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Citroën is bringing back the 2CV, initially as a concept car – electric and, surprisingly, completely unfazed by the rest of the motoring world. A look at a small car that harks back to a very old idea. And at the fact that sometimes, less is decidedly sexy.

A first look at new cars, old longings, Chinese ambition, French charm and perhaps the most important question at the Paris Motor Show: Who still knows how to turn a means of transport into an object of desire? Or, to put it another way: just how much is the motoring world still in love with itself?

Here in Germany we have the Beetle, the Italians have the Cinquecento and the British have the MINI. And the French? Their national automotive icon is the Citroën 2CV, better known in these parts as the ‘Duck’. And if the French carmaker has its way, there’ll soon be an electric reimagining of it – the Neo-Duck. What might it look like? We’ll find out at the Paris Motor Show next week. Until then, we’ll be flicking through the latest issue of ramp #71, in which we’ve dedicated a short story to this cult car.