Details of Cars

Citroën Tubik: a nine-seat minivan that remembers the H Van

CITROEN

Citroën Tubik at the 2012 Paris motor show
The Tubik at the 2012 Paris motor show. Photo by Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The Citroën Tubik is a concept car presented at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was named and styled after the Citroën TUB and the Type H, and it is designed as a futuristic minivan.

Citroën Tubik at a glance

Citroën Tubik key facts
Maker Citroën, France
Type concept minivan
Shown Frankfurt Motor Show, 2011
Length 4.80 m
Width 2.08 m
Seats nine
Power Hybrid4 diesel hybrid, derived from the Peugeot 3008
Interior modular: the central bench becomes a bed or a work table
Exterior designer Lars Taubert
Interior designers Pascal Grappey and Guillaume Lemaitre

Based on one source (English Wikipedia); the article is short because the source is.

History of the Citroën Tubik

A name from the archives

The Tubik was named and styled after two Citroën commercial vehicles, the TUB and the Type H, which gives the concept a direct link to the company’s corrugated vans of the post-war years. In place of a box for cargo, the Tubik carries people: it seats nine in a modular interior, where the central bench seat can be transformed into a bed or a work table and the two front passenger seats tilt to face the rear passengers.

Citroën Tubik at the Conservatoire Citroën
The Tubik at the Conservatoire Citroën. Photo by Klaus Nahr from Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Hybrid4 power

The concept is powered by a diesel hybrid system called Hybrid4, derived from the Peugeot 3008. The exterior was designed by Lars Taubert, and the interior was developed by designers Pascal Grappey and Guillaume Lemaitre.

Design and features

  • Nine seats: a minivan layout in a 4.80 m long, 2.08 m wide body.
  • Modular interior: the centre bench turns into a bed or a work table.
  • Swivelling front seats: the passenger seats tilt to face the rear.
  • Hybrid4 diesel hybrid: the same system used in the Peugeot 3008.

Citroën Tubik versions

  • Tubik (2011): the single show car.

The Tubik takes its name from the H Van and the TUB, and it belongs with Citroën’s other design studies such as the Metropolis. More cars are in the Citroën collection.

Video: 2013 Citroen Tubik Concept – Exterior Walkarownd – 2012 Paris Auto Show

Video by AutoMotoTube on YouTube.

Sources

More from CITROEN