New Citroën 2CV Concept Revealed: €15,000 Target Price and a Launch by 2028

Citroën has revealed the 2 CV Concept, an electric reinvention of its 1948 original, and says the production car it previews will start at around €15,000 and join its range by 2028. That is all Citroën has said officially on price and timing. This is a concept, not a car you can order. Citroën has not published a battery size, range, power output, UK price or UK on-sale date, and it has not formally announced right-hand drive. Everything below was checked at 17:05 UTC (18:05 UK time) on Monday 12 October 2026.

What did Citroën reveal, and when?

Citroën revealed the 2 CV Concept at 17:00 GMT (18:00 UK time) on Sunday 11 October 2026, the day before the 2026 Paris Motor Show opened. The show runs from 12 to 18 October at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Monday 12 October was the press day, and on that day Citroën revealed a second study, a van called the 2CV Fourgonnette concept.

Citroën had already announced the comeback months earlier. Its chief executive, Xavier Chardon, confirmed it on 21 May 2026 at the Stellantis Investor Day in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with the line “The 2CV is back.” The October concept is the first full look at the car.

Citroën writes the name “2 CV”, with a space; most coverage, including our headline, uses 2CV. The original made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in 1948 and was built until 1990. That explains the “48/90/26” printed on the concept’s windscreen: the year the original launched, the year production ended and the year of the concept. Chardon says reinventing the car “isn’t about replicating a car from the past”.

How much will the new 2CV cost?

Citroën’s target starting price is around €15,000, and that is the only official price. It is a target in euros for the production car due by 2028. It is not a list price.

There is no UK price. UK outlets have converted the euro target into pounds at roughly £12,700 to £13,000: Auto Express and Classic & Sports Car give about £12,700, and Electrifying says roughly £13,000. These are currency conversions, not prices from Citroën UK. Citroën UK’s website promotes the concept, but it shows no price.

We are not going to guess a UK figure either. A sterling price would depend on the UK specification, exchange rates and decisions Citroën has not yet announced.

When will the new 2CV go on sale?

Citroën says the production model will “join the range by 2028”, and it has given no month and no UK date. Auto Express, in its own reporting, says the car will arrive in showrooms by the end of 2028. That date is Auto Express’s, not a Citroën quote.

You can’t order or reserve one. Citroën’s 2 CV concept website offers a sign-up to a fan community, not a reservation. Citroën UK’s homepage links to that website, not to a configurator or an order page.

What is confirmed about the new 2CV so far?

The concept is fully electric, 3.76 m long and kept below one tonne; for the production car, Citroën has given a target price of around €15,000, a weight target of about one tonne, European production and a 2028 timeframe. The concept’s own figures are not a production specification, so the table keeps the two apart.

The Ami is Citroën’s small two-seat electric quadricycle, and the C3 / ë-C3 is its supermini. Citroën’s reasoning on weight is that a lighter car can use a smaller, cheaper battery, and that is how it hopes to reach the price. Citroën has not given the battery size.

Some reports in May 2026 named Stellantis’s Pomigliano d’Arco plant in Italy as the factory. Citroën’s October material says only that the car will be built in Europe.

The car is designed around the EU’s proposed E-Car rules, which would create a category for small, affordable electric cars. Auto Express says those rules are still being negotiated. Citroën has not said what they would mean for a car sold in Britain.

Citroën’s official images and design notes are on its 2 CV concept page .

What details carry over from the original 2CV?

The concept borrows the original’s ideas more than its exact shape, and adds several deliberate nods to the 1948 car. The details reported by at least two outlets are:

• The front seat pulls out, like the original’s, so it can be used outside the car as a bench for a picnic.
• The horn and the start-up sound are tuned to sound like the original.
• The bumpers are separate from the bodywork, so each can be replaced on its own. Flat panels are meant to keep repairs simple.
• The windscreen carries the “48/90/26” markings.
• The car runs on Michelin tyres, and Michelin has developed what it calls a “digital twin” of the tyre to monitor its condition.
• Inside, there is no conventional dashboard, an 8-inch square touchscreen, a removable “Radioën” radio that also works as a portable speaker, a roll-back fabric roof, removable storage baskets, strap-style door handles and Citroën’s Advanced Comfort seats.

These are features of the concept. Citroën has not said which of them will reach the production car; Classic & Sports Car notes that this has not been confirmed. Auto Express says the separate bumpers are one feature Citroën wants to carry over to production.

The concept’s windows don’t open. Auto Express reports that the production car will get wind-down front windows and simple pop-out rear ones.

What has Citroën not announced yet?

Citroën has not announced the battery size, WLTP range, charging speed, motor power, platform, UK price or a UK on-sale date, and it has not formally announced right-hand drive. Buyers usually want these numbers first, and none of them is official yet. Auto Express says no technical specifications have been released.

You’ll see range and power figures in some coverage. They are estimates or speculation, and the outlets that published them label them that way. We are not repeating them as specifications. Until Citroën publishes a range figure, nobody can say how the new 2CV compares with the small electric cars already on sale in Britain.

Will the new 2CV be sold in the UK?

Citroën has not formally announced UK or Irish sales, a UK price or a UK date, but Top Gear reported in June 2026 that the car will be offered with right-hand drive. In that interview, published on 22 June 2026, Top Gear says the new 2CV will be offered in right-hand drive and quotes Chardon replying “Of course.” Electrifying says right-hand drive has “reportedly been considered from the outset”.

Neither is a formal announcement. Citroën’s October reveal material says nothing about right-hand drive, and Citroën UK’s homepage promotes the concept and links to its website without a UK price, specification or date. Promoting a concept is not the same as announcing a UK sale.

Can you see the 2 CV Concept at the Paris Motor Show?

Yes. The concept is being shown at the Paris Motor Show, which is open to the public from Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 October 2026. Citroën’s own 2 CV event page puts its stand in Hall 4, and the show’s exhibitor list gives Citroën as Stand A41 in Hall 4 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The show’s opening hours, in Paris time (one hour ahead of the UK), are:

On the two late evenings, the last admission is at 21:00.

What is the 2CV Fourgonnette concept?

The 2CV Fourgonnette concept is a van version of the same design, revealed on Monday 12 October, and Citroën says it “does not preview a future production model in the short term”. The name comes from the original 2CV’s commercial van. Citroën describes the new concept as reimagining mobility for professionals, but it has released no specifications or price. CompleteCar.ie reads Citroën’s statement as a sign that a production version is being considered. Citroën has made no commitment.

Sources

• Citroën: 2 CV concept, design and details
• Citroën: 2 CV concept at the 2026 Paris Motor Show
• Citroën UK homepage
• Mondial de l’Auto: practical information (dates, halls, opening hours)
• Mondial de l’Auto: exhibitor list (Citroën, Hall 4, Stand A41)
• Mondial de l’Auto: Citroën 2 CV électrique, tout ce qu’on sait (22 May 2026)
• Auto Express: New Citroen 2CV: retro-futuristic concept previews £13k EV (12 October 2026)
• Motor1: Citroën 2CV debuts with a €15,000 starting price
• CompleteCar.ie: Citroën 2 CV concept ramps up the cuteness
• CompleteCar.ie: Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette electric van concept revealed
• Electrifying: Citroën 2CV Concept preview
• designboom: Citroën revives the 2 CV as a compact electric concept
• Classic & Sports Car: New Citroën 2CV confirmed for 2028
• Top Gear: The new Citroen 2CV will be a small, sub-€15k ‘E-Car’ that’ll come to the UK (22 June 2026)
• EV Powered: New Citroën 2 CV Concept revealed (11 October 2026)
• EV Powered: Citroën 2CV to return in 2028 (22 May 2026)