Citroën Acadiane

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Citroën Acadiane
Citroën Acadiane
Acadiane
Production period: 1978-1987
Class : Small car
Body versions : High roof combination
Engines: Otto engine :
0.6 liters (23 kW)
Length: 4030 mm
Width: 1500 mm
Height: 1825 mm
Wheelbase : 2535 mm
Empty weight : 680 kg
Previous model Citroën 2CV AK / AKS
successor Citroën C15

The Acadiane (internal name AYCD) was a car model of the French car manufacturer Citroën . The van was based on the Dyane .

The name results from the pronunciation of "AK Dyane" (AK was the model name of the 2CV delivery truck) and has nothing to do with Acadiana , the former French home of the Cajuns in the south of the US state Louisiana.

While the Dyane was unable to replace the 2CV, the Acadiane succeeded the AK panel van in the summer of 1978. It was also built three years longer than the Dyane.

technology

Right from the start, the Acadiane had the larger engine with a displacement of 602 cm³ and 31 HP (23 kW) at 5750 rpm and a maximum torque of 41.2 Nm at 3500 rpm. The chassis was similar to that of the 2CV: All wheels were suspended from parallel swing arms with horizontal coil springs. The vehicle had disc brakes on the front axle. Thanks to the slightly more streamlined shape (compared to the 2CV AK / AKS), the top speed rose to almost 100 km / h.

Rear view

According to the ECE standard, the consumption at 90 km / h was 5.7 liters and in city traffic 7.2 liters of premium gasoline.

The vehicle differed from the sedan by a 135 mm longer wheelbase, a higher, fixed roof over the front seats and the box-like cargo space from the B-pillar . This structure could be loaded through a split 1 m wide wing door at the rear. The box body was larger than that of the AK 400, it could hold a Euro pallet lengthways and held a total of 2.27 m³. The permissible payload was 435 kg. Side windows, square multi-chamber taillights instead of the round ones from the AK and rubber horns, which together with a transverse tube served as a rear bumper, were standard. In the sides of the box structure, at the bottom in front of the wheel arches, there was the fuel tank (passenger side) and an externally accessible, non-lockable compartment (driver side).

Unlike the Dyane, the van was equipped with crank windows. The Acadiane had armrests and storage pockets on the door panels, the two- spoke steering wheel of the 2CV Spécial and two exterior mirrors. The other accessories consisted of a small tool bag, a starter and jack crank, which could also be used as a wheel nut wrench, and a wooden wheel chock.

In France, the vehicles were often to be found at the post office and small businesses, in Germany, on the other hand, they were also common as minimalist mobile homes ("travel ducks"). There are different construction and expansion forms such as a four-seater made in Belgium or modified variants from Yugoslav production.

In February 1981 the price of the car in Germany was 9,100 DM.

Production numbers

From the summer of 1978 to the end of 1987, 253,393 Citroën Acadiane units were built; the production site was the Spanish Citroën plant in Vigo. In Spain the vehicle was marketed under the name Dyane 400 .

Spanish model: Dyane 400
year production
1977 141
1978 37,787
1979 49,679
1980 45,438
1981 30,881
1982 36,054
1983 20,377
1984 12,756
1985 8,429
1986 7,915
1987 3,936

successor

In October 1984 the C15 , a panel van based on the Citroën Visa , was brought onto the market, although it was significantly more expensive.

Web links

Commons : Citroën Acadiane  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Acadiane - nouvel utilitaire léger. In: citroenet.org.uk ( JPG , English).
  2. ^ Annual Production of A Series Vehicles. In: citroenet.org.uk (English).
  3. ↑ Histoire de la Citroën Acadiane. In: retrocitroen.over-blog.com (French).