Citroën23
is a French car brand. (Without the dieresis
('trema')
Dutch citroen2
means 'lemon.')
In Holland, the '2CV' model is
is affectionately known as
de lelijke eend
('the ugly duck') or simply
eend
('duck.')
The Citroën
logo of two chevrons and the '2CV' name led to the
(maybe deliberate) misnomer
deuxchevaux
- French for 'two horses,' implying that the engine strength was just two
horsepower
(Dutch
'PK'
paardekracht
= 'HorsePower')
Citroën 'Traction Avant' (front-wheel drive) ca. 1930
Citroën 'DS'
2
or 'ID'
2
ca. 1960 (in French, 'DS' has the same pronunciation as
Déesse, 'Goddess' - which sounds much better than
Dutch godin) De mooiste auto aller tijden234
('the most beautiful car [of all time] ever')