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The Citroën Activa and Activa 2 were two
concept cars produced by the
French manufacturer
Citroën as a means to test and to showcase features intended
for future use in their production cars. Both were unveiled at
the
Paris Motor Show in
1988
and
1990 respectively. The name Activa was later used to
refer to the production Xantia fitted with Activa suspension.
Features
Among the features seen on the Activa models was
hydropneumatic active
suspension (known as the "Hydractive"
system). This married Citroën's famous hydropneumatic suspension
system to sophisticated
electronics, enabling the
handling of the car to automatically adapt to how it was
being driven as well as virtually eliminating body roll (one of
the main criticisms of Citroën's hydropneumatic system was the
amount of body roll). The
Hydractive system was soon to become available to the public
first in Citroën's
XM model, and later in more sophisticated form in the
Xantia Activa. The multi-function
heads-up display system featured in the Activa cars was also
incorporated in some XM models.
Activa 1
The Activa 1 also included four wheel
steering,
anti-lock brakes and
traction control, which were high-tech for the time, while
the Activa 2 featured a center console keypad instead of a gear
lever and a
navigation system.
Activa 2
The Activa 2 was considered for production, but it was
eventually decided that Citroën's image would make it too hard
to compete with prestigious marques such as
Mercedes-Benz and
Porsche in the luxury 2-seat
coupe
market.
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