Otto von Bismarck, the man who oversaw the unification of Germany in the late 19th century called politics “the art of the possible”. He’s saying that you might have grand lofty dreams, but you have to go with what’s actually possible to achieve. I’d argue that applies to many things in life, including car design. There’s always a compromise with a limited budget and limited time.That was never more true than with the Citroën Visa. Borne out of Citroën’s bankruptcy in the mid-1970s it was a modern car that was still clearly a Citroën, with all its innovative features. But just how did they produce such a competent car in such a short time?
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Dyane
http://www.citroenet.org.uk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Visa
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Visa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Ami
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_LNA
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_LN_et_LNA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oltcit_Club
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oltcit_Club
https://theamazoeffect.blogspot.com/2011/02/citroen-visa-lotus.html
https://rallygroupbshrine.org/the-cars/group-b-prototypes/citroen-competitions-visa-prototypes/
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Acadiane
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C15
https://web.archive.org/web/20150915160742/https://ranwhenparked.net/2013/02/03/sunday-classic-citroen-visa-gt-tonic/
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