Why we E-Mehari should hate

Posted on 09-12-2015 at 19:07 by perry_snijders – 90 Comments”

For decades we have Citroën massively to the down whining that the Méhari had to go back home. Now that it is, we must make the new Méhari hate and hard: it’s everything a Citroën should not be.

On 16 may 1968 showed Citroën’s Méhari for the first time to the public at large. Cool car, nice competitor for the then popular buggies also, and also easy to make on the basis of a Dyane 6. In the lead-time of nearly twenty years, knew Citroën thick 140.000 to wear off. Although it was a bit of a strange ‘duck’ in the bite, but he was in any case based on a real Citroën.

Now that is a true Citroën’ a vague concept, but in this case you can literally take: the Méhari was based on a different model of Citroën. The new E-Mehari on the other hand is a slightly converted version of the Bolloré Bluesummer. That has a few external characteristics of the original Méhari and that should be enough to veerbollen-fanboys the money out of the pockets.

Although… Veerbollen-fanboys? That walk to the E-Mehari over. Just like everyone else that something has understood the brand Citroën. The brand is known for advanced models. To quirky technique. To create innovative solutions. From the Traction Avant to the Duck, from the DS to the C4 Cactus, of veerbollen to the SM, where you only should keep it because Cruyff had one.

And now we have all in our hands to clap for a purchased elektrokarretje with a range that with a little bad luck even a hundred kilometers, in combination with a top speed of 110; for such values would be an electric car many years ago should be ashamed. An ugly car that Citroën a hand-hot retro-sauce has gotten so ‘ie if you are watching a very small bit away from the original Méhari. However, it is nothing, and Citroen knows this too. In a mood of rare cynicism showed, the brand namely a while back the Cactus M Concept. At the headquarters of Citroën, they had then already long figured out that they E-Mehari on the market would bring, but they wanted us yet don’t what a new Méhari also was unable to.

A luck at a misfortune is that the E-Mehari a strandauto. Then you are – partly due to the short range – in the near if you are the only right note: the thing to the bottom of the sea drive.

Gallery: Ford E-Mehari

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