Re:Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age
by Someone on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @07:50AM
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> The original was dialled-in to be small (obviously), dignified, reserved, charming, practical.
I disagree. It was designed to be affordable (both in sales price and in maintenance) and practical. It only was small because that was needed to meet those goals. Reserved as in “no frills” also comes from “affordable”.
Dignified I don’t think it ever was. What do you think made it that?
Re:Citroen revives the 2CV for an electric age
by serf on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @08:28AM
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>Dignified I don’t think it ever was. What do you think made it that?
it was a car designed to get rural farmers to stop riding horses everywhere.
it's slightly more dignified when your mode of transportation doesn't take a literal shit in the street.
The original was dialled-in to be small (obviously), dignified, reserved, charming, practical.
If you look at the original through the eyes of the late 40s, early 50s French consumer then it wasn't leaning so heavily on the Cute factor. That only came out later as we look back on it with nostalgia.
So I don't think the new one is a faithful representation of the original's ethos.