Eight half-track versions of the B2 crossed Africa west to east in the 1924 'Croisière Noire' expedition — a publicity stunt that proved a mass-produced French car could handle terrain nobody thought an automobile could cross.
Lead trim: Type B2 10 CV 1.5 four (20 hp at 2,100 rpm)
Citroën Type B2 10 CVTYPE-B2 · 1921–1926
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FactEight half-track versions of the B2 crossed Africa west to east in the 1924 'Croisière Noire' expedition — a publicity stunt that proved a mass-produced French car could handle terrain nobody thought an automobile could cross.
The Citroën B2 is the second model produced by Citroën and the second European car built with modern mass-production technologies, made at the Quai de Javel factory between May 1921 and July 1926 (89,841 built, at 200 a day by 1925 using "Taylorism"), replacing the Type A in June 1921. The four-cylinder engine grew to 1,452 cc with a listed 20 hp at 2,100 rpm and a claimed top speed of 72 km/h (45 mph) through a three-speed manual without synchromesh, advertised at 8 l/100 km, with a reputation for robustness and economy; it was sold as a 10 CV in 25 different bodies, mostly Torpedo, Torpedo Sport, Conduite Intérieure and Coupé de Ville, and as Boulangère and Normande delivery vans. From the 1925 model year cars with the all-steel body were designated B10 and the timber-framed cars stayed B2 (a three-seat cabriolet, Coupé de Ville, Landaulet and taxi with B10-style wings were listed as B2), and in October 1925 the B12 replaced both by the end of 1926. B2 half-tracks crossed the Sahara in 1922, eight were used in the 1924–25 Croisière Noire across central Africa, and in 1924 Poland bought 135 chassis with Kégresse tracks (90 became wz. 28 armoured cars). Wheelbase 2,830 mm (111.4 in), length 3,940 mm (155.1 in).
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
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| Type B2 10 CV 1.5 four (20 hp at 2,100 rpm) | 1921–1926 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 20 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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