Citroën Traction Avant
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The Citroën Traction Avant is a pioneering French automobile introduced in the 1930s, renowned for its innovative front-wheel drive, unitary body construction, and advanced engineering for its time.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
automobile model
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passenger car → |
| assemblyLocation |
Colombia
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Forest, Belgium → Javel factory → Paris → Slough, United Kingdom → |
| bodyStyle |
2-door cabriolet
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2-door coupé → 4-door sedan → 5-door hatchback (commercial variants) → |
| category |
historic vehicle
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| class |
mid-size car
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| constructionType |
monocoque
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unitary body → |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| designer |
André Lefèbvre
NERFINISHED
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Flaminio Bertoni NERFINISHED → |
| drivetrain |
front-wheel drive
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| enginePlacement |
front-engine
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| engineType |
inline-four petrol engine
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inline-six petrol engine → |
| era |
post-World War II automobile
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pre-World War II automobile → |
| fuelType |
petrol
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| introducedAt |
Paris Motor Show
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| introductionYear |
1934
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| layout |
front-wheel drive
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| manufacturer |
Citroën
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| marketName |
11CV
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15 Six → 7CV → |
| nickname |
Traction
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| notableFeature |
all-steel body
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hydraulic brakes → independent front suspension → low-slung chassis → torsion bar suspension → |
| notableFor |
early mass-produced front-wheel-drive car
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pioneering unitary body construction in mass-market cars → |
| predecessor |
Citroën Rosalie
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| productionEnd |
1957
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| productionStart |
1934
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| successor |
Citroën DS
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| transmission |
3-speed manual gearbox
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| usedBy |
French Resistance during World War II
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French police (postwar) → |
| wheelbaseVariant |
long wheelbase
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normal wheelbase → short wheelbase → |
Referenced by (2)
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Citroën
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hasModel |
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André Citroën
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notableWork |