page_title: Citroën Type A
section_title: The car
hierarchical_section_title: Citroën Type A / The car
caption_attribution_description: Herringbone double-helical bevel gears, Citroens patent (Autocar Handbook, Ninth edition).jpg
context_page_description: The Citroën Type A was produced from June 1919 to December 1921 in Paris, France. It was the first Citroën car made.
  24,093 were made.
context_section_description: Under the designation 10 HP Type A the car had a water-cooled 1327 cc four-cylinder engine and an output of 18 hp (13 kW). Its maximum speed was 65 km/h (40 mph). The chassis had inverted quarter elliptic springs at the front and double quarter elliptics at the rear. Braking was on the rear wheels only controlled by a hand lever with a foot pedal operated transmission brake.
  The chassis was made in two lengths and carried a variety of coachwork.  The long chassis was available as Torpedo (four-seat tourer), Torpedo Sport, Conduite Intérieure, Coupe de Ville and light truck and the short chassis with Torpedo (3-seat), Conduite Intérieure, Coupe de Ville and camionette (van). The shorter 2,550 mm (100.4 in) wheelbase chassis was available only on demand until the start of 1920 after which the option was withdrawn in order to maximize standardization and derive the resulting cost and efficiency benefits. 
  The final drive used a bevel gear with herringbone teeth, whose shape was the inspiration for the Citroën double chevron logo.
caption: Final drive transmission of the Citroën Type A
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