Citroën DS, the miracle of travelling (HD)

One of the most magnificient cars of the last century was taken for a review by the Totalcar magazine. If you ever want to know, what it is like to be in close contact with a goddess. Here it is. Review maded by OMG Visuals and Steve Valyi.

[@Kookanoodles]

In my mind this is still, and always will be, the most gorgeous car ever made.

[@namelesske]

I think to this day this is the best high budget and most well produced video by Istvan "Pista" Valyi

[@Wolfmanl33tify]

Wow.. I love how you not only capture the essence of the car, but also show how amazingly Budapest really is... I love Budapest and Hungary so freaking much - Swedish car freak

[@01d0ne]

She's so beautiful I almost cried.

[@SquareoftheyearFM]

The cinematography on this video is superb!

[@RicciDerStinker]

That probably is the finest video I have ever seen depicting the most beautiful car ever built even if you might have made some mistakes ;).

[@OnePaintedMan]

Bought mine last year - 1970 DS21 Pallas EFi , semi- automatic, RHD in Vert Argent (Metallic Green). It is spectacular. I adore it.

[@ausy2010]

The best car ever made and the spirit lives forever. The best video about DS ever made with so much passion. Respect.

[@brunorodas79]

Congratulations for this fabulous short movie of the greatest car ever made , thank you.

[@camilledumange4609]

Totally agree!!. Citroën 1955-74 IN-SU-PE-RA-BLE

[@Dirk-is7er]

What an exceptional video you posted here. Only possible when you truly love the DS. Gonna watch it again and a few times more I guess ✌🏻

[@jackpontiac52]

61 years later and this car is Still Ahead of the others !

[@saudibert5626]

2021 Still ! 😃

[@jackpontiac52]

@@saudibert5626 Can you imagine the same DS-19/21 with Modern Technology . Fuel Injection plus Electronics controlling the suspension for better cornering, etc?

[@saudibert5626]

@@jackpontiac52 It would be awesome and with a turbo engine !

[@jackpontiac52]

@@saudibert5626 YUP !

[@MrOhighway]

View of car at minute 9:32 is stunning.

[@mtm1988]

great video, great car, it's good to watch someone who knows what he's talking about, a very rare thing for the auto-journals these days...

[@munawarazad413]

there are more unique features which he did not cover,,, Changing tire is unique, no use of jack,, can drive on one rear wheel removed,,,brake paddle travel just 1 1/2 to 2 inches,,,,,with no force,,, steering return force increasing with speed,,, single wiper blade,,, car always maintain same level,,,,, empty or loaded... height adjustment,,,, I had driven car with front left blown tire in full control and realized by the time all side wall had gone,,,

[@johntechwriter]

I grew up with these big Citroen sedans, and have owned one in adult life. This video is as good as you're going to find in KZbin about what makes the DS series special. In my retirement years I drive a supercharged Jaguar sedan. But my heart remains stuck in France with these frog-faced beauties. Maybe because during my formative years my Dad, a country doctor, owned a succession of DS sedans that could brave Canadian winters when Jeep Cherokees would not dare to venture out. He used to take me with him on house calls. As I found out later, a DS21 would happily cruise at 100 mph or with just a few less mph deliver 30 mpg. And it rode-LITERALLY-like a cloud. The DS can't be compared with other cars, it's just not fair. My fellow boomers will understand when I quote Vitas Gerulaitis about being beaten by Bjorn Borg: “I was playing tennis. He was playing something else.”

[@munawarazad413]

I had model nest to this,,the CX Pallas with all those features,,but diffrent transmission the C Matic Manul 3 speed gearbox without a clucth paddle,, a unique combination for comfort I was lucky to have 2 such cars at a time in Dubai,,,,, used for 7 years,,

[@Pete762]

one of the greatest cars ever built

[@truthseeker8483]

It makes 2019 cars look pathetic in comparison..lacking vision and engineering excellence

[@bobelaviador]

the best french car or perhaps of the world ever made

[@martinnolan4800]

It’s definitely the coolest! By a “country mile”. Especially the later 60’s versions.

[@marwiesi]

Wonderful ! Thank you very much! Brings back so many wonderful memories! Even though driving a C5 V6 and a C6 the feeling of sitting in a DS is one of a kind! Best car ever!

[@reinerhildebrand5915]

Ich dachte immer, Citroen DS sei ein Thema, das cinematografisch endgültig bearbeitet sei. Aber dieser Film erreicht eine neue Stufe der Liebeserklärungen, auf dem künstlerischen Niveau des Autos selbst! Mein großes Kompliment für dieses Kunstwerk nach Ungarn (wer hätte das gerade von dort erwartet) von einem Liebhaber aus Deutschland (ID 19, D-Super, ID 20 Break, DS 21 Pallas, CX 2200 D, GTI, 2500 TD Break, XM Exclusive, C6 2,7).

[@Sanpedranoazul]

My family had one of those since I can remember back in the 80s, it was such a pleasure to look at.

[@FinchBug]

I had one once. The beauty of traveling indeed!

[@eddysecula9351]

Super vidé, bravo La Citroën ds la voiture française par excellence, j'étais enfant et émerveillé devant cette voiture,les docteurs notaire haut fonctionnaire roulé avec cette voiture exceptionnel pour son époque, pour moi toujours dans l'ère du temps

[@asiersanz8941]

To me, the nicest car ever made

[@Yogi_Ratava]

Wow. This was too good. It's now my goal in life to buy a DS.

[@tedodera1764]

its a masterpiece made with so much passion

[@munawarazad413]

some reporter have rightly said,,, You must drive a Citroen once in life time,

[@johntechwriter]

Some goddesses are best worshipped from afar.

[@camilledumange4609]

Me too

[@fr-tigerfangs7039]

Nice overview of the car. Yours, in this royal blue color, is truly beautiful. At times, your pictures clearly show how stable the bodywork is: it literally floats through the holes in the road without so much as shaking!! Thanks for posting this.

[@hamdani2307]

Very nice one....good pictures, background and music! Bravo! I have a 1969 DS 21 in Jakarta.

[@unojayc]

Superb!

[@mehrshadvr4]

One of the coolest car ever made.

[@horseunknown]

This is pretty much the best video clip about the DS I have ever seen. The very soul of this vintage car and its heart-wrenching beauty are brought out just exceptionally well. Even the few minor mistakes about technical details don't matter at all - this video is about a thing of beauty and in this respect it's close to perfect .

[@hervedupont6955]

Même en 2019 le dessin de cette voiture est toujours d'actualité vraiment en avance sur son temps . DS forever .

[@atatexan]

Excellent video captures the eath-shattering magic of the DS.

[@coldwarmotors]

Fantastic video, beautifully done! I have a DS 21 Break (same colour, too!), and I can vouch for the car's capabilities... both on the road and as a traffic-stopper everywhere it goes... Keep up the great work!

[@malcolmgay2206]

Such a passionate natural story Thank you for sharing

[@callumhardy5098]

The greatest car ever built!

[@camilledumange4609]

or Citroën Sm??

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

It STILL looks like a car from the future.

[@istvankozma4477]

Szeretnénk még sok ilyet látni Pista!Művészi munka!

[@rgion29247616]

Fantastic video. Thank you for the English sub-titles. I sure could enjoy what you were saying about your beautiful Citroen DS. Excellent driving scenes to experience in a way what you were extolling about this fabulous car. Wonderful video!!!!

[@datwentythree641]

fantastic page about DS history..facebook.com/pages/Culture-DS/797448893655012

[@njsimca]

Without a doubt, the finest car ever made. Brava!!

[@iivaridark6850]

Yes, it's a mighty fine car - and you even do not have to pump the gaspedal with start to have suspension to act - if the pump is ok it just rises steady after a small time, a few seconds... The engine is so quiet you almost don't hear it idling, no tincking noises of valvetrain and high pitch whines like today is the norm even in new cars. Just loved it, had one in my youth...

[@JakobKsGarage]

It only has disc brakes in the front, but cleverly placed at the gearbox. The rear are drums.

[@DigitalBathInAZ]

Any time I ever see a Citroen, which is very rare these days, I always hear one of Erik Satie's Gymnopedies playing in my head!

[@Heimrik01]

You mean everytime you see a DS cause there are plenty of citroën everywhere !

[@DigitalBathInAZ]

@@Heimrik01 Negative, my friend. I live in North America. They are not exported to us.

[@toniomineo]

What an amazing car, I'd love to own one someday..

[@COCOTEIER]

What a beauty! My dad had the same one, same colour inside ans outside.

[@j.c.arenes6162]

Excellent video. You have captured the essence of their tremendous engineering marvel, that is both mechanical, and emotional. Well done.

[@milancreativeworks5623]

-zseniális videó. kb évente 1x megnézem :)

[@AmbroseB1900]

Excellent video showcasing possibly the best car ever! Why did Citroen not continue with swivelling lights and hydropneumatic suspension which was so good it was used under licence by Rolls Royce. My dad had an ID20 nearly 50 years ago and I was totally amazed by it. It still has a futuristic look about it. Thank you for presenting this.

[@MrIvanserra]

this car its a dream

[@anastasiabeaudry3399]

Awesome video dedicated to the Citroen DS! It really makes you appreciate it's rare eccentricity :)

[@fleurenplastique]

Beautiful video, beautiful car! Bravo.

[@toyotaprius79]

That was incredibly beautiful.

[@guillaumeromain6694]

Great work! Greak car, and great City! I love it all

[@RWDY]

Beautiful car and some very nice video work!

[@hywibowo8618]

Best car and best DS video ever.. Thank you ❤️

[@keyser414]

True words.

[@nomebear]

I love these cars.

[@MrOhighway]

What's the music from minute 8:40 to the end?

[@sepo4671]

A wonderfull car and a wonderful video. Really, camera and music choise... felt like a little vacation for me.

[@lemster101]

You guys make truly enjoyable videos to watch. It's a shame I have to rely on the subtitles, otherwise it would be perfect. The person responsible for all the images and the way it looks deserves a raise. You guys make truly natural and very nice to watch videos. Keep up the great work!

[@Totalcarmagazinecom]

Thank you. We're looking forward to make more films with english subs, even older ones. And maybe - one day - you will be surprised with something we can't tell now :)

[@junk4dimeji]

No other video clip(including that of Top Gear) does the DS this much justice. Great job guys!

[@gordonbradley3241]

My favourite ever ! E-type second !

[@ApostolosZabakas]

Excellent video. Lovely car. A true goddess. Thanks

[@carlesmiquel]

Absolutely fantastic! The best car I've ever had... I utterly miss my ID 19!

[@johntechwriter]

I miss my D-Special!

[@dmhsa]

Beautiful car, but why do all these feature films depict the facelift model instead of the original single headlamp version? By the way, the DS does not have 4 wheel disc brakes,

[@Alexei_12.28]

Супер. Про гидроподвеску отдельная тема, но то что уже в 1955 году французы уже делали поворачивающиеся фары это меня очень поразило и удивило, молодцы.

[@sipe12]

Thank you for amazing video.

[@Totalcarmagazinecom]

Thanks for that. We forward it to the owner. Notice, that this car is in everyday use. It's not a garage-sleeper. And this thing made is really-really respectable.

[@adam1othman]

it was the first production car with discs... it only had two in the front

[@craigkeller1966]

Yes please dp - because the rest of us who would like to own the epitome of a DS would prefer to buy it instead. A properly set and maintained BVH gearbox is a joy to drive.

[@davemajor1884]

Loved this What a car!!!

[@theresiatuwahatu9221]

Superb car and video..

[@antonioliguori9906]

DS l'auto più bella di sempre !!!

[@thierrysf]

Nice to know there are real Citroen amateurs even in countries such as Hungary with no domestic automobile industry.

[@zagyex]

For the "no automobile industry" I would mention that the 120 years old IKARUS was the worlds 4th largest Bus manufacturer in the 70's and 80's. Of all the buses worldwide, the Ikarus 260 was one of the most produced. 2/3 of the worlds articulated buses were done by IKARUS in the 80's. Of course with many other industries in Hungary and else in Eastern Europe, after opening the fragile economy to western market it was bought by competition, namely the French Irisbus and killed off.

[@alphasigmasezon8597]

Um marco da indústria automobilística

[@martinda7446]

Super film...all except some mention of first front wheel drive...Of course there were many before this or Traction Avant, including the first ever car!

[@frederic4969]

Szép és jó munkát. Szép videó. Szép tisztelgés a Citroën DS. Azt hogy a videó a mi francia oldalon. bravó

[@alphasigmasezon8597]

A framework of the automotive industry

[@leventebagdi2205]

Gyönyörű !!! Mennyit kóstálhat egy ilyen restaurált darab ? Honnan szereznek hezzá alkatrészt ?

[@ViktoreHD]

Szerintem 10ezer eurotól, xy összegig. Felújitják őket,vagy esetleg használt jó állapotú.

[@craigkeller1966]

You are correct in that the fluids are not compatible - but the hydraulic spheres on earlier models were black - not the fluid. It is only on later models (late 1966 onwards) that the fluid and spheres were all green.

[@zagyex]

@Nicholas Scarff The ds was first produced in 1955, 2 yrs before that Jaguar...

[@nelsongonzalez711]

The best car ever!

[@alain8747]

C'est une voiture française et le gars parle l'espagnol et traduction anglaise .La traduction en Français aurait été plus courtoise et polie.

[@barenstil5525]

beautiful video

[@mik7713]

Very nice !

[@zsolth.2874]

Ilyen teszteket csináljatok Pista!

[@Totalcarmagazinecom]

This car deserves it

[@TheMrStavros]

very nice work ,bravo my friend ;)

[@abcman3000]

Great vid guys. Keep 'em comming !

[@dixy2k]

Amazing design of an old car which left it's fingerprint on future design. See Tesla's front end in comparison to the DS.

[@pedroteixeira1822]

O Mais Emblemático e Belo Carro Construido

[@nasina07]

Fantastic Car...I had two!!But design whas of Bertoni!!!!

[@zagyex]

+nasina07 The looks were done by Bertoni and facelift Opron, the construction by Lefevebre, the hydraulics by Magés.

[@bman3800bman3800]

Great video friend... Very well put together.

[@ravscin]

Dear >Totalcarmagazine> 1:56 the first mass produced front wheel drive car was STOEWER V5 designed 1930 and manufactured in Szczecin PL(Stettin DE) from 1931 to 1932 in 2,1 thousand egz . So please do make a short actualization of Your narration.

[@rugaferenc]

Kései példányok már a nem szerelhetővel jöttek. Pontosan nem tudom, mikor volt a váltás. Videó ettől még zseniális :)

[@sambking]

Fine film making.

[@travisatteberry5112]

I really enjoyed the video, lovely car. By chance, could you tell us the name of the songs played in the video?

[@Totalcarmagazinecom]

Thank you!

[@AtomicAdi99]

Too Bad How People or Should I say the most of the car Companies Turned Greedy & we don't Get to see A Car Like this at a Reasonable Price.. Love DS

[@Ilovefotz]

absolutely great car, but it should be on Michelins (XAS then XVS after 1973) - the car was designed to run on them! John from Australia

[@zagyex]

+Ilovefotz A set of those is about 1000€, cca nearly 2 times the average monthly net wage in the country where the video was taken. Just sayin.

[@JOEWOLCHAK1]

never rode in one, but sure would like to try.

[@zagyex]

@John K "a french BMW" Thanks God it is nothing like a BMW...

I think, the guys using DSLR cams, D5, D7.