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Visa 1000 Pistes
Four-wheel-drive Group B homologation Visa built by Heuliez.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 200 Built
- Years
- 1984
- Engine
- Not yet verified
- Power
- 83.5 kW / 114 PSFactory: 112 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Visa 1000 Pistes was Citroën's first four-wheel-drive car and, according to the source, the first French production car with all four wheels driven. It was built as a homologation special for the small-capacity Group B class and sold only in France.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes (Wikimedia Commons: Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes)
Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes (Wikimedia Commons: Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes)
Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes (Wikimedia Commons: Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes)
Photo: Lebubu93 · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionroad cars for homologation (+20 Evolution) | 2001,2 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
After the Visa Trophée and Visa Chrono, Citroën's motorsport department gave the Visa all-wheel drive. A prototype won its class at the 1983 Rallye Milles Pistes, which gave the car its name. Citroën riveted wheel-arch extensions to the 3.72 m shell to reach a width of 1.53 m and lowered the car to 1.41 m in height. Group B rules required 200 road cars, and a further 20 Evolution cars were added.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Visa 1000 Pistes.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Two Weber twin carburettors1 Independently researched |
| Power | 83.5 kW / 114 PSFactory: 112 hp · converted1 Independently researchedRating: manufacturerThe Artcurial lot also gives 112 hp (one translation line misprints 122) but calls the engine 1.4 L; Secret Classics calls it 1.6 L. Displacement left out because the two cached sources disagree. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | 131 NmFactory: 131 Nm1 Independently researched |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | All four wheels1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | 3.72 mFactory: 3.72 m1 Independently researched |
| Width | 1.53 mFactory: 1.53 m1 Independently researched |
| Height | 1.41 mFactory: 1.41 m1 Independently researched |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
The car was painted white with red and blue trim stripes and round double headlights, and instead of the usual logo it carried a double chevron, an X and a second double chevron as an allusion to 4x4. Riveted-on wheel-arch extensions widen it to 1.53 m.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes Level B Secret Classics
- 200 road-legal examples were produced for homologation
- two Weber twin carburetors
- produced 112 hp and 131 Nm of torque in the road version
- 112 hp and 131 Nm of torque in the road version
- first French production car to have all four wheels driven
- 3.72-meter body-in-white
- overall width of 1.53 meters
- came to just 1.41 meters in height
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2
L'Automobile Sportive – Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes guide Level B
- 200 road cars for homologation (+20 Evolution)
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