Many will agree that the Renault 600, the Peugeot 205 and the Citroën C15 are the holy trinity of national automobiles. All of these vehicles had a great impact that still persists today in the collective imagination. The latter, the C15, now stands as a classic as it turns 40 on our roads. A redoubt of the most difficult Spain that the same is true for a torn one as for a torn one.
The C15 is a light van launched on the market by the French manufacturer in 1984. This model was produced exclusively in the Citroën plants in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in Mangualde (Portugal) and Vigo, which increased the popularity of this vehicle in Spain. Up to 1,181,471 units were manufactured over an unexpectedly long commercial life, as Citroën originally planned to replace it with the Berlingo. After 21 years, the last C15 left the olive city factory on December 5, 2005.
There are Citroën C15s with gasoline engines of 1124 and 1360 cubic centimeters of displacement, with a power of 60 and 75 HP respectively. There are also diesel engines that are, in fact, the same as the Peugeot 205, with 1769 cc and 60 HP. Despite the limitations, the current speed record for this van is 170 km/h reached by a C15 on the Algarve racetrack in 2018. It is a compact, robust van with 570 kilos of load capacity. , which the manufacturer did not hesitate to highlight in its launch advertising campaign.
The C15 is one of the cars that came out the hardest and there is plenty of evidence to corroborate this statement. The van owes its name to its maximum authorized load of 1.5 tons, which some have not hesitated to challenge. Others have dared to test the traction of this vehicle on all types of terrain such as snow, field or mud. Of course, it has nothing to envy a 4x4.
Without a doubt, the C15 has found one of its main target audiences in primary sector workers. And if not, tell this rancher who put no less than three calves in the trunk of this van. We already told you that it could support almost 600 kilos of load! If you don't believe it, watch this video that summarizes the main features of this Citroën classic: it is a spacious, comfortable car that shows that Renault Express users are just fans.
