Citroën concept cars

There have been a number of concept cars by the French car manufacturer Citroën, produced to show future ideas and forthcoming models at international motor shows.

  • Citroën Traction Avant 22 CV (1934), a 3.8-litre V8 version displayed at the Paris Motor Show in 1934 but never put into production
  • Citroën G Van (1948), a prototype van
  • Citroën Prototype C, a range of prototypes from 1955 to 1956, abandoned in favor of the Citroën Ami 6
  • Citroën C60 Project (1960s), a prototype design for a model to sit between the 2CV and the DS, not formally a concept car; abandoned in favor of Project F
  • Citroën Project F/Project AP (1963-1967), prototype design for a mid-range model to sit between the 2CV and the DS; the project's failure bankrupted Citroën and led to the merger with Peugeot in 1974
  • Citroën Project G (1960s), developed from Project F, became the Citroën GS
  • Citroën Mini-Zup (1972) - a two-seater city car powered by the 2CV 602cc engine[1]
  • Citroën GS Camargue (1972)
  • Citroën 2CV Pop (1973), the Pop, or Super, was the study for a luxurious version of the 2CV.[2] The car featured a special bonnet based on the Traction Avant, and the engine was the four-cylinder engine of the GS
  • Citroën Buggy GS (1973)
  • Citroën Prototype Y prototype became the Citroën Visa
Citroën C-10 prototype on display at Retromobile 2014

PSA Peugeot Citroën era
Citroën Xanae at the 1994 British International Motor Show

From 1976, Citroën became part of the enlarged Peugeot SA group, known as PSA Peugeot Citroën.

  • Citroën Karin (1980)
  • Citroën Xenia (1981)
  • Citroën Eco 2000 (1984)
  • Citroën Aventure (1986)
  • Citroën Eole (1986), shown at the 1986 Geneva Motor Show, a low drag (0.19Cd) body powered by a 1.5-litre engine[3]
  • Citroën Zabrus (1986)
  • Citroën Activa (1988)
  • Citroën Activa 2 (1990)
  • Citroën Scarabee D'Or (1990), 4x4 off road vehicle based on a shortened BX platform
  • Citroën Citela (1992), a four-seater electric city car with interchangeable panels
  • Citroën Xanae (1994), a compact five-seater MPV which previewed the design of the Picasso, launched five years later
  • Citroën Tulip (1995), a 2-seater electric city car used in car sharing trials in Tours[4]
  • Citroën Berlingo (1996), a trio of concepts shown at the 1996 Paris Motor Show: Berline Bulle (5-door supermini), Coupé de Plage (a 2-door pick up) and the Berlingo Grand Large which was the only one visually related to the 1996 production Berlingo
  • Citroën C3 Air (1998), a 2-door cabriolet concept version of the C3, led to the Pluriel
  • Citroën Calao (1998), a beach car based on the Berlingo
  • Citroën C3 Lumière (1998), a 5-door supermini concept[5]inspired by the Citroën 2CV, previewing the design for the 2002 production Citroën C3
  • Citroën C6 Lignage (1999), a precursor to the 2005 production Citroën C6, although the car was originally scheduled for launch before the end of 2001
  • Citroën Démonstrateur Pluriel (1999), previewing the 2003 production C3 Pluriel
  • Citroën Osmose (2000), a hybrid city car displayed at the 2000 Paris Motor Show, featuring a journey destination display on the side of the vehicle and indicate whether the driver is willing to pick up pedestrians heading in the same direction[6]
  • Citroën C-Crosser (2001), a distinctive 5-door SUV, sharing nothing but name with the 2007 production C-Crosser[7]
  • Citroën Osée (2001), a 3-seat rear-engined sports car designed by Pininfarina
  • Citroën C-Airdream (2002), a 3-door coupe featuring drive-by-wire technology and powered by a 3.0-litre V6 engine
  • Citroën C-Airlounge (2003), a large 5-door MPV with flexible interior layout[8]
  • Citroën Bourlingueur (2003)
  • Citroën C-SportLounge (2005), the design previewed the 2011 production Citroën DS5
  • Citroën C-Airplay (2005)
  • Citroën C-Buggy (2006)
  • Citroën C-Métisse (2006)
  • Citroën C-Cactus (2007)
  • Citroën C5 Airscape (2007)
  • Citroën Cruise Crosser (2007), six-wheeled all terrain prototype based on the C-Crosser
  • GT by Citroën (2008)
  • Citroën Hypnos (2008)
  • Citroën DS Inside (2009)
  • Citroën Revolte 2009 (2009)
  • Citroën Metropolis (2010)
  • Citroën Survolt (2010)
  • Citroën Lacoste (2010)
  • Citroën Tubik (2011), 9-seater van, styling influenced by the H Van
  • Citroën Numero 9 (2012)
  • Citroën Cactus (2013), previewed the 2014 production C4 Cactus
  • Citroën Technospace (2013)
  • Citroën CX-R (2014)
  • Citroën DS Divine (2014)[9] A 4-door, 4-seater 4.21m compact car powered by a 1.6 266 bhp petrol engine from the Peugeot RCZ R[10]
  • Citroën Berlingo Multispace (2015)
  • Citroën Berlingo Mountain Vibe (2015)
  • Citroën CXperience (2016)
  • Citroën C-Aircross (2017), previewed the 2017 production C3 Aircross mini SUV
  • Citroën Ami One (2019)

References
  1. "Citroën Mini~Zup". Citroën Net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. "Retro-styled 2CV Super (also known as 2CV Pop) prototype". Citroen Net. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. "Citroën Eole". Banovsky. 4 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. "The Tulip was Citroën's vision of the future in 1995". Citroen Net. 1998. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. "Citroën C3 Lumiere Concept (1998)". Old Concept Cars. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. "2000 Citroen Osmose". Car Styling. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  7. "Citroën C-Crosser". Citroen Net. 2001. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. "Frankfurt Motor Show 2003 Highlights". Car Design News. 17 October 2003. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. "Citroen's bonkers new Divine DS". Top Gear. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. "Citroen Divine DS concept (2014): a posh VW Golf?". Car Magazine. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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