Citroën · 1921–1926
Citroën Type B2
The Citroën B2 is the second model produced by Citroën. It is therefore the second European car to have been constructed according to modern mass production technologies. It was produced at André Citroën's factory in central Paris between May 1921 and July 1926.
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Predecessor: Citroën Type A · Successor: Citroën B10
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Specifications
- name
- Citroën Type B2 10CV
- Manufacturer
- Citroën
- Assembly
- Quai de Javel, Vaugirard, Paris, France
- Production
- 1921–1926, 89,841 produced
- Layout
- FR layout
- Body style
- 25 different bodies, but concentration was on relatively few, including:, "Torpedo", "Torpedo Sport", "Conduite Intérieure" (saloon/sedan), "Coupé De Ville" ("Town car"), Sport
- Engine
- Petrol/gasoline: 1,452cc Straight-4
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2830 mm
- Length
- 3940 mm
- Predecessor
- Citroën Type A
- Successor
- Citroën Type B10
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515127CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Type_B2CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1348245791 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citroen_B2_Torpedo_1921.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.