Citroën Visa Super
The most powerful launch Visa mixed Citroën's quirky cockpit and soft ride with Peugeot's water-cooled 1.1-liter four-cylinder.
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More than a set of wheels.
Citroën introduced the Visa at the 1978 Paris motor show in three clear steps. Spécial and Club used Citroën's 652 cc air-cooled flat-twin, while the better-equipped Super used a 1,124 cc water-cooled four-cylinder shared with the Peugeot side of the company. The result was a compact five-door that still looked and felt unmistakably Citroën, especially through its one-spoke steering wheel and cylindrical control satellite, while gaining smoother four-cylinder performance.
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Citroën's launch palette included names such as Mimosa yellow, Geranium red, Vesuve metallic brown, Myosotis blue and Reinette green.
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Two engineering families in one launch range
The Visa arrived after Peugeot had taken control of Citroën, and its first range showed both companies' ideas at once. The Spécial and Club kept a Citroën air-cooled flat-twin, but the Super used a Peugeot-derived water-cooled four-cylinder. The body and unusual controls remained Citroën's own character rather than turning the car into a rebadged Peugeot 104.
Source: Stellantis Media · Forty years of the Citroën Visa ↗A small hatchback shaped around comfort
The Super paired front-wheel drive and a five-door body with long-travel independent suspension. At 3.69 metres long and about 800 kg in catalogue form, it stayed compact and light, but a 2.43-metre wheelbase helped make useful passenger room. The Super's equipment and four-cylinder engine made it the launch flagship, not a sports derivative.
Source: Citroën Cars Ltd · 1979 Visa brochure ↗Where these facts come from
- Stellantis Media · Citroën Visa heritage history
- Citroën Cars Ltd · 1979 Visa brochure
- Citroën Origins · Visa archive
- Automobile-Catalog · 1979 Visa Super
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed 2026-10-03.