The Citroën 4CV - The 4-Person Recycled City Vehicle
This quirky car really fits the bill when it comes to Citroën's design philosophy, "Different is Everything". Making full use of materials disposed of in the modern home, the chassis uses aluminium from soft-drinks cans, the body panels are PET plastic from drinks bottles and the seats are formed from a denim-impregnated plastic, using redundant denim clothing. The complex curvature of the front windshield is achieved using Lexan, a revolutionary strong plastic that is very lightweight. Four very large moulded components make up the entire body shell of the vehicle, reducing costs and manufacturing time and, wherever possible, components are combined to reduce numbers. This is most apparent on the inside, where the door panels are moulded with the armrest intact, and the dashboard runs all the way to the front of the car.
This quirky car really fits the bill when it comes to Citroën's design philosophy, "Different is Everything". Making full use of materials disposed of in the modern home, the chassis uses aluminium from soft-drinks cans, the body panels are PET plastic from drinks bottles and the seats are formed from a denim-impregnated plastic, using redundant denim clothing. The complex curvature of the front windshield is achieved using Lexan, a revolutionary strong plastic that is very lightweight. Four very large moulded components make up the entire body shell of the vehicle, reducing costs and manufacturing time and, wherever possible, components are combined to reduce numbers. This is most apparent on the inside, where the door panels are moulded with the armrest intact, and the dashboard runs all the way to the front of the car.
This quirky car really fits the bill when it comes to Citroën's design philosophy, "Different is Everything". Making full use of materials disposed of in the modern home, the chassis uses aluminium from soft-drinks cans, the body panels are PET plastic from drinks bottles and the seats are formed from a denim-impregnated plastic, using redundant denim clothing. The complex curvature of the front windshield is achieved using Lexan, a revolutionary strong plastic that is very lightweight. Four very large moulded components make up the entire body shell of the vehicle, reducing costs and manufacturing time and, wherever possible, components are combined to reduce numbers. This is most apparent on the inside, where the door panels are moulded with the armrest intact, and the dashboard runs all the way to the front of the car.
This quirky car really fits the bill when it comes to Citroën's design philosophy, "Different is Everything". Making full use of materials disposed of in the modern home, the chassis uses aluminium from soft-drinks cans, the body panels are PET plastic from drinks bottles and the seats are formed from a denim-impregnated plastic, using redundant denim clothing. The complex curvature of the front windshield is achieved using Lexan, a revolutionary strong plastic that is very lightweight. Four very large moulded components make up the entire body shell of the vehicle, reducing costs and manufacturing time and, wherever possible, components are combined to reduce numbers. This is most apparent on the inside, where the door panels are moulded with the armrest intact, and the dashboard runs all the way to the front of the car.
This quirky car really fits the bill when it comes to Citroën's design philosophy, "Different is Everything". Making full use of materials disposed of in the modern home, the chassis uses aluminium from soft-drinks cans, the body panels are PET plastic from drinks bottles and the seats are formed from a denim-impregnated plastic, using redundant denim clothing. The complex curvature of the front windshield is achieved using Lexan, a revolutionary strong plastic that is very lightweight. Four very large moulded components make up the entire body shell of the vehicle, reducing costs and manufacturing time and, wherever possible, components are combined to reduce numbers. This is most apparent on the inside, where the door panels are moulded with the armrest intact, and the dashboard runs all the way to the front of the car.
This quirky car really fits the bill when it comes to Citroën's design philosophy, "Different is Everything". Making full use of materials disposed of in the modern home, the chassis uses aluminium from soft-drinks cans, the body panels are PET plastic from drinks bottles and the seats are formed from a denim-impregnated plastic, using redundant denim clothing. The complex curvature of the front windshield is achieved using Lexan, a revolutionary strong plastic that is very lightweight. Four very large moulded components make up the entire body shell of the vehicle, reducing costs and manufacturing time and, wherever possible, components are combined to reduce numbers. This is most apparent on the inside, where the door panels are moulded with the armrest intact, and the dashboard runs all the way to the front of the car.
This quirky car really fits the bill when it comes to Citroën's design philosophy, "Different is Everything". Making full use of materials disposed of in the modern home, the chassis uses aluminium from soft-drinks cans, the body panels are PET plastic from drinks bottles and the seats are formed from a denim-impregnated plastic, using redundant denim clothing. The complex curvature of the front windshield is achieved using Lexan, a revolutionary strong plastic that is very lightweight. Four very large moulded components make up the entire body shell of the vehicle, reducing costs and manufacturing time and, wherever possible, components are combined to reduce numbers. This is most apparent on the inside, where the door panels are moulded with the armrest intact, and the dashboard runs all the way to the front of the car.
The model produced during the Project (glass fibre and resin).
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Citroën 4CV
The Citroën 4CV - The 4-Person Recycled City Vehicle