The longitudinally mounted rotary engine had a nominal capacity of 498 cc delivering 49 bhp (37 kW; 50 PS) and 50 lb⋅ft (68 N⋅m) of torque.[1] According to factory figures the car had a performance roughly on a level with that of a Morris 1300.[2] It could accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 19 seconds, 10 seconds faster than an Ami 8, and reach a top speed of about 90 mph (140 km/h). The M35 also used a larger 11-gallon (43-liter) fuel tank to improve range, as the fuel tank in the standard Ami 8 was deemed too small. The engine was so smooth running that Citroën fitted an audible alarm that went off as the car approached its redline of 7,000 rpm.[3] The engine was supplied by a company formed in 1967 by NSU and Citroën called Comotor.
The M35 was an experimental vehicle and was not officially sold - rather it was supplied to loyal Citroën customers to get their comments on the usability of the design. Due to its experimental status, each car featured a banner at the bottom of the rear window which read in French “This Citroën M35 prototype fitted with a rotary piston engine is undergoing long term testing at the hands of a Citroën customer.”. Many aspects of the M35 made it to regular production. The rotary engine was deemed satisfactory and a dual rotor version of it was used in the GS Birotor in 1974; the gearbox used in the M35 was the GS 1015's gearbox (albeit with a normal shift pattern); certain suspension parts found their way into the GS line when it was introduced in 1970 and the seats that reclined just above the waist were found in none other than the SM.[4][5]
citroën, other, uses, disambiguation, coupé, derived, from, equipped, with, wankel, engine, hydropneumatic, suspension, bodies, were, produced, heuliez, from, 1969, 1971, overviewmanufacturercitroënproduction1969, 1971267, producedbody, chassisclasssuperminibo. For other uses see M35 disambiguation The Citroen M35 was a coupe derived from the Ami 8 and equipped with a Wankel engine and a hydropneumatic suspension The bodies were produced by Heuliez from 1969 to 1971 Citroen M35OverviewManufacturerCitroenProduction1969 1971267 producedBody and chassisClassSuperminiBody style2 door coupeLayoutFF layoutRelatedAmi 8PowertrainEngineComotor 498 ccsingle rotorChronologySuccessorCitroen LNACitroen M35The longitudinally mounted rotary engine had a nominal capacity of 498 cc delivering 49 bhp 37 kW 50 PS and 50 lb ft 68 N m of torque 1 According to factory figures the car had a performance roughly on a level with that of a Morris 1300 2 It could accelerate from 0 to 62 mph 100 km h in 19 seconds 10 seconds faster than an Ami 8 and reach a top speed of about 90 mph 140 km h The M35 also used a larger 11 gallon 43 liter fuel tank to improve range as the fuel tank in the standard Ami 8 was deemed too small The engine was so smooth running that Citroen fitted an audible alarm that went off as the car approached its redline of 7 000 rpm 3 The engine was supplied by a company formed in 1967 by NSU and Citroen called Comotor The M35 was an experimental vehicle and was not officially sold rather it was supplied to loyal Citroen customers to get their comments on the usability of the design Due to its experimental status each car featured a banner at the bottom of the rear window which read in French This Citroen M35 prototype fitted with a rotary piston engine is undergoing long term testing at the hands of a Citroen customer Many aspects of the M35 made it to regular production The rotary engine was deemed satisfactory and a dual rotor version of it was used in the GS Birotor in 1974 the gearbox used in the M35 was the GS 1015 s gearbox albeit with a normal shift pattern certain suspension parts found their way into the GS line when it was introduced in 1970 and the seats that reclined just above the waist were found in none other than the SM 4 5 References Edit 1971 Citroen M35 www classicdriver com Retrieved 2018 09 05 News Citroen Wankel engined coupe Motor 6 December 1969 p 53 Concept Car of the Week Citroen M35 Car Design News Retrieved 2018 09 05 Ronan Glon Citroen M35 Archived from the original on 2012 03 26 Retrieved 2011 06 18 A look at the Wankel powered Citroen M35 Ran When Parked 2014 09 30 Retrieved 2018 09 05 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Citroen M35 Citroen M35 M35 at Citroenet nbsp This article about a classic post war automobile produced between 1945 and 1975 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Citroen M35 amp oldid 1150980892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
