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    Citroën C4 Cactus: Goodbye

    Citroën To Kill Off The C4 Cactus After Just One Generation

    The title is pretty much self explanatory.

    I can't say I will miss it. I am big fan of the classic Citroëns, but those cars unique traits came from engineering decisions. The C4 Cactus was just weird for the sake of being weird without any real deepness in it.

    I don't understand the interest from the other side of the pond...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    I don't understand the interest from the other side of the pond...
    Jalopnik weirdos, hipsters, and fans of forbidden fruit maybe?!

    Everything exotic and banned is sexy.

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    Well it would be the same as if we lusted after a... a... Buick Grand Prix Brougham DeVille? I'm sorry I'm not good with current American cars.

    (Although I do like full-size Mopars...)

    If you do want something from Europe that you can't have make it a Skyactiv-X-engined Mazda or an Alpine A110, not a silly Citroen with plastic cladding in the doors...

    Also, that hydraulic shock-absorber thing that they have made up is not substitute for proper hydropneumatic suspension.
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    Unfortunately, Europe already gave America its best..

    As for the Cactus, I can't think of another modern car that has any whimsy to its design; that alone is worth something. Do I want one? No. However, I do respect the fact that the French can still do that, even if bad cars are the result.

    As a bonus here's some archival footage of Kitdy and me in the '70s. Guess who's who... I can't figure out which Chrysler Cordoba Ferrer would drive, so I omitted an ad for that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13 View Post
    Unfortunately, Europe already gave America its best..

    As for the Cactus, I can't think of another modern car that has any whimsy to its design; that alone is worth something. Do I want one? No. However, I do respect the fact that the French can still do that, even if bad cars are the result.

    As a bonus here's some archival footage of Kitdy and me in the '70s. Guess who's who... I can't figure out which Chrysler Cordoba Ferrer would drive, so I omitted an ad for that.
    The Nissan Cube had a lot of whimsical aspects to the styling with the water drop headliner.

    I don't understand this drive towards SUVs and crossovers, people want to save fuel but want to pay extra fuel for 4WD that they won't really need if they had bought proper winter tires in the first place.

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    Oh god the Peugeot 604! That is really terrible...

    I like the fact that Mallorca is considered better than Acapulco. Mallorca is an island less than an 1 hour away from where I'm sitting.

    And of course that is the Cordoba I'd be driving:

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsg97bxuJnc"]Ricardo Montalban - 1975 Chrysler Cordoba Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

    P.S. Why do they insist on calling it the Cordóba when the town is called Córdoba?
    P.S. 2 Why is the small Chrysler almost 5,5 metres long?
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    Quote Originally Posted by NSXType-R View Post
    The Nissan Cube had a lot of whimsical aspects to the styling with the water drop headliner.

    I don't understand this drive towards SUVs and crossovers, people want to pornjk porn800 redtubesave fuel but want to pay extra fuel for 4WD that they won't really need if they had bought proper winter tires in the first place.
    I can't say I will miss it. I am big fan of the classic Citroëns, but those cars unique traits came from engineering decisions. The C4 Cactus was just weird for the sake of being weird without any real deepness in it.
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    It was a bold try but it didn't work out. I don't think Cactus fulfilled anyone's expectations. Still, I'd hate if automotive companies didn't try something different like this from time to time.

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    I will take advantage of the revival to point out several things:

    1. Of the three (although admittedly one is a full on SUV) the Cactus seems to be the lowest, despite being a pseudo-SUV.
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    2. Last week Citroën presented the C3 FL. There is kind of appeal in such a comfy-french interior with wood and armrests. Surely you won't be feel any connection to the road below but you will be massively relaxed while not being connected to the road.
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    to be honest, i'm really sorry about the fact that we have to say goodbye to such a great car. Thanks for posting as i didn't know it...
    my father has C4 Cactus and we're really happy about it. an overall easy recipes car that helps when you need. Super comfortable, great drive and doesn't require lots of investments. in fact, this car saved us many times (not in terms of accidents, although i know it showed a great score on crash tests).
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