André Citroën marketed the featherweight Type C directly at women drivers, a rare sales pitch for 1922.
Lead trim: Type C 5HP C3 0.9 four, long chassis (11 bhp)
Citroën Type C 5HPTYPE-C · 1922–1926
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FactAndré Citroën marketed the featherweight Type C directly at women drivers, a rare sales pitch for 1922.
The Citroën Type C, the 5HP (5CV in France from 1925, 7.5HP in Britain), was a light car made between 1922 and 1926 (almost 81,000 units, the infobox saying 83,000), the second model designed and marketed by André Citroën after the 10HP Types A and B2 and the leading popular European car by 1924 (about 30,000 a year, half Citroën's sales). It was mostly the work of engineer Edmond Moyet (who had designed a very similar Amilcar "CC"), first shown in November 1921, with orders from spring 1922, and was nicknamed "petite citron", "Cul de poule"/"boat tail" and "Trefle". The Torpedo two-seater (8,500 francs in 1922, about 60% of the B2's price) came in May 1922, a Cabriolet in 1923, and a three-seat Torpedo and van in 1924; it came complete with electric starting and lighting, a differential and five wheels, and André Citroën promoted it to women drivers. The 856 cc four (bore 55 mm, stroke 90 mm) made 11 bhp, thermosyphon-cooled (a fan from June 1925) with a single Solex carburettor and magneto ignition, a three-speed unsynchronised gearbox and no front brakes, on a trapezoidal ladder frame with four inverted quarter-elliptic springs; top speed 60 km/h (37 mph) at about 5 L/100 km, weight 543 kg, the last Citroën with a wooden body and one door on the passenger side. A 17,000 km trip around Australia in 1925 showed its robustness; production ended in May 1926 ahead of the all-steel B14. The infobox says 800 cc where the text says 856 cc. The short C.2 chassis (2,250 mm) was lengthened 100 mm to 2,350 mm (C.3) at the end of 1923.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type C 5HP C2 0.9 four, short chassis (11 bhp) | 1922–1923 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | 11 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Type C 5HP C3 0.9 four, long chassis (11 bhp) | 1924–1926 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | 11 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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