Five French cars with flair you can buy on carsales
Vive la France! Celebrate Le 14 Juillet, better known as Bastille Day with these five French cars that are full of flair and available to buy on carsales.Bastille Day is the national day of France, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year. It is formally known as Fête nationale (the National Celebration) and also called by just the date, Le 14 Juillet.
France's national day is the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, a turning point of the French Revolution where the people took back the power from the first and second estates of France. A year after this event, a national celebration day was created known as Fête de la Fédération which celebrated the unity of the French people on 14th July 1790.
France and it's car brands are unique in that their ownership is partially held by the national government and that through interesting and unique business structures are among the biggest car making groups in the world.
As today is the 14th of July, we thought we would put together a list of five French cars with flair you can find on carsales to celebrate the unique, iconic and out there design and engineering of one of Europe’s most well-known automotive nations.
Alpine A110
A re-imagining of a French classic, the modern Alpine A110 launched in 2018 as a rear-mid engine sports coupe which takes elements of its original 1960s and 1970s past and mixes it with its Renault connections of the 2010s. The new version takes a lot of its beautiful design cues from the original A110, which we would have definitely added to our top five list, except its not available on carsales. The A110 is a limited series run model with less than 100 available to Aussies each year, so in true French form it is quite a niche player down under.
Citroen 2CV
The 2CV would have to be up there as among one of the most well known icons of all French cars, let alone European cars of all time. Launched in 1948, it was designed for those living on farms and rural areas as the country was replacing horses with cheap motorised transport outside of the main cities.
Citroen tasked its designers and engineers to create a car that could carry four passengers plus 50kg of cargo at speed over rough surfaces such as paddocks and cobble-stone roads, while also being very cheap to purchase and run. The car finally ended production in 1988 so with such a long run, it was mission accomplished for the.
Find your own Citroen 2CV here on carsales.
And see our list of Top five Citroen cars to invest in here
Peugeot RCZ
You don't naturally see Peugeot and sports car in the same sentence too often but the RCZ of the 2010s certainly changed that. What was essentially a French take on the German Audi TT, the RCZ had the classic pug look with some interesting styling such as the double bubble roof and rear window. The RCZ was originally planned be be a simple concept car but after receiving considerable praise for the deign, Peugeot decided to put the RCZ into production, keeping most of the original concept's design.
Find your own Peugeot RCZ here on carsales.
And see our list of Top five Peugeot cars to invest in here
Renault Megane RS
The Megane RS has become a cult classic in hot hatch circles, and with strong Formula 1 connections it is easy to see why. The first Megane RS surfaced in 2004 and since then, has shown off an array of performance packed versions with iconic yellow paint, big spoilers, wheel arches and high-output engines packed into a small hatchback.
Find your own Renault Megane RS here on carsales.
And see our list of Top five Renault cars to invest in here
Citroen DS3
The small and quirky DS3 was designed to go head to head with MINI and the Fiat 500, to capture the imaginations of those who lived the big city life. While it never really took off here, the DS3 still brought its A-game full of quality materials, bright colours, interesting design cues as well as an efficient tiny engine. In Europe, DS has been spun off into its own stand-alone brand aiming to be the French Mercedes-Benz, with a twist, naturally.
Find your own Citroen DS3 here on carsales.
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