Citroën C-Cactus

Citroën
C-cactus
C-cactus
Presentation year:	2007
Vehicle fair:	IAA Frankfurt
Class :	Compact class
Body shape :	Station wagon
Engine:	Diesel engine 1.4 liters 52 kW and electric motor 22 kW
Length:	4200 mm
Width:	1800 mm
Height:	1490 mm
Wheelbase:	2800 mm
Empty weight:	1306 kg
Production model:	none

The C-Cactus is a concept vehicle that Citroën presented at the IAA Frankfurt in 2007 . With the prototype , Citroën wanted to present the possibility of an affordable compact vehicle with hybrid drive at the price of conventional compact vehicles.

The essential feature was the interior that was reduced to the essentials, for example the dashboard was omitted. All of the functions usually housed there have been combined on the center console and the fixed steering wheel hub. The active loudspeakers of the audio system, the gear selector lever and a touchscreen with which the on-board computer, the navigation system and the air conditioning could be operated were attached to the center console. The switches for turn signals, headlights, windshield wipers, horn and cruise control and limiter were also located on the fixed steering wheel hub, as was the speedometer and the control and warning lights. Simplicity also determined the design of the front end, which consisted of a fixed bonnet with integrated fenders and a maintenance hatch.

Thanks to the fully automatic air conditioning, retractable windows are almost unnecessary and therefore there was only a simple sliding window that had to be sufficient for the remaining needs. The seats, in turn, were assembled from just two parts. All this and other measures resulted in halving the parts, weight reduction and lower production costs. Nevertheless, the comfort with a navigation system with touchscreen , audio system with MP3 player, automatic air conditioning , cruise control , speed limiter, electric handbrake and electric sunroof was not restricted.

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Citroën also attached great importance to the installation of either recyclable or already recycled materials. The new constructive solutions with a reduced number of components and a lower overall mass also meant a lower use of primary energy in production and, of course, of materials. Compared to the comparable in-house model, the Citroën C4 with hybrid drive, all the measures result in a weight reduction of 15% and the total weight of the C-Catus was only 1306 kg.

With the hybrid system consisting of a 70 hp HDI 1.4 liter diesel engine with a particle filter and a 30 hp electric motor, the Citroën C-Cactus achieved a standard consumption value of just 3.4 liters per 100 km at 78 g / km CO ₂ - Emissions. In city traffic, a ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) mode was also possible, which corresponds to a purely electric drive without emissions.

At that time, Citroën did not think about standard equipment, as the concept would be further optimized and parts of it were to be used in other series models. In 2013, Citroën presented the Citroën Cactus, a further development and optimization of the concept vehicle, which in 2014 then led to the production model Citroën C4 Cactus .

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