Citroën M35 Rotary 1969

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

With only 267 units produced between 1969 and 1971 and supplied only to loyal Citroën fans for testing and reviews rather than being sold, the M35 is one of the rarest city cars of all time. This is compounded by the fact that Citroën recalled most of the M35's to scrap rather than maintaining a costly servicing programme for the rotary power unit.

Said power unit is a 49 bhp 995cc single rotor built by Comotor that is longitudinally mounted and drives the front wheels. The M35's suspension is hydro-pneumatic and its performance has been compared to that of the Morris 1300.

Although it lacked reliability and wasn't particularly fast, a new rotary engined vehicle on GT can't be a bad thing...

 

[CostasDrifter]

A forgotten rare classic Citroen. How @Aero2000 missed this car...?

 

[JKgo]

...This is a Citroen?? It looks scary enough to give me nightmares for a while. But a Wankel-motored rarity (or should that be an Oddity?) is always welcome in my book.

 

[StarLight]

Never saw this car .... by the way, the guy left on photo 5 has a dirty face.

 

[Aero2000]

A forgotten rare classic Citroen. How @Aero2000 missed this car...?

Haha nah I haven't missed it, I was thinking about it Haha. But yeah , it have my vote

 

[StigBelcherStyl]

Citroen M35 Rotary, 1969

SPECIFICATIONS

PRODUCTION
• Country of Origin : France
• Production: 267 cars

ENGINE
• Engine: 995cc, 1-Rotor
• Power: 36.5 kw (49 hp)
• Torque: 68.6 N.m (50.5 lb.ft)
• Engine location: Front

PERFORMANCE
• 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) Time = 19.0 secs
• Top Speed = 144 km/h (89 mph)

DRIVETRAIN
• Layout Front engine, Front-wheel drive system
• 4 Speed Manual transmission

DIMENSIONS
• Weight: 815 kg (1796 lbs)
• Height: 1350 mm (53.1 inches)
• Wheelbase: 2400 mm (94.5 inches)