Citroen DS20

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Thu 11 Jul 2002 09:35
Citroen DS20 - Ian (Cape Town)
One for David W!
There's a beautifully preserved model which I pass each morning - today I noticed that it has Michelin 4x4 tyres on it.
Are/were these All-whell drives?
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Thu 11 Jul 2002 10:01
Citroen DS20 - M.M
Ian,

I'm not a complete authority on these cars but guess any 4x4 would have been a real special/one-off.

I had a DS21 in the late 1970s and it was actually very good off-road. The large diameter tyres, soft ride and ability to raise the suspension allowed me to do three months of track/farmland survey work that otherwise might have needed a Land Rover.

The only time I nearly got stuck was because a very slimy mud filled the treads on the Michelin road tyres. My way to get out of the situation (on my own and miles from anywhere) was to get out of the car, raise the idle speed then push the clutchless gearchange into second through the window while pushing from outside. Citroen thought of everything with that car!

David W
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