Production data of the Citroën 2CV

The Citroën 2CV (French: "deux chevaux" i.e. "deux chevaux-vapeur" is an air-cooled front-engine, front-wheel-drive economy car introduced at the 1948 Paris Salon de l'Automobile and manufactured by Citroën for model years 1948–1990.[1] This page excludes production data for the mechanically similar Citroën Ami, Citroën Dyane, Citroën Acadiane, Citroën Méhari, Citroën Bijou, and Citroën FAF models.

Production data by year

Model 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Total
2CV Saloon 876 6,196 14,592 21,124 34,361 52,791 81,170 95,864 107,250 126,332 145,973 152,801 158,659 144,759 158,035 167,419 154,023 168,357 98,683 54,473 72,044 121,096 121,264 133,530 123,819 163,143 122,542 134,396 132,458 108,825 101,222 89,994 89,472 86,060 59,673 54,923 54,067 56,633 43,255 22,717 19,077 9,954 3,867,932
2CV Van None None 1,696 7,711 13,121 19,197 23,904 23,859 31,431 37,631 50,058 57,724 56,639 54,191 55,775 64,994 59,211 55,817 55,281 51,545 53,259 46,485 62,074 64,592 68,357 64,235 44,821 54,533 52,721 12,647 2,535 135 30 None None None None None None None None None 1,246,299
2CV Sahara None None None None None None None None None None None 20 274 112 87 138 35 27 None None None None 1 None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None 694[2]

Engines

Variant Bore
× Stroke (mm) 		Displacement (cc) Compression
ratio 		Carburettor Power
HP/rpm 		Torque
Nm/rpm 		Application Years
produced
A-2CV 62×62 375 6.2 Solex 22ZACI 9/3500 19.6/2000 Citroën 2CV A 1948–56
Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette AU 1951–56
7 Citroën 2CV A 1956–59
A53 66×62 425 6.2 Solex 26CBI 12/3500 Citroën 2CV AZ 1954–56
Citroën 2CV AZU 1954–63
7 Citroën 2CV AZ, AZL, AZLM 1956–60
12.5/4200 1960–61
7.5 13.5/4000 1961–62
15/4500 26.5/2500 1962–63
Solex 28CBI 18/5000 Citroën 2CV AZA, AZAM Export 1963–67
7.75 28.5/3500 Citroën 2CV AZA 1967–70
Citroën 2CV AZU 1963–67
A79/0 66×62 425 Solex 32 21/5450 29.4/2400 Citroën Dyane 4 1967–68
Citroën 2CV AZU 1967–73
A79/1 68.5×59 435 8.5 Solex 34 26/6750 30.4/4000 Citroën 2CV 4 1970–79
Citroën Dyane 4 1968–75
Citroën 2CV AZU250 1972–77
M4 74×70 602 7.5 Solex 30PBI 21/4500 39.5/3500 Citroën Ami 6 1961–63
Citroën Dyane 6 1968
Citroën 2CV AK350 1963–68
7.75 Solex 40PICS 25.5/4750 42/3000 Citroën Ami 6
M28/1 8.5 Solex 34 32.8/5750 42/3500 Citroën 2CV 6 1970–78
Citroën Dyane 6 1968–70
Citroën Méhari 1968–78
Citroën FAF 1973–78
Citroën Acadiane 1978–87
M28 9 Solex 26/35 32/5750 46.4/3500 Citroën Dyane 6 1970–83
Citroën Ami 8 1969–78
8.5 41/3500 Citroën LN 1976–78
29/5750 39/3500 Citroën 2CV 6 1979–90
V06 77×70 652 9.5 Solex 26/35 CSIC 35/5750 52/3500 Citroën LN 1978–86
49/3500 Citroën Visa Club 1978–87


Standard saloon

Production data[3]
Model range Official code Production dates Sales description Engine cc
2CV A 07/49 – 07/59 2CV 375
AZ 10/54 – 10/55 2CV 425
AZ 10/55 – 10/58 2CV 425
AZ 10/58 – 10/61 2CV 425
AZ 10/61 – 04/62 2CV 425
AZ 04/62 – 02/63 2CV 425
AZ (séries A et AM) 03/63 – 12/63 2CV AZL & AZAM 425
AZ (séries A et AM) 12/63 – 02/70 2CV AZL & AZAM 425
AZ (séries A 2) 02/70 – 09/75 2CV 4 435
AZ (série KB) 09/75 – 09/78 2CV 4 435
AZ (série KB) 09/78 – 07/79 2CV Spécial 435
AZ (série KA) 02/70 – 09/75 2CV 6 602
AZ (série KA) 09/75 – 09/78 2CV 6 602
AZ (série KA) 09/78 – 07/79 2CV 6 602
AZ (série KA) 07/79 – 07/81 2CV 6 Spécial, Club 602
AZ (série KA) 07/81 – 07/90 2CV Spécial, Club, Spécial E, Charleston 602

Utility

Production data[3]
Model range Official code Production dates Sales description Engine cc
2CV Fourgonnette AU 03/51 – 10/54 2CV – AU 375
AZU 10/54 – 12/55 2CV – AZU 425
AZU 12/55 – 10/58 2CV – AZU 425
AZU 10/58 – 11/61 2CV – AZU 425
AZU 11/61 – 02/62 2CV – AZU 425
AZU 02/62 – 03/63 2CV – AZU 425
AZU (série A) 03/63 – 08/67 2CV – AZU (séries A ) 425
AZU (série A) 08/67 – 08/72 2CV – AZU (séries A ) 425
AZ (série B) 08/72 – 09/75 Citroën 250 435
AZ série AP (AZU) 09/75 – 02/78 Citroën 250 435
3CV Fourgonnette AK 04/63 – 05/68 AK 350 602
AK (série B) 05/68 – 08/70 AK 350 602
AK (série AK) 08/70 – 09/75 Citroën 400 602
AK (série AK) 09/75 – 02/78 Citroën 400 602
AK (série CD) 02/78 – 09/80 Acadiane 602
AK (série CD) 09/80 – 07/87 Acadiane 602
AK (série CD modifie) 09/80 – 07/87 Acadiane G.P.L (L.P.G.) 602

Sahara

Production data[3]
Model range Official code Production dates Sales description Engine cc
2CV 4×4 AW 03/58 – 03/63 2CV 4 × 4 "SAHARA" 2 × 425
2CV 4×4 AW/AT 03/63 – 07/66 2CV 4 × 4 "SAHARA" 2 × 425

References

  1. ^ "Citroën automotive business news, Citroën company profile, Citroën analysis, comment and interviews".
  2. ^ "Production numbers from Citroenet". Citroën statistics. Citroenet.org. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Reynolds (2005), p. 170.

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