Citroen is French. Citro?n Automobile Company is the third largest automobile company in France. It was founded in 1915 by André Citro?n. The main products are passenger cars and light trucks. Citro?n is headquartered in Paris, France.
When Citro?n was founded, it was the climax of World War I, so its products were mainly artillery shells and military equipment. The company did not engage in automobile manufacturing activities until the end of World War I. In 1934, France produced the first front-wheel drive car.
Citroen was the first company in France to adopt assembly line production, so its annual output exceeded 1 million vehicles only 6 years after its establishment. After returning to Paris, Citro?n immediately put the invention patent it purchased into trial production. In this way, the herringbone gear not only became the flagship product of the gear company founded by Citro?n in 1904, but also became the trademark of Citro?n cars.
Citroen's car series includes Triumph, C2, New Sara Picasso, Elysee, Fukang, etc. Take the 2018 Elysee manual fashion model as an example. This is a compact 4-door, 5-seat sedan. Its body dimensions are: 4427mm long, 1748mm wide, 1476mm high, and wheelbase 2652mm (data from the official website).
The 2018 Elysee manual fashion model is equipped with a 1.6L naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 86 kW, a maximum power speed of 6,000 rpm, a maximum torque of 150 Nm, and a maximum torque speed of 4,000 rpm. The front suspension adopts MacPherson independent suspension and the rear suspension adopts torsion beam non-independent suspension.