{"id":2194589,"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2194589"},"modified":"2026-10-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:00:00","slug":"opinion-citroen-must-make-the-bargain-2cv-fourgonnette-a-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2194589","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Citroen must make the bargain 2CV Fourgonnette a reality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s finally happening. Citroen is bringing back the 2CV in 2028, and the cutesy concept has got us all excited. You can read about it by clicking these here words<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But wait one second, because as an additional little surprise at the Paris motor show, Citroen also pulled the covers off a reborn 2CV Fourgonnette concept. Sweet!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe 2CV Fourgonnette was more than just a workhorse. It was part of everyday life. Simple, ingenious and accessible, it above all possessed something few commercial vehicles have: a soul,\u201d said boss of the brand Xavier Chardon. \u201cThat is the spirit we are bringing back to life today. Because being useful should never mean being ordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Certainly looks the part with its chunky square back, split rear doors and flip-up side windows, doesn\u2019t it? Just missing the hipster, mobile coffee shop branding and a \u00a35 flat white.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Unfortunately, it would seem that Chardon needs a little more work on his resurrections, because we\u2019re also told that this concept \u201cdoes not preview a future production model in the short term\u201d. Boo.<\/p>\n

We reckon Citroen would be mad not to make the new Fourgonnette a reality, though. The passenger car is targeting a \u20ac15,000 (\u00a312,700) entry price, and if the van could get close to that and then lop off the VAT, it\u2019d be more affordable for small businesses than even a teeny little van-based car like the \u00a314,995 Dacia Spring Cargo. And that only gets a payload of 370kg with 1,085 litres of load space. The lightweight but boxy Citroen would surely better that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ironically, developing and building small, affordable cars isn\u2019t cheap, and producing a practical urban van on the same platform would help Citroen to recoup some of its new 2CV costs. Plus, the design is far more successful than those gawky Berlingo 2CV Fourgonnette conversions that were officially licensed by Citroen just a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n

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\"Berlingo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Come on Xavier, just give us a proper Fourgonnette to complete the set\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s finally happening. Citroen is bringing back the 2CV in 2028, and the cutesy concept has got us all excited. You can read about it by clicking these here words. But wait one second, because as an additional little surprise at the Paris motor show, Citroen also pulled the covers off a reborn 2CV Fourgonnette […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2194589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2194589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194589\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2194589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2194589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2194589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}