Citroen CX 2200 group 2 (1975)
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Development chain 1970: Citroen DS21 1973: Citroen DS23 1974: Citroen CX2200 1977: Citroen CX2400 GTi |
Specifications
| Group/Class | 2 | Homologation number: 1667 and 5598 |
| Years active | 1976 | Homologation start: 1/4/1975 and 1/7/1975 Homologation end: 1/7/1975 and 31/12/1981 |
| Engine | ||
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| Type | straight 4cyl, 4 stroke | located front transverse, 30o forward inclined |
| Capacity | 2175 cc | WRC: 2175 cc |
| Bore x Stroke (mm) | 90.0 x 85.5 | |
| Compression ratio | 9.0:1 | |
| Output power - torgue | 112 HP @ 5500 rpm 165 HP / 5500 rpm |
17 kgm @ 3500 rpm 21.9 kgm (215 Nm) / 3500 rpm |
| Main bearings | forged steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings 64 mm diameter, big end bearings journal diameter 53.5mm | connecting rod length between centers 160 mm, big end bearing tunnel diameter 57.7mm, aluminium alloy piston with 64.85mm compression height |
| Materials | block: cast iron | cylinderhead: cross flow aluminium alloy with hemispherical combustion chambers |
| Cams/valves | overhead valves with pushrods and rockers (OHV), chain driven camshaft | 2 valves/cyl. - 8 valves total, 49mm inlet valve diameter, 39 mm exhaust valve diameter. 1 coil spring per valve |
| Aspiration | natural, 1 x Weber 34DMTR28 twin choke carburetor | |
| Ignition | electronic, firing order 1-3-4-2, 12V battery | |
| Cooling system | jacketed watercooled with pump, radiator, 304 mm diameter-5 blades (group 2: 10 blades) fan and thermostat | 10.6 lt |
| Lubrication system | wet sump | 5.8 lt |
| Transmission | ||
| Type | front wheel drive | 4 speed manual gearbox |
| Gearbox ratios | 1st: 3.166/1 (38/12) 2nd: 1.833/1 (33/18) 3rd: 1.133/1 (34/30) 4th: 0.80/1 (28/35) R: 3.154/1 (41/13) |
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| Diffrential ratio | 4.77/1 (62/13) | helical gears front differential |
| Clutch | dry single disk 235 mm diameter | |
| Chassis-body | ||
| Type | steel monocoque mounted on twin longeron main frame Citroen MA Type MC chassis with roll-cage. 4 door saloon steel bodyshell with steel bumbers | |
| Front suspension | upper and lower transverse arms with anti-dive geometry, hydropneumatic spring/damper units, anti-roll bar | |
| Rear suspension | trailing arms, hydropneumatic spring/damper units, anti-roll bar | |
| Steering system | rack and pinion with hydraulic servo assistance | 4.5 turns lock to lock |
| Brakes | front ventilated disks 260mm diameter with 2 piston calipers 42mm diameter, rear solid disks 234mm diameter with 2 piston calipers 30mm diameter | dual circuit with vacuum servo |
| Dimensions | ||
| length: 4.660 m (183.5 in) | width: 1.730 m (68.1 in) | height: 1.360 m (53.5 in) |
| wheelbase: 2.845 m (112.0 in) | front track: 1.474 m (58.0 in) | rear track: 1.360 m (53.5 in) |
| Rims - tires | steel rims 5.5" x 14" | front 185-R14 tires, rear 175-R14 tires, 185-R15 |
| Weight | 1230 kg | |
| Fuel tank | 68 lt | |
Results in WRC
Races
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| Entry | Rally event | |||||||||||||||
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| Driver Codriver |
Team | MC | SVE Entry list |
POR | KEN | GRE | MAR | FIN | S.R | TdC | RAC | |||||
| Jean-Paul Luc G. Michel/ Christian de Roux |
dnf | dnf | ||||||||||||||
| Jean Deschazeaux Jean Plassard |
4th | |||||||||||||||
| Total points () |
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Others starts/finishes | 3/1 | 1/0 | 1/1 | 1/0 | ||||||||||||
Article from Autocar, 31/8/1974
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Steering system
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