CITROEN , c'est la 2CV avant le déclenchement de la seconde guerre , un design incroyable pour l'époque , ce fut aussi la TRACTION , ensuite , en 1955 , la DS , un ovni pour l'époque , la SM , un extraterrestre !! la CX , la GS , SM , la C5 et le navire amiral , la C6 , un paquebot qui se conduit comme un ROLLS ROYCE , mais il y a eu la ZX , la XANTIA ACTIVA V6 qui est la seule voiture au monde a viré à plat !! grâce à des vérins qui poussaient la caisse

Affordability is one thing, that eases with time, but the other problem that only gets worse, is maintenance. This car would be impossible to maintain in the US, and likely veey expensive to insure.

this is CLASS

This is Technolgie Porno

I used to drive a silver SM (ODP 591M) back in the late 70s in the West End of London. It's wonderful to drive and a real head turner. My all time favourite car.

The gentleman seems to be a bit cramped into the foot space

Ugly car

Man... I do miss big Citroëns. This, the DS, the CX and even more recent cars like the XM or C6 were just so... French ... and different.

I've only ever seen this car in silver and/or possibly bronze. But looks absolutely stunning in dark blue! 👍👍

Imo Citroën should have put the initial V8 in it and should have offered an automatic. This V6 could have been used in a top level DS and later CX. Sadly the oil crisis of 1973 spoiler the fun.

Lucky man .

It has everything. Style, pace, awesome innovative engineering, and it's even practical too. Pity it's so damned complicated if anything were to go wrong.

C est simple si elle rebondit c est que les sphère hydraulique sont fatiguer très simple à changer vue qu elle passe la majorité à l arrêt alors que c est un avion pour la route ❤

Stunning car and a stunning colour too. Its classy and brilliant. Amazing what Citroen achived with this at the time.

Yeah! I also had a Citroën SM as a model, even behind the Iron Curtain! 😃👍 It was not a matchbox-sized car but a bigger one with more details in gold metallic (10 cm or 4" and heavy). I liked this model even before knowing that this car existed in reality. When I was a kid it was just a precious toy. Maybe I will drive it one day? 😉

Wow. This clip has "old Top Gear" written all over it!

I love the color of your SM !!

A great review, Kevin. You're the kind of dapper gent I can see behind the wheel of something Avant Garde like the SM on a daily basis.

I think this may be my favorite car of all time. I think they should give it to you!

Excellent, inspiring review! Well done!

Beautiful front....like it was designed by Gerry Anderson.

In my young days, driving through Morocco through Atlas Mountains at steady 50MPH when a fleet of Police outsiders at huge speed in front of bright red Citroën SM driven by King of Morocco flashed past, pushing us off the road. Wow...hugely impressive. Very desirable car

Currently resurrecting my late father's 71 +2s. Absolutely can not wait to get behind the wheel and enjoy it. Childhood dream of mine to do so. In the meantime videos like these will have to do!!

What a shame it''s not yellow.

Sadly soon all gas cars will be illegal in USA and EU!

NON DIMENTICATE ,CHE IL CUORE E MASERATI ITALIA. FERRARI , E LAMBORGHINI MIURA.

when we use lees force on brake pedal and get more power while stopping the car,why dont we get same results from engine with less input to engine and more power output from engine.Secondly I suggest a powerful fan 16 inch with a powerful electric motor fixed on top of car ppushing the air backwards which will give atleast 5 % push to moving car.Experiment be done with two cars ruuning for 1 km one without fan on car top and the other having fan on its top.I think the car having electric fan on its top will cover more distance than the other car.But this can be economical on moving on highways.

Thanks for a very incisive lesson in ICE vs BEV fun. Your insight on adaptability is the key. Thanks. Larry Dishman in Allen, TX USA

Wonderful video ❤

An elegant man driving an elegant car. I am glad you achieved your dream. I remember when the car came out in Canada and the reason why it failed was the Americans killed it in the sense they basically blocked its entrance to the North American market.

I drive large commercial trucks for a living (a ‘99 MX-5 for fun!) and the regenerative braking effect of the EV reminds of how the engine brake feels in the truck, which retards combustion within the engine, helping to slow the entire vehicle. This can be used to drive the truck with a certain ebb and flow that you described quite well. Great video.

Great video, I'm very lucky to have one and i totally agree with you.😊

Like to seen run at night see them lites work

I have the same Gorgitoys model of the Citroen SM. It is still my favorite toy car.

The shape is still beautiful and the Cx is better than anything on the road today. The hydropneumatic suspension is unequalled, Could the car be produced today for around $50,000? I'd be first in line.

A gorgeous car

simplement magnifique, Quelle voiture !

If the Citroen DS was cool, this is even better!!! Very good video. Greetings from Spain❤💛❤

Lovely photography and description, Kevin, as always!

Wonderful video of an absolute dream car! You really understand it and explain it excellently. thanks!

Fantastic review, 1st video of yours I have seen and instantly subscribed. Look forward to watching more of your content Sir. Extra points for the hat too 👌

The Citroën SM went to my favorite car ever in just half a year. My dad got me completely into Citroën over the last 2 years. I was already aware of Citroën before because he drives them and had a few Xantias because they were cheap to get. But in 2021 he got a C6, which really started my curiosity in Citroën, first the C6 only though. But last year I got totally sucked into the Citroën addiction and got a super nice Citroën C6 as my first car, which is not only a rarity but supposidly also the last ever C6 build with the 2,2 4 cylinder engine. Now I am waiting to be done with my apprenticeship to earn some Real money so I can get some. More Citroëns with hydropneumatic. First I wanna get something for daily driving, probably a third gen C5. But I also got a CX and BX on my list. I would love to get an SM, but the cost of getting one and the difficult and expensive maintenance makes it unattractive for me to get one of those beauties. But I won't 100% cross that option out. Who knows, maybe I will get the money for one some day.

Lovely. I was 13 yrs old, when I saw the SM at the Los Angeles Auto Expo. I was blown away. I ended up owning one for 15 yrs, as well as a DS Pallas & DS Safari. Part of their failure was the ’73 oil crisis. You can likely add their price and (in the U.S.) poor dealer service support

The covered headlights are warmed by air from the radiator thru ducts in order to keep the glass from fogging up. Wonderful car, when it is running,which in my experience is not often enough.

Fabulous

Great video by ZebraDigital and excellent reviews and commentary by Kevin. Loved my Mazda MX-5 NC and loving my MX-5 ND even more. Looking forward to an electric MX-5 in future !

Yes they do take the fun out of driving

Fab a different perspective

People who whine about electric cars not being fun, never sat in actual new petrol car. With all CO2 limiters, Automatic transmissions. Take 911 turbo S for example. Car is quick, but that's all. It has vacuum cleaner sound, choked engine, automatic gearbox that you don't even feel. This "fun" you talk about is LONG GONE. Your standard road car that you use to commute is ALREADY MOST BORING peace of shit you can imagine. EV makes actual purpose of a car to take you from point A to point B miles better than your regular boring rattling Diesel. On top of it EVs are INSANELY quick where you actually need it. On the stop line and when you try to pass someone. On top of that... All those "fun drivers" cause accidents and take innocent people lives, by driving carelessly.

Great video as always, electric do take away the fun of driving, I drive petrol and electric karts and you don't get the sensation of the noise, vibrations and simplicity of the petrol.