Under a Citroën badge sat a Peugeot 104 hatch with a 2CV engine grafted in, sold to hide Peugeot's takeover in plain sight.
Lead trim: 602 cc R06/630 flat-twin (32 hp) · up to 49 hp
Citroën LN / LNA1976–1986
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FactUnder a Citroën badge sat a Peugeot 104 hatch with a 2CV engine grafted in, sold to hide Peugeot's takeover in plain sight.
The Citroën LN (Hélène) and Citroën LNA (Hélèna) are front-engine, front-drive, three-door, four-passenger hatchback city cars manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1976 to 1986 over a single generation, as a badge-engineered variant of the Peugeot 104, introduced shortly after the takeover of Citroën by Peugeot. The added "A" in the name of the bigger-engined LNA stood for Athlétique (Athletic). The LN was introduced in July 1976 and combined the bodyshell of the Peugeot 104 Z, a shortened floorpan version of the 104, with the economical 602 cc two-cylinder gasoline engine of the Citroën 2CV; equipment levels were low, and its key selling points were its low price and running costs. Citroën marketed the LN mainly in Southern Europe and neighbouring countries, and a more powerful replacement, the LNA, was introduced on 6 November 1978 and exported to much of the rest of Europe, including right-hand drive versions for Great Britain, where it was not launched until early 1983 and was withdrawn after just two years. LNA production ceased in the summer of 1986, and its successor was the Citroën AX.
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Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1124 cc 109/5F four-cylinder | 1978–1986 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 49 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 602 cc R06/630 flat-twin (32 hp) | 1976–1978 | 0.6 L Flat-2 | 32 hp | 30 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 652 cc V06/630 flat-twin (36 hp) | 1978–1986 | 0.7 L Flat-2 | 36 hp | 38 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 652 cc V06/644 flat-twin (34.5 PS) | 1978–1986 | 0.7 L Flat-2 | 34 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 954 cc 108C four-cylinder | 1978–1986 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 44 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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