CITROEN Visa

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CITROEN Visa
CITROEN Visa   1981 1988
1981 1988

At the beginning of the ’80s, Citroen needed a car to compete in the European compact class.
In time, its dimensions downgraded the car into the small class. It did it with a Peugeot-based hatchback named Visa.

The Citroen Visa was created to replace the Ami, which was launched in 1961 and it was already old. Its design was not suitable anymore for a market that discovered the hatchback bodywork and its advantages, from the Renault 16. The first generation of the VW Golf appeared in the ’70s.

The Visa was built on the same platform as the Peugeot 104. The wedged shape vehicle featured twin-round headlights and a grille with horizontal slats between them. An additional grille was incorporated under the bumper, to improve the cooling of the air-cooled engine.

The five-door bodywork offered enough room for five adult passengers and an average-sized trunk. As a strange feature, the hand-brake was for the front wheels and the spare-wheel was placed on top of the engine. Depending on the trim level, the Visa was offered with a stereo and a rear wiper.

Under the hood, the Visa was offered with a choice of gasoline or diesel engines. The former was offered with either a twin-cylinder or a flat-four, while for the latter only a 1.6-liter naturally aspirated diesel was available.

Full Description and Technical Specifications
CITROEN Visa
CITROEN Visa   1978 1981
1978 1981

The Citroen Visa is a super-mini that was being produced by the French between 1978 and 1981.
After the takeover of Citroen by Peugeot in the 1974 oil crisis the Visa was the first model under the platform-sharing policy of PSA Peugeot Citroen. The initial versions of the Visa were the “Special” and “Club”. The range of engines that were available for these models were an 652 cc 2-cylinder, and a 1124 cc Douvrin engine / PSA X engine, a four-cylinder “Suitcase engine” that was available for the “Super” model that was launched after 1984.

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