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Was there an automatic Citroen 2CV?

I am thinking of buying a Citroen 2CV6 Special automatic 1985. Is it fully automatic Can you explain the automatic controls?

Asked on 22 July 2019 by Terry Gander

Answered by Keith Moody
There was never a 2CV automatic, I'm afraid. Paul at the Citroen Car Club confirmed this and told us the nearest thing to an auto was the Trafficclutch. 'This used a centrifugal clutch as well as a traditional disk clutch. It drove like a conventional car except when crawling in traffic when it disengaged the centrifugal clutch to save the driver some pedal work.'
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