We covered the Citroen C-Cactus Concept
at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show
. We were taken by its amoeboid shape, its six-tentacle 21-inch wheels, its bathtub cockpit and the water lily cut-outs in its front seats.
"It would be powered by a diesel hybrid powertrain," Detroit Senior Editor Dan Pund wrote, "and many of the body panels would be biodegradable were it to ever make it to production, which it won't. But if Woody Allen ever produces a remake of Sleeper this is the car he should use."
Now comes a report from Auto Express that the Citroen C-Cactus is going into production. And in addition to pairing a small-displacement diesel engine with an electric motor and battery pack, additional C-Cactus variants might use all electric or all gasoline motivation.
firstwagon says:
11:45 AM, 02/ 5/09
"and many of the body panels would be biodegradable were it to ever make it to production, "
The French cars I remember growing up always had biodegradable body panels.
We just called it rust then.
jederino says:
04:38 PM, 02/ 5/09
It's Uggliful.
steve_ says:
07:26 PM, 02/ 5/09
It makes the C3 look very attractive. That's the one they should bring over to compete with the copy-cat Kia Soul.
adb4 says:
01:49 PM, 02/ 9/09
Umm... PSA actually announced they were developing a production program based on the C-Cactus in October--four months ago. Old news...