First, a technical explanation from an author who seems to know a bit about suspension design: [Innovation like you've never seen - the Citroen 2CV suspension] Then, a ride in a 2CV, which seems to prove that Citroen’s engineers accomplished what they intended–a very smooth riding car …

Name: Citroën Drop - The Grand Tour #CarnageATrois
Uploaded: 2022-09-17T04:51:50Z
Description: This one might have needed the Sport Suspension option… [Citroën Drop - The Grand Tour #CarnageATrois]

The guy is a hard-core 2CV enthusiast and shows his bias in the video… The hydragas suspension Original Mini enthusiasts would argue they had a better ride. And the Mini handled a LOT better and was much faster. The 2CV fit the needs of post war France. It was cheap and simple much like the Ford M…

A few years ago spotted the 2CV successor, the Dyane driving on US1. Wow, could be had with up to 32HP and 40 ft/pounds of neck snapping torque.

In HS, one part of our technical class was to strip one of these Citroens to the chassis and then put it back together. I know in here you can sign up for similar classes, but I wish my kids HS would do something remotely close to this with them as a general education part.

I loved the ride of my two Austin America’s with the hydralastic ( I think that’s what they called it) antifreeze filled suspension, but I don’t think it had anywhere near the wheel travel of the CV2. The CV2 was really good on primitive post WW2 French roads .

[image] galant: I wish my kids HS would do something remotely close to this with them as a general education part. Kids these days are often told no chance of future success w/out going to college, so they focus on activities during HS that will get them into college. Taking stuff apart to …

[image] jimkoe329_179295: I loved the ride of my two Austin America’s I loved the ride of mine too. I didn’t love the top end job required at about 7000 miles when a couple of valves burned up. A friend was laughing about my Austin at a party one day and a Brit told him that it was SOP to do …

I bought my first one with about 50,000 miles. I rebuilt the engine. If I remember correctly the metal debris from the integrated ( the engine and transmission both used the same crankcase oil) four speed transmission put metal debris throughout the engine. It didn’t warp the head but needed bearing…

This one might have needed the Sport Suspension option… [Citroën Drop - The Grand Tour #CarnageATrois]

Like said, French engineers copy no one and no one copies them. I cannot comment on the ride or how it works but seems like a lot of extra parts.

[image] jimkoe329_179295: I loved the ride of my two Austin America’s with the hydralastic ( I think that’s what they called it) antifreeze filled suspension My brother used to have a neighbor who owned one, and the liquid suspension developed a severe leak after just a few years, losing all …

The amazingly innovative suspension design of the Citroen 2CV

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This one might have needed the Sport Suspension option…

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