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[STEMO]

Does it have the same engine as the 2CV? A girlie that lives by us has a C1 and it has the same, distinctive sound as the old 'upside down pram'. But surely that engine is too old now? 

[TheBoy]

It can't have, emission and all that.  But then a few 3 cyl petrols sound the same tinny/rattling noise as the 2CV.


I doubt the 2CV 600cc lump would actually move a modern car...

[Andy B]

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I doubt the 2CV 600cc lump would actually move a modern car...

 Six hundred & two 

[TheBoy]

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I doubt the 2CV 600cc lump would actually move a modern car...

 Six hundred & two 

Yup, it needs those extra 2

[STEMO]

It deffo has the same high-pitched whine, fiestas and the like with three cylinders don't sound like this. Maybe just a Citroen thing 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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I doubt the 2CV 600cc lump would actually move a modern car...

 Six hundred & two 

Originally got by with a paltry 375 cc. Later versions 'beefed up' to 425 cc.

The 602 cc lump came much later.

[Nick W]

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I doubt the 2CV 600cc lump would actually move a modern car...

 Six hundred & two 

Yup, it needs those extra 2

It is possible to squeeze the four cylinder engine from a GS into a 2CV. If you're crazy

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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I doubt the 2CV 600cc lump would actually move a modern car...

 Six hundred & two 

Yup, it needs those extra 2

It is possible to squeeze the four cylinder engine from a GS into a 2CV. If you're crazy

How about a 500 cubic inch V8, or would that be overkill?

[Nick W]

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I doubt the 2CV 600cc lump would actually move a modern car...

 Six hundred & two 

Yup, it needs those extra 2

It is possible to squeeze the four cylinder engine from a GS into a 2CV. If you're crazy

How about a 500 cubic inch V8, or would that be overkill?

If you get one from a Cadillac Eldorado you would retain the FWD, complete with the engine in front of the gearbox. Some bonnet mods would be necessary, and I doubt the hubs/brakes/suspension/'chassis' would last very long. 500Nm torque at 2000rpm(that's the lowest number ) will break stuff without breaking a sweat.

[Lizzie Zoom]

My friend who is currently weighing up getting a 2.2 Omega has a Citroen C1.

She hates it, and says it rattles like a marble in a tin box. She calls it her "Shitroen"!!

[the alarming man]

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I doubt the 2CV 600cc lump would actually move a modern car...

 Six hundred & two 

Yup, it needs those extra 2

It is possible to squeeze the four cylinder engine from a GS into a 2CV. If you're crazy

How about a 500 cubic inch V8, or would that be overkill?

If you get one from a Cadillac Eldorado you would retain the FWD, complete with the engine in front of the gearbox. Some bonnet mods would be necessary, and I doubt the hubs/brakes/suspension/'chassis' would last very ong. 500Nm torque at 2000rpm(that's the lowest number ) will break stuff without breaking a sweat.

not to mention the fact it would be insanely suicidal

[Doctor Gollum]

A 2CV can, eventually, hit 85

[the alarming man]

yeah I guess it can just need the height to drop it from ...2 miles up should do it 

[Doctor Gollum]

Mum had one, and when the M25 first opened 80 was the minimum 'safe' speed.

She upgraded to a Fiesta as it felt insignificant next to all the lorries

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I have been driven around a racetrack by a maniac in a 2cv. I have never been so terrified.