A fine white Citroen always makes my day, and this one even more. This is a relatively rare Citroen Fukang 2008, a sporty variant of the Citroen Fukang AXC, only offered in the year 2008.
The Fukang name was used for the China-made variant of the Citroen ZX (wiki), which was manufactured in France from 1991 until 1998.
Production in China started in 1994 at the Dongfeng-PSA joint venture. In 2003 the Fukang name was dropped in favor of C-Elysee, and production continued (2010 model) until 2013 when the ZX was finally replaced by the all-new Citroen C-Elysee.
The Fukang 2008 was only available in silver or gold. Although sporty and called ‘2008’, it had nothing to do with the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, at least not officially😎.
The Fukang 2008 came with loads of sporty and special goodies. Here they are: Fukang 2008 badges on the front doors, sporty five spoke Monaco alloys, white-red rear lights, a four-sensor reversing radar, an extra fancy radio-CD system, Citroen badges on the door sills, a leather handbrake grip, beige upholstery on the doors, sporty fabric seats, a shiny gear knob, and electric windows.
The Monaco.
You can clearly see how the Fukang 2008 radio unit doesn’t really match with the rest of the interior. But is was special! The air vents above the radio are painted in silver.
Chinese cars double as storage places. This fine Citroen was loaded with bags and boxes.
The Fukang 2008 was available with two four-cylinder petrol engines: a 1.4 with 74hp and 110nm, and with a 1.6 16v with 104hp and 142nm. The 1.4 was mated to a five-speed manual, and the 1.6 to a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic.
The 2008 was equipped with the famous Citroen developed ‘passive rear wheel steering’, using specially designed compliance bushes in the rear suspension for a very basic rear-wheel steering system.
Price for all this pretty started at 62.800 yuan and ended at 85.800 yuan.
I just love the look of these badges, in black in a specially designed ‘handwritten’ font.
Atop: Fukang AXC. Below: 16v for the 1.6 liter 16-valve engine.
Dongfeng-PSA makes Citroen and Peugeot cars. The Citroen’s are branded as Dongfeng Citroen, as seen here, and the Peugeot’s as Dongfeng Peugeot.
The right light needs to be replaced, but otherwise a fine looking car. They are very cheap now second hand, so get one while you can: one day the Citroen Fukang 2008 will become a valuable collectible. One day…
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