1972 Citroen SM Drive

[@tjittekamminga5170]

iconic car, the summon of modernismo!

[@sydbarret1973]

What a beautiful dash…. Still looks somewhat modern

[@jenniferkovac820]

Incredible to think that the entire car - dash design and all - was conceived more than 50 years ago!

[@jourwalis-8875]

"Somewhat"? It´s the most modern looking car in the whole world!

[@silkdestroyer]

@@jourwalis-8875 No stupid 'infotainment' screens, no steering wheel festooned with God knows what. Everything you need, nicely laid out.

[@Racedoc]

No doubt it’s was beyond it’s time.

[@shtupidmate]

@@JonasRosenven did he stutter?

[@eugeneviollet-le-duc5971]

La plus extraordinaire voiture du monde…!

[@paulhunter123]

thank you so much for sharing this video of an amazing car i will never get to drive in my life

[@autosnob]

Glad you enjoyed it! Check out more amazing content at autosnob.net

[@silkdestroyer]

Never say 'never'. It has been my dream car for 40 years. It hasn't mattered to me what amazing cars have appeared since then, it has always been an SM for me. And now I have one, fitted with a Merak SS engine. If you live anywhere near Co. Durham, England, come and see me, and have a drive!

[@SavetheSheep]

@@silkdestroyer You are awesome.

[@pdterre5496]

Lovely car. Love that crisp V6 sound and really miss our Xantia V6 Break.

[@arrowXY]

The engine really sounds great 😊

[@jenniferkovac820]

Thank you! It's a properly snarly unit that never lets you forget it's happy to do its work.

[@neriozulberti1492]

It's Maserati😃

[@guillaumegenest3648]

Le chic et la puissance Citroën, une des meilleures voitures au monde ! Vive la France ! ❤️

[@antonmk1244]

Best car in the world, to me.

[@gentle285]

I love this car.. hidropneumatic suspension, V6 engine, gorgeous styling..

[@sevesellors2831]

Fabulous car like all the classic big Citroens ahead of its time. Great review many thanks.

[@valentinexristov8915]

What a great car. Please some more videos with it, Mike! :)

[@autosnob]

Thank you! Please subscribe and check back.

[@chrispark4310]

That Maserati engine sounds real good!

[@andrewp4172]

Lovely sound. And magic carpet ride....

[@soundseeker63]

Car is 50 years old yet the interior STILL looks modern and cool! Gotta love that throaty V6 growl too.... who needs a stereo with THAT soundtrack? Modern cars just don't have this much character!

[@autosnob]

The only time I ever turned on the radio was on a 8 hour haul to VIR. By hour 6 you need something to breakup the monotony.

[@RUfromthe40s]

the only car i didn´t had but wanted one

[@charlescherry1733]

The engine sound is FANTASTIC - I cannot believe that it’s a V6 (they usually, to my ear, sound like bolts in a washing machine or artificially autonomous “engines;” I guess it’s the spell of the Italian’s that can make a V6 actually sing - Garcia, Maserati! ❤

[@Brooksvw100]

To me, driving it sounded like an aircraft. Not that I ever flew but, it just struck me that way.

[@silkdestroyer]

@@Brooksvw100 They always sound a bit lumpy at tick over, but glorious under acceleration.

[@ExAnimoPortugal]

This really is an exotic car in every way.

[@boringpolitician]

"Father, I have sinned. In the last 10 minutes or so I've been feeling a lot of envy..."

[@nygelmiller5293]

To boring politician I'M SURE THE LORD WOULD UNDERSTAND! HE'S PROBABLY ENVIOUS TOO!

[@nygelmiller5293]

Is this Wankel Rotary powered?

[@fartknockers]

@@nygelmiller5293 No it has a Maserati V6 engine

[@philGood3598]

Magnifique 🇫🇷

[@gerardocruz8946]

Looks like it's floating. Nice sound!

[@AlexBuiuc]

Francais Creature of 1972❤

[@box4859]

Nice video about a dashboard.

[@jamesgudgeon4868]

Wonderful! 1:39

[@southerndiy1]

Spectacular car.

[@christopherdunbar394]

Steering wheel 🛞 looking like early airbags

[@autosnob]

It does! Even the passenger glovebox looks like it should have an airbag. But no SM ever got airbags.

[@johnmoulton9728]

Fantastic thank you

[@RUfromthe40s]

normally the ones i knew that had this car ,they never complain about any problem with it ,i at the time had already bought two cars and when this was available for sale i couldn´t aford it but later when looking for one in second hand i couldn´t find one for sale , so the problems with it ,i´m not aware of them , just remenber driving one and feeling it was better than most of the confortable cars at the time that were the DS ,rolls royce or mercedes , cadillac also but doesn´t count due to their gasoline comsumption ,if there were a cadilac turbo-diesel i would have bought one, mercedes didn´t release any form of the C1 (the sportive model ,that in some time they were discussing of releasing it with a turbo diesel engine ,but it never came out none of them just available to be seen in auto-shows as the classic that never was)this still remains as one of the cars that got away, there were other confortable cars but none with the quality of the ones i refer

[@jamesgudgeon4868]

Imagine a 6 spd manual Gearbox 7:32

[@autosnob]

Even at 80MPH, the SM is only turning 3K RPMs putting you right in the meat of the power band. But, yes, a 6 speed would make a perfect car even more perfect!

[@laurentthevret6091]

La Diva.

[@LesleyStoddard]

Citroen should of changed the steering rack gearing to make it less sensitive. I know people say you get used to it. You shouldn't have to. Probably lost alot of sales because of that. Scared alot of people off.

[@autosnob]

But then it wouldn't have been half as interesting as it is today.

[@famousutopias]

It didn’t take me any time to get used to it. Rather, it was a revelation and immediately everything else seemed crude in comparison. It’s when Citroen dumbed everything down for focus groups that there was no point to them any more.

[@silkdestroyer]

@@famousutopias I spent 2 days driving mine back to the UK from Sweden. After I got it home it went straight into storage and I got my 2002 Mercedes CLK 320 out. Now, I love the Merc, and it's V6 is definitely smoother, but on driving off in the Merc after having spent 2 days in the SM, I thought that there was something wrong with the Merc's steering! It felt 'dead' compared to the SM. It may take a little while to get used to the SM, but believe me, it is worth it.

[@jourwalis-8875]

You should always drive in the normal height mode, when driving on a normal highway!

[@NicoBakkernes-m4h]

Citroen sm mooie auto ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

[@jakubkrcma]

❤

[@christeal7863]

Would be nice to see above the dashboard............

[@R.J.MacReady31]

IT'S UNBELIEVEBLE THAT THIS DASHBOARD WAS DESIGNED IN LATE '60S !!!!

[@rondegroot1508]

camera a fraction too low

[@pascalkrzeminski7341]

Agree , we don't see the road.

[@autosnob]

iPhone15 fixes that now in my latest videos.

[@jourwalis-8875]

A pity that you just see the sky and the treetops. Don´t really get any road or speed feeling!

[@pascalkrzeminski7341]

Agree

[@johnmoulton9728]

You could show us the car

[@autosnob]

Check out the other SM videos on my channel

[@Cannlos]

Is it a v6?

[@autosnob]

Yes sir, 2.7L Maserati V6 with triple Weber carbs

[@anrikoci3572]

This is a super car the engine dhe gear the dash everythink. Why citroen makes shitty cars now

[@pascalkrzeminski7341]

Good question

[@flexigoat7778]

Citroen went bankrupt because of this car and the upcoming CX. Then it was taken over by Peugeot and went downhill since then. The C6 from 2002 still had an elegant look and kept the hydraulic suspension until 2017. I don't care about other models, including the gimmicky "DS" rebrand.

[@silkdestroyer]

Because 'Citroen' don't really exist any more.

[@silkdestroyer]

@@flexigoat7778 Not stricyly true that this car bankrupted Citroen. There is a lot more to the story, including rotary engines!

[@dmer-zy3rb]

european cadillac eldorado! and propably sounds better than one!

[@spg3331]

Lovely car, how do find non ethanol fuel?

[@autosnob]

www.pure-gas.org

[@silkdestroyer]

Sadly can't get it here in the UK. Best we get is E5. Ethanol in petrol is just another green con.