2CV

The Citroën 2CV was a front-wheel drive economy car produced by Citroën from 1948 to 1990. It was conceived by Pierre Boulanger to help motorize farmers in rural France and featured innovative engineering, straightforward bodywork, and minimal fuel consumption. The car was designed to cross a freshly ploughed field with a basket of eggs without breaking them, and it had a long-travel suspension system that gave a very soft ride. Over 3.8 million 2CVs were produced, making it the world's first front-wheel drive car to become a million seller. The 2CV platform spawned many variants, including delivery vans and other models, with a total of over 9 million units manufactured. The car was praised for its ingenuity, originality, and rational design.learn more on wikipedia