@@soly-dp-colo6388 I know I'm french 😂 Citroen should make a lightweight (under a ton), efficient 2cv EV that's a legal 4 seat that can fit 4 adults, focused on city/suburban/villages/country roads but can drive on highways when it needs to. decent ground clearance for gravel roads ~80mph top speed, just enough range for daily driving and quick enough DC fast charging that it can realistically drive long distance with charging stops. like 2hours range at highway driving speed. a bit like a more efficient dacia spring Dacia spring is less efficient than a model S Plaid that's more than 2x heavier.... it should be more efficient than a model 3 RWD the electric ami is interesting but too limited. Also they should focus on the characteristics, cheap, light, efficient and roomy inside, rather than design, like trying to make a neo retro 2CV. I think 2cv EV would be a good pick to try new solutions, like 4 in wheel hub motors. strong 4 wheel Regen ABS braking, no mechanical brakes in the rear. 2 disc brakes in the front for emergency braking and backup for Regen. if a formula E can make fast laps without rear brakes, a road car could too. 4 motors means you can make each of them light. a 45hp/33kW Dacia spring equivalent would need only 4x 8kW motors. lower power hub motors are easier to make. less magnets, very little weight penalty, no driveshafts, very simple (soft...it's a 2cv) suspension. the efficiency could be very high if the hub motors are working in the sweet spot at 80mph wheel hub motors can be over 96% efficient.. it's also very easy to manufacture, skateboard chassis with structural underfloor battery, lightweight body on top and finally bolt 4 hub motor wheels. from there it's easy to make a short range version and a longer range version that's more expensive and heavier but more suitable for long trips.
It actually is, no other car gives you that combination of 5liter/100km, Space for 4 People, reliability, and low maintenance cost for that price. There might be some cars like the A2 or the Prius which outperform the 2CV, but they are at least 40 Years newer and really expensive compared to the 2CV
I don't think they quite expected French farmers to drive like this on the way to the market. Now on the way home after buying some wine with the egg money is a whole other thing 🤣 I would love to own one.
We were Citroen dealers.... and so I am biased...... but....... In the winter of 61/62 (the UK's almost Ice Age winter) we had to go to to breakdowns and accidents and stuck cars. We had a choice of many cars to take..... but it always came down to a choice of 2...... If we had to tow the other car..... we'd use the Land Rover........ but if we just had to collect people or repair something or deliver something, we'd choose the 2cv becasue it could get through MORE difficult conditions than the Landy!
Many of mine youth most memorable memories were at the wheel of a 2CV! Great fun! Great love! Great friends! Great car! Never but never let me down! Always a tricky solution to put them back on the road! My lovely first car! No other car made me so happy as this one!
The 2CV did what it was supposed to do. Carry the eggs through a field without any of them falling out the basket. As long as the guy was driving in a normal way, the eggs weren't moving, so the challenge was succesful. The other part with him driving like a lunatic doesn't count.
I've driven one of these. The gear shifter is the funniest. It looks like an umbrella handle moving horizontally. The 2 cylinder is just the cherry on top.
yeah it's unique that gear stick, you remember the ventilation system that just opened a flap below the windscreen? that was as funny as the gear stick 😂
TheGreg6466, yeap, a big rectangle ventilation with one metal flap. The fabric roof was also awesome. Pull it back and enjoy the weather. If you hit a bump in the road, the car would go up and down so many times as there were no shock absorbers. That made the ride smooth as long as you weren't driving too fast or you'd fly.
@@michaeldob9526it's all coming back to me, do you remember there was the knob by your knee you could screw in or out that adjusted the angle of the headlights. There were so many funny little quirky things that game it personality. I I loved that car.
I've got one now, I love watching videos like this anyway though. There's a secret handshake among 2cv owners that I'll let you in on. Start with a firm grip, then pull their hand back and rotate left, followed by forward and center, back again and finally forward and right. Stomping on their toes with your left foot with each motion is also recommended for added effect.
As a french I can but only tell you that 2CV is the MOST confortable car !!! It has put France on wheels !!! And you could fix it with nothing !!! In France we all know someone that have had a 2CV !!
@Farhang Farasat but it is not the same price I think ! You have to take into account the buying price, fuel consumption, insurance etc etc ...I am wondering myself : is the possesion of a car more expensive than to rent one ?
First of all, I would imagine that in the original egg challenge thy didn't use a basket that was overflowing with eggs. They probably used a basket with eggs IN it, not overflowing from it. Next, put the egg basket on the floor! His legs are absorbing the shock but also not steady enough to keep the already overflowing basket from tilting and spilling. Spillage was probably NOT part of the challenge. Put the eggs inside a basket, not overflowing from it, and place the basket on the solid floor. Then the results would be more accurate and telling.
Waste of what look like very nice non-industrial eggs. That was just an excuse to make a mess. Normal, non-overflowing basket of eggs on the floor or in the trunk would have left them un-scrambled. Mine is a '59 in original condition with a new head. Like new. Not a quiet ride, mind you, but fun as hell for getting around town and country. Mom and Dad brought it to fancy car rallies in Western Mass a few years ago and annoyed the luxury car owners by drawing more attention from the crowd. Then they took out the front seats (through the rolled down roof) for a picnic... and all hell broke loose.
Dear Top Gear producers. If you want to know how to make a great video about a 2CV, you should ask Chris Harris to show you the one he made for RUclips. That was funny, informative and interesting. This is like the old tosh that Hammond, May and Clarkson would have come up with.
3:29 I wish cars still did original things like that nowadays. I don't care about voice commands, I want to be able to remove the back seats of my car so I can... Fetch the change my guests dropped under there along with all that dirty extra weight and the perfectly eatable McDonald's fries. Carry more cargo and drastically reduce the impression of a need for a crossover also known as a gas guzzling hatchback for paranoid parents. Sit wherever I want and watch whatever I want.
Never had or wanted one for the near entirely of my life... and desperately want one now! As far as I'm concerned they're achingly cool and they look like a tonne of fun! Pity a really nice one is crazily expensive now... C'est la vie!
It's a good thing they gave you a bunch of different ones ! I can't believe it because it's entirely enough time to get it to do that ! And further more , It's easy for you and the dreash boing on summersaults any time of day because yous don't gotta go lorp lorp lorp like a glormy pook .
Independent suspension on all wheels with torsion bars and vibration dampeners next to the brakes. When 2CV was made american cars still had leaf springs and solid rear axle from their grandfather's horse wagon.
With these two from the start I would've given the new top gear a chance. I never expected it to be the same as it was with Jeremy, May and Hammond But I just found Evans too difficult to watch...
This is EXACTLY what I DON´T like about the "new" TopGear! It´s meant to be witty, but it´s NOT!!!It´s got potential - and could have been interesting, to check wether the eggs really are safe - but from 2:10 on it´s just being cheap... The "original design brief" said the 2 CV had to be driven (NOT raced!) over a bumpy field....
Good God, this is a nice show... But everyone here is pining for the 'old Top Gear' and saying how this thing is trash. OK, you don't like it. Fine. Go watch the Grand Tour! It's great! And it has the Terrible Trio* too! Stop coming and mocking this show, what, THREE years on! The old Top Gear is gone. The Grand Tour is its spiritual successor. And the new Top Gear is going back to being a sightly over the top infotainment show like the 1977-2000 show was. Deal with it. *that is a compliment.
Damien Moloney don’t care if I’m funny... just correct. We’re like 4 seasons past the Jeremy Richard and James... they’re 3 seasons into their own show... we now have two car shows to watch. It’s time to move on
You people make the same comments on every single Top Gear video and have been doing so for ages... STOP WATCHING NEW TOP GEAR VIDEOS IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM
where's the direction there are testing facilities that have roads with difficulty progression why did this car have a good suspension at its time; any diagrammes to show the ingenuity
Wish my Mercedes Smart Car could be converted to 2CV suspension. Then i would have the best of both worlds, amazing ride and the power of the Mitsubishi extremely peppy 3 cilinder engine. Mitsubishi makes the best reliable small engines and Citroen makes the best suspension.
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being french , i can say that the 2cv is not a car, it 's above this concept ...
As a 2CV owner in my city wrote on a rear window sticker on his car, "This is not a car, it's a lifestyle"
@@AlanBrando-wb3oqit's still a 2cv 😂
@@geemy9675 It was built from 1949 to 1990. Over 5 million of them were sold. It's not "just" a 2CV, it's a really iconic car in our country.
@@soly-dp-colo6388 I know I'm french 😂
Citroen should make a lightweight (under a ton), efficient 2cv EV that's a legal 4 seat that can fit 4 adults, focused on city/suburban/villages/country roads but can drive on highways when it needs to. decent ground clearance for gravel roads
~80mph top speed, just enough range for daily driving and quick enough DC fast charging that it can realistically drive long distance with charging stops. like 2hours range at highway driving speed.
a bit like a more efficient dacia spring Dacia spring is less efficient than a model S Plaid that's more than 2x heavier.... it should be more efficient than a model 3 RWD
the electric ami is interesting but too limited.
Also they should focus on the characteristics, cheap, light, efficient and roomy inside, rather than design, like trying to make a neo retro 2CV. I think 2cv EV would be a good pick to try new solutions, like 4 in wheel hub motors. strong 4 wheel Regen ABS braking, no mechanical brakes in the rear. 2 disc brakes in the front for emergency braking and backup for Regen. if a formula E can make fast laps without rear brakes, a road car could too. 4 motors means you can make each of them light. a 45hp/33kW Dacia spring equivalent would need only 4x 8kW motors. lower power hub motors are easier to make. less magnets, very little weight penalty, no driveshafts, very simple (soft...it's a 2cv) suspension. the efficiency could be very high if the hub motors are working in the sweet spot at 80mph wheel hub motors can be over 96% efficient.. it's also very easy to manufacture, skateboard chassis with structural underfloor battery, lightweight body on top and finally bolt 4 hub motor wheels.
from there it's easy to make a short range version and a longer range version that's more expensive and heavier but more suitable for long trips.
Imagine if they sold this as a kit-car today. I would totally buy it!!
Well you can now buy everything including a new shell and chassis!
@@markturner7459 can you get one with a v8?
@@sweaspurdoddd5466 Lol, try a 12
So would I if they complied with todays Australian road regulations but sadly they dont so cant register them for road use. Damn.
2CV is the best car ever
It actually is, no other car gives you that combination of 5liter/100km, Space for 4 People, reliability, and low maintenance cost for that price. There might be some cars like the A2 or the Prius which outperform the 2CV, but they are at least 40 Years newer and really expensive compared to the 2CV
*supercar
@@theflotheflo 5 liter?
@@kacperandrzejczak1964 yes, early 400cc Versions had an even better fuel economy but you barely move with 16hp
American cars are better
Whoever has to clean them eggs up should've gotten a raise
I had one like this. Same motor size, paint a little better, 1960 and largely unrestored. Lovely to drive and a glorious character!
I don't think they quite expected French farmers to drive like this on the way to the market. Now on the way home after buying some wine with the egg money is a whole other thing 🤣 I would love to own one.
We were Citroen dealers.... and so I am biased...... but....... In the winter of 61/62 (the UK's almost Ice Age winter) we had to go to to breakdowns and accidents and stuck cars. We had a choice of many cars to take..... but it always came down to a choice of 2...... If we had to tow the other car..... we'd use the Land Rover........ but if we just had to collect people or repair something or deliver something, we'd choose the 2cv becasue it could get through MORE difficult conditions than the Landy!
Many of mine youth most memorable memories were at the wheel of a 2CV! Great fun! Great love! Great friends! Great car! Never but never let me down! Always a tricky solution to put them back on the road! My lovely first car! No other car made me so happy as this one!
The 2CV did what it was supposed to do. Carry the eggs through a field without any of them falling out the basket. As long as the guy was driving in a normal way, the eggs weren't moving, so the challenge was succesful. The other part with him driving like a lunatic doesn't count.
In fact, eggs didn't break by ordinary driving over the field.
I've driven one of these. The gear shifter is the funniest. It looks like an umbrella handle moving horizontally. The 2 cylinder is just the cherry on top.
yeah it's unique that gear stick, you remember the ventilation system that just opened a flap below the windscreen? that was as funny as the gear stick 😂
brought back memories your comment, first gear was rotate left then pull it out, was a good gearbox all things considered
TheGreg6466, yeap, a big rectangle ventilation with one metal flap. The fabric roof was also awesome. Pull it back and enjoy the weather. If you hit a bump in the road, the car would go up and down so many times as there were no shock absorbers. That made the ride smooth as long as you weren't driving too fast or you'd fly.
@@michaeldob9526it's all coming back to me, do you remember there was the knob by your knee you could screw in or out that adjusted the angle of the headlights. There were so many funny little quirky things that game it personality. I I loved that car.
I've got one now, I love watching videos like this anyway though. There's a secret handshake among 2cv owners that I'll let you in on. Start with a firm grip, then pull their hand back and rotate left, followed by forward and center, back again and finally forward and right. Stomping on their toes with your left foot with each motion is also recommended for added effect.
As a french I can but only tell you that 2CV is the MOST confortable car !!! It has put France on wheels !!! And you could fix it with nothing !!! In France we all know someone that have had a 2CV !!
@Farhang Farasat I do hope so but even the smallest cars are so expensive !
@Farhang Farasat but it is not the same price I think ! You have to take into account the buying price, fuel consumption, insurance etc etc ...I am wondering myself : is the possesion of a car more expensive than to rent one ?
First of all, I would imagine that in the original egg challenge thy didn't use a basket that was overflowing with eggs. They probably used a basket with eggs IN it, not overflowing from it. Next, put the egg basket on the floor! His legs are absorbing the shock but also not steady enough to keep the already overflowing basket from tilting and spilling. Spillage was probably NOT part of the challenge. Put the eggs inside a basket, not overflowing from it, and place the basket on the solid floor. Then the results would be more accurate and telling.
I don't think the goal was a fair test , more for entertainment, Citroën already proved the concept themselves
James May already did it.
What an utter waste. But the 2CV did have a brilliant suspension system
Wasting all them eggs for what?😔😔
@ElectriSkull well that's subjective whether that can be described as entertainment
TheGreg6466 - I guess its subjective if those eggs were actually wasted.
@@jimmelay71 good come back, touche sir😂
They could have feed an African village with those eggs.
They will be rotten
Wouldn’t be surprised if it is more capable off-road than a modern Land Rover discovery with wide tyres and all the pointless bells and whistles
Would have liked to see that car get restored instead of getting thrashed around
they're designed to be thrashed around
@@LondonEmergency999 And they look better in unrestored condition
@@dcfa71 like mine then
Restoring it would be doing a disservice to it's history and ultimately character
He bought it because it looked like this. Underneath it's been restored but the body has been kept exactly as it was found - ratty and farm-fresh.
directed by howtobasic?
lol i was thinking about that too
C O yeah,but a gacha person should be here
Probably.
you could start it with the wheel brace in the front of the engine, where the cooling fan is, if your battery was flat.
Don't play with foods and apologize for chickens!!!
the citroen 2cv and the eggs are not harmed during this video
Waste of what look like very nice non-industrial eggs. That was just an excuse to make a mess. Normal, non-overflowing basket of eggs on the floor or in the trunk would have left them un-scrambled. Mine is a '59 in original condition with a new head. Like new. Not a quiet ride, mind you, but fun as hell for getting around town and country. Mom and Dad brought it to fancy car rallies in Western Mass a few years ago and annoyed the luxury car owners by drawing more attention from the crowd. Then they took out the front seats (through the rolled down roof) for a picnic... and all hell broke loose.
For years, I didn't think this car really existed because I had only seen it in the animated movie "Bon Voyage Charlie Brown"
I HATE new Top Gear....BUT this was hysterical. Have to give to Matt LeBlanc, he made a 2cv funny.
@G I agree The Grand Tour is a MILLION times better. It's just that Matt LeBlanc managed to make a 2cv funny. That's all I'm saying.
i had the newer 600 cc version, it has 29 hp and coincidently 29 seconds 0-60. it was a beast, the suspension was amazing.
Now I know why I stopped watching Top Gear and started Grand Tour.
The main problem of the 2CV is they tend to rust, so the jet wash definitely wasn't a good idea.
You don't appear to know what a 'ploughed field' is!
That's twice now Matt's made someone wear a bonnet against his will.
James May, the people's car.
What a disrespect to the car.
And this car is from Chris' private collection no doubt. A nice piece indeed.
Dear Top Gear producers. If you want to know how to make a great video about a 2CV, you should ask Chris Harris to show you the one he made for RUclips. That was funny, informative and interesting. This is like the old tosh that Hammond, May and Clarkson would have come up with.
3:29 I wish cars still did original things like that nowadays. I don't care about voice commands, I want to be able to remove the back seats of my car so I can...
Fetch the change my guests dropped under there along with all that dirty extra weight and the perfectly eatable McDonald's fries.
Carry more cargo and drastically reduce the impression of a need for a crossover also known as a gas guzzling hatchback for paranoid parents.
Sit wherever I want and watch whatever I want.
The level of hate this is getting is ridiculous. This simply is great entertainment!
Love that car. My parents had one. But! theirs had 38hp 😉
Citroen 2cv was always my dream.I wish I had mine.:(
Never had or wanted one for the near entirely of my life... and desperately want one now!
As far as I'm concerned they're achingly cool and they look like a tonne of fun!
Pity a really nice one is crazily expensive now... C'est la vie!
That basket looked very comfortable
Pro guys- bruh that is a suckers car it’s poo. -mature guys my new fav car
It's a good thing they gave you a bunch of different ones ! I can't believe it because it's entirely enough time to get it to do that ! And further more , It's easy for you and the dreash boing on summersaults any time of day because yous don't gotta go lorp lorp lorp like a glormy pook .
Oh the things I would do for a 2cv or a dyane for that matter
Nice! You ruined the interior of a classic car, good job guys
It's a 2cv. Those eggs probably improved it
@@craigkingdon4424 And it's Chris Harris private Car.
be more respectful with a car you can fix with wire and a plier
@@CactusBobsPlace you say that every time and yet here you are...watching again
Craig Kingdon How dare you, 2CVs are fantastic
This car has a better smooth ride than a Mercedes S-Class! This is simply a fantastic French work of art!
Independent suspension on all wheels with torsion bars and vibration dampeners next to the brakes. When 2CV was made american cars still had leaf springs and solid rear axle from their grandfather's horse wagon.
The 2 CV is not a car, it 's above this concept...
😲2 cylinders😲
😲12 horsepower😲
@Farina Marcina It didn't moove even with low weight, top speed was 60Km/h for the original 375cc version. The 425 would do 80Km/h...
6hp per cylinder
my car is the two cylinder and 26 hp but newer than this
Best new top Gear episode I've ever seen
Citroen -- DESIGN BRIEF!!
Harris -- *Challenge Accepted*
With these two from the start I would've given the new top gear a chance.
I never expected it to be the same as it was with Jeremy, May and Hammond But I just found Evans too difficult to watch...
agreed - matt is the most chill guy ever - like MAY - and chris is a bit like hamster
What a waste of eggs. But the worst thing is that they destroyed an old 2cv
Now I want an omelet... With garlic because French. Onions, mushrooms and tomatoes. And lots of cheese. I'm off!
3:10 Opening up the door to see that... You must think, did a chicken or the driver lay these? Must've been a really scary drive...
This is EXACTLY what I DON´T like about the "new" TopGear! It´s meant to be witty, but it´s NOT!!!It´s got potential - and could have been interesting, to check wether the eggs really are safe - but from 2:10 on it´s just being cheap... The "original design brief" said the 2 CV had to be driven (NOT raced!) over a bumpy field....
No eggs were harmed during this video
I doubt it
@@matthewbaquero haha
A 25hp Briggs and Stratton would make it a hot rod
Best TG team after Clarkson and Co..
The only reason you have 6 mil subscribers i becouse people still love watching reruns of the og trio. The worst part is you know it ☺
I'm going to miss LeBlanc.
Nah, man the feeling of watching James, Jeremy, Hammond is on a next level!!
Je adore la 2CV!
j'adore !
big kids
These guys are good
Fantastic car!
Good God, this is a nice show...
But everyone here is pining for the 'old Top Gear' and saying how this thing is trash.
OK, you don't like it. Fine. Go watch the Grand Tour! It's great! And it has the Terrible Trio* too!
Stop coming and mocking this show, what, THREE years on! The old Top Gear is gone. The Grand Tour is its spiritual successor. And the new Top Gear is going back to being a sightly over the top infotainment show like the 1977-2000 show was.
Deal with it.
*that is a compliment.
Mfw the citeron does one of the exact things it was designed to do
The only complaintful thing i'll say, idk whats worse, new Top Gear or Top Gear USA on Motor Trend
12 Horsepowers? That's 10 more than it should have.
Oh man I already saw this video I am just waiting for new season
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C'est ma première voiture en 1972 à Paris. Quel bonheur pour moi!
what a waste of eggs. they could've used ping pong balls or something.
Wasting eggs that are gift of nature didn't look nice.
Te mando por si te faltan...😂
Thats a lot of cameras on the windscreen 3:05
Filip Stormbom lol
It's back!
Keep making good ideas like that
I'd never actually scene that clip before but it's brilliant 😊 I think Mr le blanc was v.underated 😊.
What a waste of eggs
Why waste so many eggs an entire village can feast in that
Easter is cancelled this year...
@@PeterOekvist lol
Tazwar Hossain they’ve taken the eggs from Animal Farm
And the second part was filmed earlier
BRING BACK THE OLD TOP GEAR
Aaron Tu the original top gear? From the 50s to the 80s? That’s original top gear
Hahahahaha your sooooooooooooo funny Owen Rodgers
Damien Moloney don’t care if I’m funny... just correct.
We’re like 4 seasons past the Jeremy Richard and James... they’re 3 seasons into their own show... we now have two car shows to watch. It’s time to move on
You people make the same comments on every single Top Gear video and have been doing so for ages... STOP WATCHING NEW TOP GEAR VIDEOS IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM
oh thats the guy that played "friends"
same headroom and off road capability as an American SUV for 1/5 the weight 😂
Now i know where shell v power comes from....
Why did they waste the egg , they could have made an omelets for a whole village
where's the direction
there are testing facilities that have roads with difficulty progression
why did this car have a good suspension at its time; any diagrammes to show the ingenuity
Lives of chickens were not endangered during the making of this video.
Yeah. Right.
Weird on a count of the original cast hated this car.
lol I thought this was real top gear
Poor 2cv its impossible to clean up this mess.
No deal with a high pressure cleaner. 2CVs interior is ridged and won't take any damage
this is the only episode that i like
That's a very big basket of eggs...
They're pretty.
Video of the century! That just made it too funny! XD
TeknoStyle 555 no
Wish my Mercedes Smart Car could be converted to 2CV suspension. Then i would have the best of both worlds, amazing ride and the power of the Mitsubishi extremely peppy 3 cilinder engine. Mitsubishi makes the best reliable small engines and Citroen makes the best suspension.
The 2 CV has more horsepower (12) than Leblanc’s IQ digit!!!!!! Btw, does he (Leblanc) know he’s got a French name??’doubtful!!
James May has done this before already 😂
20 minutes for a single lap on nürburgring is not fun at all (GTPSP)
I would drive the heck out of that little thing.
Ce n’est pas qu’une voiture c’est un art de vivre !!!
If someone started building new ones I'd totally buy one. Legit I'm not joking.
best car ever