Editing Citroën 2CV (section)

== Performance ==

In relation to the 2CV's performance and acceleration, it was joked that it went "from 0–60 km/h in one day".<ref name=beeb /> The original 1948 model that produced {{cvt|9|hp-metric|kW|disp=flip}}{{sfnp|Reynolds|2006|p=}}{{page needed|date=October 2016}} had a {{cvt|0–40|km/h|mph|0}} time of 42.4 seconds and a top speed of {{cvt|64|km/h|mph|0}}, far below the speeds necessary for North American highways or the German Autobahns of the day. The top speed increased with engine size to {{cvt|80|km/h|0}} in 1955, {{cvt|84|km/h|0}} in 1962, {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} in 1970, and {{convert|115|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} in 1981.<ref name="conceptcarz" />

The last evolution of the 2CV engine was the [[Citroën Visa]] flat-twin, a 652&nbsp;cc featuring electronic ignition. Citroën never sold this engine in the 2CV, but some enthusiasts have converted their 2CVs to 652 engines,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_atypes/tuning_652conversion.html |title=Cats Citroën Net A-type 652 Conversion |publisher=Cats-citroen.net |access-date=13 October 2012 |archive-date=26 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226155713/http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_atypes/tuning_652conversion.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> or even transplanted [[Citroën GS]] or GSA flat-four engines and gearboxes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_atypes/tuning_4cyl.html |title=Cats Citroën Net A-type Tuning |publisher=Cats-citroen.net |access-date=13 October 2012 |archive-date=10 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410044808/http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_atypes/tuning_4cyl.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the mid-1980s [[Car (magazine)|''Car'' magazine editor]] Steve Cropley ran and reported on a turbocharged 602&nbsp;cc 2CV that was developed by engineer Richard Wilsher.<ref name="The Car's the Star – Citroen 2cv" />{{unreliable source?|date=October 2016}}<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/triggerscarstuff/sets/72157623651674058/with/4445254217/ |title=Escargot Flambé 1988; the life and times of a 2CV turbo|journal=Car|date=May 1988|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref>