Citroën: 2CV as chariot for Asterix and Obelix
PASST With Asterix, Obelix and Citroën's 2CV, three French icons come together. Asterix is small, but unbeatable thanks to magic potion and good ideas. Obelix appreciates this and the 2CV.
In "Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom", the Gauls once again fight against a supposedly unbeatable Roman superiority. But the outcome is well known: In the end, the Gaulish village celebrates with lots of roast boar, and Troubadix is once again not allowed to sing.
Now it's debatable why the filmmakers let the two inseparable friends travel to the Middle Kingdom, but after all, the 2CV also made it as far as Asia in its prime. Like the two brave Gauls, the little Citroën has become part of France's cultural heritage.
Song of praise for the chariot Döschwo
In February next year, the film will be released in France, and a little later the rest of the world will be able to follow the adventure. For the outing, the brand's designers created a chariot, pulled of course by two horses (2CV). Within three months, the Citroën design team developed and built the chariot.
Chief designer Pierre Leclercq: "The meeting of these two legends of French culture is exceptional and there was a closeness, sincerity and mutual respect between the teams of Citroën and them from the beginning. We were offered this opportunity to build a concept dispute car from scratch. The result is an ode to the 2CV."
Reinterpretation of the iconic mobile
The film creatives created a reinterpretation of the 2CV with a suspension made of wild boar stomachs and headlights made of Gallic helmets illuminated by fireflies. Recycled shields bearing the brand's double angle serve as wheels. In the film, the chariot is made by the village blacksmith Céautomatix, who explains to Obelix the most important innovations for a comfortable journey before setting off for China. When Caesar's army finally reaches the Middle Kingdom, the legionnaires are greeted by a billboard advertising "the best car of the age". And that, of course, is the 2CV from Gaul, pulled by two horses.
The film journey to China also recalls the legendary Croisière Jaune, which took Citroën half-track vehicles from Beirut to Beijing in 1931 and 1932.
