Frankfurt Preview: Citroën Revolte leaks out ahead of debut
by Dan Roth on Sep 14th 2009 at 3:30PM 
Citroen Revolte concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
Citroën's calling its Frankfurt Motor Show-bound 2CV-looking concept car the Revolte, which is an unfortunate made-up word in French. Everyone else has jumped on the neo-retro bandwagon – Fiat's got its 500, Detroit has successfully exhumed 1969, and the Volkswagen New Beetle is to blame for it all – so why not Citroën?
The French automaker's new imagining of its stalwart 2CV may be far cooler than the much-loved original. The bodywork on the new concept appears chunky and athletic whereas the original looked like a cross between a crustacean and a dumpster. It's not clear what will be powering this concept car, but internet chatter suggests it may get a hybrid drivetrain of some sort.
The concept sports a sliding canvas roof, clamshell doors, and an interior that looks to have been swiped from the set of Spaceballs 2. Carrying a DS badge on the hood puts the Revolte concept into Citroën's premium lineup, distinctly upmarket from the austerity of its forebear. We'll take a closer peek when the curtain is lifted in Frankfurt, and if the cool Gallic concept does make its way for production, we hope it gets a better name, something like fou fauteuil à roues.
Gallery: Citroen Revolte concept
[Source: iCars]
Get a WordPress.com Blog
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
O.Z.Racing_UK 3:32PM (9/14/2009)
Retro-Tastic!
Reply
Benfolio 3:36PM (9/14/2009)
It certainly is Revolteing.
Reply
tC 3:54PM (9/14/2009)
You beat me to it :(. Looks like a Fiat 500 with a set of those tacky hubcaps you can buy from Walmart.
Coolio 4:24PM (9/14/2009)
Yes but GM should have trademarked this name, too.
Temple 5:43PM (9/14/2009)
I came into this thread looking for who would say this first. . . it took two comments...
viper GTS-R 3:40PM (9/14/2009)
PT Pronto is that you!?
--RS
Reply
mikhalian 3:41PM (9/14/2009)
Don't know if I can get behind the pimptastic purple danceclub interior, but I do like the outside. Particularly the headlight treatment.
Reply
Flea 4:14PM (9/14/2009)
arched eyebrows? seriously?
mikhalian 5:22PM (9/14/2009)
More of a semi circle cut-in outlining where the headlamps would be if they were fully circular. I see what you're trying to say, but I think it's a stretch.
Sean Flanagan 3:42PM (9/14/2009)
"the original looked like a cross between a crustacean and a dumpster"
This is the funniest thing I've read on Autoblog outside the comments in a while. Awesome.
Reply
dukeisduke 3:49PM (9/14/2009)
The original may have looked like a cross between a crustacean and a dumpster, but at least it had character.
Reply
Shiftright 5:17PM (9/14/2009)
Amen to that. This doesn't even come close. Not bad, but not a 2CV successor, more of a boutique Mini competitor. The front makes it look like it's sleepy but puckering to give you a kiss. Maybe not a bad thing.
future-autos.blogspot.com 3:51PM (9/14/2009)
LOL@crustacean and dumpster. I really like this car. I might blog about it.
Reply
Stumpy 3:52PM (9/14/2009)
Looks cool, however I would never buy one though.
..
Reply
dal20402 4:02PM (9/14/2009)
I like this car. I really do. I think the swoop all the way from the forward rocker panel around to the cowl is great.
But... *please* can we stop with the retro??!! Can someone please come up with some *new* ideas??
Reply
gbgcarguy 4:02PM (9/14/2009)
In keeping with the reference to the Space Balls interior treatment I only have one word:
BARF!!
Reply
vespid82 4:11PM (9/14/2009)
Am I the only person sick of seeing all these presentation quality images from the manufacturers that happen to have "leaked" all within days of each other?
Reply
twg 4:17PM (9/14/2009)
"ReDeux Chevaux"
Citroen Group can thank me later.
Reply
ugg.tryptophan 4:23PM (9/14/2009)
citreon really knows how to make a concept interior; is that gps unit growing out of the dash?
Reply
RowFive 4:39PM (9/14/2009)
Decepticon!
Reply