NgoJulayi odlule, yisiphi isenzakalo esibalulekile emigubhweni yekhulunyaka lika-Citroën senzeka, “Umhlangano Wekhulu Leminyaka”, e-Ferté-Vidame (Eure-et-Loir, France), ohlanganise izimoto zomlando ezingaba ngu-5000 umakhi. Kodwa isimanga, lena, ifike isesimweni se-Citroën 2CV.
Akuyena lo esimaziyo, okukhiqizwa komsebenzi wakhe omude (1948-1990) okwakuzophelela ePortugal yethu, ngokuqondile eMangualde.
Okwabonwa ku-Ferté-Vidame kungaba umlandeli wokucatshangelwa wemodeli eyisakhiwo sodumo, ucwaningo lwesitayela se I-Citroen 2CV 2000 - i-2CV yekhulu leminyaka. XXI.
Umakhi ongumFulentshi akazange anikeze ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nocwaningo olunjalo oluthakazelisayo, kodwa akunzima ukucabanga umongo. Ake sibuyele emuva eminyakeni yama-90, lapho sibona khona ukuqala kokunyakaza kwe-retro noma neo-retro, eyathola umfutho engxenyeni yesibili yeshumi leminyaka, futhi iqhubekile naleli khulu leminyaka.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Ngo-1994 iVolkswagen yaqala ngeConcept One, umbono weBeetle entsha eyayizongena emakethe ngo-1997; I-Renault yethula umqondo wamashumi amahlanu ngo-1996, iqondise ku-4CV (Joaninha); AbakwaBMW baphinde bethula iMini ngo-2000, bengakhohlwanga i-roadster iZ8; I-Fiat's Barchetta izovela ngo-1995: kanti ngakolunye uhlangothi lwe-Atlantic, ngo-1999, i-Ford yabonisa i-Thunderbird ngokucacile "enamathiselwe" kweyokuqala kusukela kuma-50s, isifinyelele ukukhiqizwa ngo-2002.
Ikuphi i-retro ye-Citroen?
Uma sibheka umlando wakwaCitroën, nezindlela ezehlukene eziwuphawulile, ngeke kube nzima ukucabanga ukuthi osomatekisi bamakhi bangabheka ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukubuyisela ezinye zazo kuleli khulu leminyaka elisha elizayo. Futhi yiliphi ikhandidethi elingcono ongalibuyisela kune-Citroën 2CV ewumfanekiso?
Yilokhu esingakubona ezithombeni ezishicilelwe yi-French Le Nouvel Automobiliste. Iwucwaningo hhayi imodeli esebenzayo, imodeli nje emile yokuhlaziya ukwakheka, ingenalo ngisho nengaphakathi elifanele igama.
Cishe yaqanjwa ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990, kanye nezinye eziningi ezazizodala izinhlobo zokukhiqiza, njenge-C3 Lumière Concept kusukela ngo-1998 (izonikeza i-C3) kanye ne-C6 Lignage kusukela ngo-1999 (izonikeza khuphuka ku-C6).
Nokho, i-Citroën 2CV 2000 yayingakaze ikhishwe esidlangalaleni - kuze kube manje. Izizathu zokungaqhubeki nale phrojekthi zingahle zihluke, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi isithunzi se-2CV sasikhohliwe. Bheka nje i-Citroën C3 yokuqala…
I-Citroën 2CV 2000 ayishukumisi, inamathela ngokusobala kakhulu ku-2CV yasekuqaleni - akukho ukushoda kophahla lweseyili! Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi ungaphumelela, noma inketho kaCitroën yokungayilandeli le ndlela?
Okuqinisekileyo ukuthi i-Citroën 2CV isaqhubeka nokwenza isithunzi esikhulu, ingathinteli abaklami bomkhiqizo kuphela, ngisho nakamuva nje lapho sihlangana nombono we-Citroën Revolte ngo-2009; njengabanye abaklami, abavela kwezinye izinhlobo, njengoba sibona ku-Chrysler CCV ka-1997.
Umthombo Nezithombe: Le Nouvel Automobiliste.