that the C-Cactus, which he nicknamed the 21st Century 2CV, could be on sale in three or four years' time. The new concept shown at Paris Motor Show had an all-electric powertrain fed by lithium-ion batteries good for 150 km (90 miles) range and a maximum speed of 110 km/h (75mph). However, the C-Cactus could also spot a hybrid powertrain. Mating the upcoming new 3-cylinder 70 to 100hp (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/04/25/psa-looking-to-offer-new-three-cylinder-low-co-sub-2-sub-engin/) gasoline engines to an electric motor, these cars could get the HyMotion2 label, like the HyMotion4 (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/06/paris-2008-peugeot-citroen-hymotion4-hybrid-drive-system/) just introduced in Paris. We hope to hear from them soon.
Follow the link at top for photo gallery.
Enter the Rumormill: C-Cactus moving to production
Posted Oct 7th 2008 at 8:07PM by Xavier Navarro (http://www.autobloggreen.com/bloggers/xavier-navarro/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2008/10/citroen-c-cactus-concept-3.jpg (http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/c-catcus-concept-citro-n/)
Click on the image above for a complete gallery of the Citroën C-Cactus concept
Ah, la jolie deuche, as the French call the Citroën 2CV. The 2CV is the iconic model that inspired last year's Citroën C-Cactus concept car (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/03/citroen-to-show-hybrid-c-cactus-at-frankfurt/), a concept that featured interesting solutions such cutting the number of pieces needed to build the dashboard in half, as well as all-electric or hybrid powertrains. Yes, concept cars are very interesting, but sometimes they have a long way to run before they can be found at showrooms. However, in this case, Gilles Michel, Citroën CEO said that the C-Cactus, which he nicknamed the 21st Century 2CV, could be on sale in three or four years' time. The new concept shown at Paris Motor Show had an all-electric powertrain fed by lithium-ion batteries good for 150 km (90 miles) range and a maximum speed of 110 km/h (75mph). However, the C-Cactus could also spot a hybrid powertrain. Mating the upcoming new 3-cylinder 70 to 100hp (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/04/25/psa-looking-to-offer-new-three-cylinder-low-co-sub-2-sub-engin/) gasoline engines to an electric motor, these cars could get the HyMotion2 label, like the HyMotion4 (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/06/paris-2008-peugeot-citroen-hymotion4-hybrid-drive-system/) just introduced in Paris. We hope to hear from them soon.
Follow the link at top for photo gallery.