Paris — It took carpenter Michel Robillard more than 5,000 hours over five years to build a wooden copy of a vintage Citroen 2CV. On Sunday, he sold it for a whopping $224,440. The 2CV was first ...

Every now and then, a cliched automotive story that goes like “Top 10 French Cars That Changed Everything” pops up in my news feed. I usually roll my eyes and carry on scrolling, especially when the ...

Do you like pineapple on pizza? How about velcro instead of shoelaces? Wooden trim in cars? You’ve gotta like one of them! French carpenter Michel Robillard would likely opt for that last one, or ...

Some may dismiss it as nothing more than an old tin can. The BBC Top Gear programme's Jeremy Clarkson wrote it off as a "weedy, useless little engine". But enthusiasts like Xavier Audran who owns a ...

Over the past nine days, a few hundred of the best cyclists in the world have been racing their hearts out in the fields and mountains of France as they compete in the grueling Tour de France. The ...

Sixty years ago this year, a strange little vehicle appeared at the Paris car show. It looked like an upside-down pram with a corrugated bonnet and a canvas roof. It had no starter motor and one ...

And the French really hit the nail on the head with the Citroen 2CV, and not just because of its unique looks. Drive it and you'll notice its individual behaviour as it leans into the corner as much ...

The legendary Citroen 2CV is set to return as a 21st century electric car, the boss of the French firm has signalled. Citroen’s global chief executive Thierry Koskas said it will have the key virtues ...

I love a good people's car. Anything that's been ruthlessly engineered to be cheap, rugged and simple to get people moving gets me stoked. These include things like the Ford Model T, the Volkswagen ...

Citroen looks set to join the retro-electric bandwagon by bringing back its most famous model. The French manufacturer is reportedly in very early stages of working on a 21st century version of the ...

I shared a victorious glance with Charlie. “117 ... 123 ... 130 ...” Downhill, on a straight, windows clipped shut and the wind behind us, Team Dizzy had clocked ...

Citroen's 2CV cars tend to be associated with rural France. But for decades it has been the car of choice for taxi drivers more than 5,000 miles (8,000km) away on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar ...