Strangest & Funkiest Automotive Interiors: The 1974-91 Citroen CX is Bizarre!

Check out this ultra funky interior from the Citroen CX, produced from 1974-1991.

[@HelpingHand-ic4wt]

I called France one day in the early 80s to the Citroen headquarters. Today, that would be a non-event, but back then international calls were kind of pricey. I spoke with a very helpful woman in customer service and my year of Francais was not nearly enough, she graciously switched to English. I asked if I could be sent some literature, whatever was handy for a look at the current year models. A couple of weeks later, I received two mailing envelopes stuffed full of brochures and technical data sheets, repair guides, it was way more than I asked for and I was delighted!

[@josephgaviota]

That's a great story! Nowadays they'd just send you a URL, and you're on your own.

[@marko7843]

That reminds me of Polaroid in their glory days, before digital cameras put them out of business... Besides their very thorough instruction manuals, and a list of service centers all over the world, I still remember a person on the 800 number named Sue Gagnon who was so very helpful to me, and had been with the company for 30 years and actually took one of the prototype SX-70 cameras on her honeymoon to give the results back to Dr Land... Sighhhhh

[@HelpingHand-ic4wt]

@@marko7843 Hmm.. the mind races thinking about that.

[@marko7843]

@@HelpingHand-ic4wt Oh yeah, I forgot about the OTHER possibilities of instant photography... you dirty so and so. 😉 (But she was just trying to optimize the film chemistry and flash bars.)

[@Doctorj63]

@@marko7843 I had a tuna fish sandwich with the wrapper loose.

[@gregharvie3896]

Hi from Sydney, Australia. One of my friends left the corporate world in his late fifties, to start his own specialist consulting business, in prior days he'd had whatever brand of company car given to him, and he hated most of them this was in the early 1990's. Possibly having to spend reasonable time behind the wheel in rural New South Wales he was determined he was going to drive something he would enjoy. Not a huge amount of Citroen CX's came to Australia. But this is what he wanted, and after searching for a while he found a long wheelbase Prestige it was a one elderly owner immaculate car. At one point I went with him to an antiquarian book sale and auction in a large country town the car was so cosseting, possibly the most comfortable car I've ever been in, on very bad roads it was like a hovercraft just gliding over bumps and broken surfaces like they were not there. He drove it all the years near 3 decades until his recent passing as a 90-year-old. Exceptional cars.

[@Low760]

There's more than we realise around but they are rare.

[@dosgos]

These ride so smoothly. Seats are like parlour sofas and the interior is huge. They are quirky but had some space-age tech.

[@mspysu79]

They rode so smoothly and were so well planted to the road that the BBC used the DS as traveling camera cars. Here is how that setup worked, 3KW generator being towed behind, A driver in the front seat, (right-hand drive), and a videotape recorder in the passenger seat. In the back there were two engineers in the back seat (watching 3 monitors and adjusting camera settings, and on top of the car was an additional frame over the roof that a person could stand on when the car was still, but attached to the middle of the frame was a mini camera crane which could extend out over the front of the car, with a camera operator in the care seat behind the camera, and then the camera a 210 pound EMI 2001 was mounted to the crane, the car would then go down the road, with the camera operator following the action and a small microwave transmitter with its antenna on top of the car would relay the signal back to the studio. They did use the car once to follow a 747 down the runway at 80 mph down a runway at Heathrow Airport, for a videotaped segment. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4KkanmfprCWqposi=PiZbKKXzIA8yaA3R

[@Flies2FLL]

Excellent video! My spouse had a Citroen Xantia when she lived in Brussels. I remember riding in that car up cobblestone streets with Belgian pavers that were so rough that I slowed my 1980 Jetta down to 15 mph because I was concerned that parts of the car might simply fly right off. Her Citroen would go flying up that street at 30 mph and you felt nothing! You heard a little roar from the tires, but that's it. Amazing! I will say that the hydraulic power brakes on the Citroen were very touchy. You just barely put pressure on the pedal for a normal stop, it took a little getting used to. The 767 that I fly for a living has a similar system with 3000 PSI, but is much easier to modulate than on the Citroen.

[@lagonda77]

Hey amazing to see the CX featured on your channel. I am the proud owner of a first gen CX Prestige. The interior (except the quality of some materials and assembly) is amazing as is the ride. The exterior of the car now looks even more amazing than in the 70's-80's. It looks from another planet compared to today's "cars". Cheers from Switzerland

[@DSP1968]

I've always found Citroens strangely fascinating. And I agree, this car has a very crazy interior! I really liked the red version.

[@josephgaviota]

In the '70s, I remember stories about their "green blood" that ran everything. I don't know if that hydraulic fluid they used was green or not, but it was very intriguing to us as teens. [edit: fix one word]

[@danielulz1640]

​@@josephgaviotayes, it was green vegetable based oil.

[@Wiencourager]

Some of the wilder Virgil Exner era intereors on Chrysler products are pretty wild, like the 1960 Dodge, and the Chrysler Astro Dome. Iove Citroens and had a 1959 DS in college. That had a pretty funky dash as well. Had the car for weeks before i figured out how you’re supposed to start the engine, I had been putting a wrench across the starter relay under the hood. You turn the key on then move the little gear lever beyond reverse to crank the engine.

[@josephgaviota]

As a boy, I loved going to my dad's auto garage at night, with the shop lights off, and I'd sit in the various cars, switch to "parking lights" so the dash would light up. Some of those Chryslers had GREAT lighting and colors! Wow, you just triggered a 60-year-old flashback !

[@mattwhaley9917]

Love these interiors! So many little quirky details to drool over. The one spoke steering wheel is just mesmerizing to me, so cool.

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

I can hear management in the design phase: "It's not crazy enough. Back to the drawing board." My favorite French car is the Citroen C6. Completely outrageous.

[@mrspandel5737]

The CX was technically a body on frame car, as its unibody was mounted to a separate full length non-self supporting "chassis" consisting of two longitudinal members and three crossmembers that supported the entire driveline and suspension mounts. The result was exceptional rigidity for the time and arguably the best ride of any Citroën.

[@bobroberts2371]

In the USA, GM had long used a perimeter frame where the body added strength to the center of the frame.

[@postmodernrecycler]

These always remind me of old French movies. Every character takes a cab ride in these.

[@voxclamantisexnihilo]

I am sure you know this already but maybe worth mentioning, the pods are a sort of safety measure in that you can do nearly everything without taking your hands off the wheel, and the non-canceling turn signals were thought to be safer by the designer as well. Also maybe worth mentioning that American and some European cars were commonly fitted with drum speedometers from the 1910s to the early 1930s, so there is an early precedent too.

[@SummitHill79]

Then, there is that one guy who has been circling the world to the left for the past 45 years.

[@CarsandCats]

And the "Idiot Light of All Time Award" goes to "STOP BRAKE FAILURE".

[@bobroberts2371]

And the dash display award goes to Mercedes for the SBC braking system. This is a brake by wire system with emergency backup. The system has a limited number of applications before a yellow service warning appears. If this is ignored, a red do not drive screen appears and the car is limited to limp in engine power.

[@chevycamaro78]

That CX dash has more lights than a Christmas tree!

[@rponiarski]

Horns in different places were pretty common back in the day. Both my 1971 Triumph Stag and my 1978 MGB have the horn on the end of the left column stalk. Actually fairly conveniente all things considered...

[@Low760]

Horn on stalks are easier than steering wheel.

[@robtyman4281]

Yea, I agree. It was very common in most cars back in the 60's right through to the late 80's for the horn to be on the end of a stalk, rather than on the actual steering wheel itself. The latter only started becoming common from the early 90's onwards.

[@gulfstream7235]

@@robtyman4281 Japs were doing it way before then...

[@Kizzle001]

Awesome thanks for the 2nd video this weekend!

[@johnplovanich9564]

Another great video Adam.I love you are branching out and are reporting on cars from different companies foreign and domestic. The Citroën and Saabs are truly unique vehicles. It's very 😎 on the Citroën due to weight distribution and pneumatic suspension it can run on 3 tires .The rolling gouges of course harken to the Toronado,but also the Edsel as well.Take care and cheers from Eulethra.

[@Jag-leaper]

I see your CX...and I raise you a FIAT MULTIPLA

[@SturbokSensei]

You just have to ride in one of these, a DS, SM or a C6 to really appreciate how unbelievably comfortable they are. Nothing else comes close. Once you drive or are driven in one even the modern air suspensions with lasers and stuff will feel like a huge step backwards. People keep saying it's like a magic carpet ride and i always thought that was just some gimmicky saying, but it surely was not. My grandfather purchased a Citroen C6 and i loaned it from him every single chance i got. When a friend from the states was visiting that was the car that even she had to admit was just something else, after listening to her frown upon european cars for the last week. It was a shame the 2.7 Jaguar co-developed diesel V6 was a problematic powerplant which eventually let go forcing my grandfather to spend time on the side of the road. At the age he was then it was such an unpleasant and scary experience to have an engine fail during driving that he lost trust in the car and sold it, even though an insurance paid for a used engine with less miles on it to be installed. Shame, but i have such great memories of it. It had so many weird things about it and it was okay for it to be weird. Nowadays nothing is allowed to be weird.

[@Low760]

Ford developed, not Jaguar.

[@SturbokSensei]

​@@Low760 you're right sorry for the mistake, i think i've seen it on so many Jaguars it has hazed my memory but yea, definitely the Ford developed one. I did hear that the facelifts used a 3.0 litre variant of it which at least then was supposed to be "improved", but didn't end up looking too much into if that would have been a more reliable choice. The DW10 4-cylinder diesel or the petrol V6 is what i keep looking for if they are for sale, but they are rare cars...

[@marko7843]

I just said the same thing on another post: a modern Mercedes air suspension is not as good or reliable as what Citroën has made.

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

As an owner of a C5X, the Citroën Advanced Comfort Active Suspension, which combines Progressive Hydraulic Cushions with active suspension control. The vehicle adapts the suspension of each wheel to be softer or firmer depending on the conditions encountered comes very close to the original hydro-pneumatics.

[@gabrielv.3029]

Hi Adam, how good to learn that you are Citroën CX fan. I came to your channel some years ago as a Cadillac Brougham 5,7 1990 driver, and I now own a CX. If you come to Europe, stop by Paris and have a CX ride! so much to tell about this car (and the Cadillac :D). I used to live in Germany and at high autobahn speed the CX is incredibly safe, I understand why it has plenty of German addicts!

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

The yellow headlights are a great idea. I wish there were regulations here in the States that considered the blinding of oncoming traffic. I can't drive at night anymore because the headlights of oncoming cars have gotten so bright. It seems that all regulations for modern vehicles only pertain to the occupants of the vehicle and anyone outside the vehicle is not considered at all. This seems very apparent when you look at modern pickup trucks and large SUVs. But even smaller vehicles have blindingly bright headlights that are directly in my line of sight in my older sedan. Something needs to be done about this. And many other things regarding modern vehicles. They're only safe if you're in them. To everyone else, they're a danger

[@Low760]

They only have to meet one criteria about light and they will throw light everywhere else.

[@billmalec]

If you have problems with headlights you most likely have cataracts. Go get your eyes looked at. Yes I'm an eye doctor

[@friedjohn]

I couldn't agree more, but I think we are fighting a losing battle. I first drove in France around 1980 and loved the way I was never blinded (in the cities you were even required to use parking lights only). Funny thing: your eyes are wonderful intruments that adjust so you can see just as well by dim(-mer) lights when you are not blinded. But since then I feel it has been an "arms-race" of cars getting brighter and brighter lights and now I have to run bright LED-lights on my bicycle just to be seen

[@horseathalt7308]

@@friedjohn These LED headlamps can actually damage your retina if you look at them long enough! They are very dangerous. Whenever possible look away from these lights, not directly into them.

[@daveshongkongchinachannel]

As a kid I had a few enjoyable days being driven around in one of the early models. It certainly left an impression on me and I recall noting how you could turn the wheel with just one finger. I also noticed the brake pedal which was lower than the clutch and accelerator and the brakes were both powerful and sensitive. The seats were comfortable and the ride was amazing. What a wonderful and unique car and I feel so lucky that I had that experience back when these cars were still new.

[@ericwhitehead6451]

Such cool cars, I've always liked Citroen's and there used to be quite a few running around the Seattle area when I was a kid in the 70's/80's, mostly DS's and a few 2CV's. Those CX's are very nice looking cars.

[@ciaran_socal]

Citroën experimented with these “control pods” for several years, including the GS, CX and Visa. Notice how many warning lights there were already! Also true on the SM and DS. The big red STOP warning was always paired with another red warning light, meaning that this warning could NOT be ignored. Things like coolant, or engine temperature, charging, low oil etc. Later on, post Y2K, Citroën experimented with fixed controls on the center of the steering wheel, such as in some Picasso models, and some Citroën C5 models. In these cases, multiple controls were in the center of the wheel, but when the steering wheel was turned, the entire center hub remained stationary. They also experimented with remote climate controls placed near the side vents of the driver and passenger, rather than in the center console. Peugeot, Citroën and Renault have all used little control pods behind the steering wheel to control audio functions and sources, or in the case of the first two, the cruise control and speed limiter.

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

I love older Citroen cars. Full of character, especially the 2cv!

[@commodorenut4238]

Great video Adam - I like the variety. Not only do you show a lot of US stuff we Aussies never knew existed, but you also branch out into other makes like this. When you made the comment about nobody copies Citroen, I thought you may like to know what GM (Holden) Australia did in the 80s - their designers were heavily "inspired" by Citroen. The 1980-1985 WB Holden Statesman & Caprice luxury sedans (Australia's own Cadillac), the 1980-1983 Holden Commodore SL/E and 1984-1988 Holden Calais (both were the top-luxury spec Commodore) got a single spoke steering wheel fitted to them, that was heavily inspired by Citroen, and this was noted incessantly in the media coverage. Aussies did it right though - the whole face of the vertical spoke became the horn pad, and it was only broken up by a small badge denoting the trim level (SL/E) the Statesman wreath, or just a Holden logo, depending on the model & year. But it didn't stop there. The 1986-1988 VL Commodore took the pods idea with "fingertip control" for the wipers and washers (both front and rear on wagons) rear demist and power antenna. The headlights followed the more common (for the era) Japanese location on the blinker stalk. They continued to do binnacle pods in the 1988-1993 VN and VP Commodore, adding even more to the switch banks, including headlights, instrument dimming and cruise control switches. Fortunately the traditional blinker stalk remained in place. They stopped doing the pods after the 1993 VP, reverting to dashboard controls for most things, with wipers & intermittent delay control on a new left stalk, and blinkers + cruise on the right stalk. Ford Australia went even harder at it with the 1984 XF Falcon, and ZL/FE Fairlane & LTD models. More basic cars only had a few binnacle switches, but the Fairmont Ghia, Fairlane and LTD went all out - the entire A/C controls were mounted on the left binnacle (with the exception of the switch to turn on the motorised vents). Google those models for some images. They also featured a beautiful VFD display that's one of the best I've ever come across for style, readability, and functionality. Citroen definitely got copied by Aussie designers.

[@byronpink9061]

Very unique!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@akshonclip]

I remember as a kid seeing Grace Jones in the Honda Elite scooter commercials here in the US

[@silkdestroyer]

I have a CX with the revolving drums, and can say that the 2 pods with the controls on work really well. You can operate them all with taking your hands off the wheel. And I prefer the non-cancelling indicators!

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

This was the 'space' car in 1974, with Detroit putting instruments in little fake wood grain silver trimmed boxes all over the dash ...there was _this_ ! People purchased the first gen for the ball dash ash tray alone. The lighted dash at night is something to behold, although let down to some degree by the quality of the plastics. I'm a Citroenaphile from way back and the new drive is in my banner.

[@mytinplaterailway]

I personally like these even more than the DS.

[@flatheadV8]

The 2CV Citroen had several funky features from the wipers powered from the speedometer on early versions, windows that flapped up to open, inter connected springs for suspension, door locks that just rotated when locked etc etc. Renault had different wheelbase lengths on either side due to placement of the rear suspension. The Renault 16TX had a 5 froward speed and reverse column gear leaver. three on the tree plus 2 more. Panhard PL 17 had funky windscreen wiper pattern, Never under stood why the didn't get tangled.

[@petestaint8312]

Awesome car! Very space age. Thanks for posting. 👍

[@vibingwithvinyl]

The Mk1 Citroën BX interior was also quite... odd. My folks had one back in the day.

[@vivadjango]

Keep it up with the European cars Adam. They're just as cool as the U.S. vehicles, albeit with their own unique charm.

[@gatewayz75]

A friend had a coveted SM and a DS and although they were such fabulous and unique cars, they were unreliable money pits, every time we went for a drive it was a major gamble but they were so comfortable and small crowds used to form around the SM wherever we parked

[@PedroConejo1939]

I had an early CX and it was way more intuitive to drive than it looks. Supreme comfort let down by poor ventilation and expensive servicing. It was a joy to waft along in.

[@josephgaviota]

Didn't they have a weird "button" gas pedal?

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@josephgaviota No. The DS had a button brake, but the CX pedals were 'normal'.

[@josephgaviota]

@@PedroConejo1939 Oh, thank you for that clarification. I saw one of these when I was just a kid, before I could drive, and just remember looking at the floor and thinking it was odd.

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@josephgaviota Those Citroëns that ran the brakes from the high-pressure suspension system always had powerful brakes and a lot of people couldn't get used to them. If you knew how to use the brakes properly, it made a Citroën the wrong car to tailgate - they could out-stop _anything._ It saved my life a time or two.

[@pierreinuk]

I have had several CXs over the years. The main thing about those controls (which you didn't fully state) was that all those controls could be operated with your finger tips without taking your hand off the wheel. Indeed, with the very direct DIRAVI steering you could not just let go of the wheel while going around a bend or it would self-center rapidly giving you a big jerk.

[@mattimero3701]

OMG! What Fun! Thanks Adam! Wheeee! Matti

[@jondavis70]

Oh Adam, I could listen to you speaking French all day..

[@hughjass1044]

We must be related somehow, Adam. I love peculiar cars and Citroens most of all!

[@toronado455]

Citroen is awesome!

[@BernardSamson-hf6fc]

The CX door mirrors lived on, TVR used them, Jaguar and Aston Martin too.

[@62Madison]

The Grace Jones advert is my all time favorite weird auto advertisement! The original speedometer reminds me of my ‘68 Toronado. My best friend in high school had a Peugeot 504 which had a great ride, but was much more conservative than any Citroën.

[@rotelmann1799]

Nice of you te feature non US cars as well. From Citroen the GS might be more interesting in design. it has the same sort of overal look and interior, but it has air cooled boxer engine. Also the CX Turbo's had super nice rims as you can see in the video. Two "T" 's are incorporated into the rim in the turbo versions.

[@howardwarren7683]

From memory, I think that some Buicks in the 1920s had a similar style speedometer with the numbers printed on a rotating barrel.

[@Santor-]

TheGSA also had a funky digital looking, but completely analog dash. The early BX also had very funky jet like dash and controls.

[@bobroberts2371]

60's Mercedes has a vertical rotating drum speedo that had different colored bands showing what gear should be used. The coloring placement was different between the 4 and 6 cylinder engines.

[@FransOrbesen]

Very nice video, thank you. Interesting also: besides being elegant and stylish the CX engine was bullet proof, very reliable. It was more or less the same engine over the years. The suspension needed some effort

[@Miami543210]

I own one of these vehicles. A light blue state wagon. I love it. It has an opening hatch. Full suspension. And a trailer hitch. It is from the early 80s. It is made by matchbox.

[@Fractalis65]

I remember the 80’s Isuzu Impulse having pods like that.

[@robertrotterdam9]

Thanks for the great video. I think Peugeot blocked V6 engines in the Citroens, as that would interfere with their market potential. Peugeot and Citroen did not merge out of love for each other....and the legacy Peugeot was in control.

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

We had a Renault 5, later called LeCar. It didn't have the suspension tech of this Citroen, but it had a wonderful ride. So does our Saab 9-5. It just glides over Michigan roads.

[@robtyman4281]

One of the most notable eccentricities of the early CX dashboards, was the speedometer. Unlike in every other car where the numberd are fixed and the needle moves as the car goes faster; in early CX's the needle itself is fixed....and it's the numbers that move! - rather like how old fashioned weight scales work! It's actually a genius idea, even though it's also bonkers because it's so unnerving for drivers to experience; as they've not seen anything like it in any other car. It's no surprise that on later CX models, Citröen replaced this with a conventional speedometer. But that was just one of many quirks and oddities about the CX - a luxury car that refused to play by conventional rules. It was a car for eccentric people, and those who just simply wanted to stand out and didn't mind doing so.

[@HelpingHand-ic4wt]

A Grace Jones garage in every driveway!

[@user-pgchargerse71]

The Subaru SVX was almost like the Japanese copying the French.

[@Romiman1]

A rotating drum as the speedo we have in the 1958 Edsel. But the special feature about the CX's gauges are real lenses insted of simple screens above. I have had a 2009 Citroen C5, that was the last Citroen with that hydropneumatic. Sadly it was miles away from that cushy ride of the CX. But it also still has some quirks: The needles in the gauges point from outer to the center. The driver airbag doesn't spin with the steering wheel. Inverted konkave rear window. Door pocket lights, activated by motion sensor. Aluminium hood. Center media screen (7") pointed to the passenger. Active tilting main headlamps (if HID), And even a massage-front seat. (But only 4 gears...)

[@lagonda77]

The small markings on the bottom of the speedo drum are the braking distances from that speed to full stop.

Mais, oui!

[@davidraezer5937]

I have a 88 CX Turbo 2 and I wish it had the earlier dashboard and cluster. The GS also had the rolling drum speedometer

[@randyfitz8310]

Have yet to ride in or even drive a Cx. Have driven a DS and they were unsurpassed even by a Silver Shadow for overall comfort.

[@runoflife87]

BTW the Cx was sold in US market too as CXA CX. There is even Motorweek video available.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I think there is a German car test where the CX was placed against a Mercedes Benz and a big Fiat. It won all segments. These were not bad cars, but if something broke, you had to pay more than your fair share of labor cost. Quite complicated cars to work on.

The interior reminds me of a sparse version of my '70s Saabs.

[@f6scott]

The BX is also interesting

[@dortkommendieclowns1474]

CX had back in the day the fastest turbo diesel in a production car.

[@bobloblaw204]

wow. I love car pr0n. Thanks so much!

[@AlexanderWaylon]

Interesting vehicle

[@lagonda77]

The CX was supposed to receive a flat 6 engine. That's why the bonnet line is so low. The old 4 cylinder (dating back to the 30's) could only fit under that bonnet line if heavely tilted to the front...

[@jaspal666]

Dancing with a French Lady takes a moment. To learn her position and take the lead.

[@SummitHill79]

LOVE THIS VIDEO!

[@keiththompson5173]

The bulge on the hood has nothing to do with the turbo. This was an aftermarket accessory that forced more air into the interior, it sits on top of the grille where the air outside enters the cabin

[@stevenj9970]

Beautiful car!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LuckyGuy-hv3ci]

There's nothing bizarre here. These are some of the most comfortable cars ever made. The only problem with Citroën cars is that engines were just not powerful enough to fully appreciate this automobile in its full glory.

[@robertjones8598]

I think the 80’s Suburu XT interior design borrowed heavily from this Citroen. The steering wheel and control pods are similar from my recall. It had an odd shifter too. My parents bought one. I wasn’t too happy with that choice. The exterior looked like it had been designed by a drunk.

[@dennislettich4035]

That's strange about the Citroen turn signal not self cancelling. A Citroën design principle was that turning signals should not cancel themselves-this should be a conscious decision of the driver. ....Really? The '60-'62 Chryslers that also did not have a turn signal stalk, did self cancel though. Thanks!

[@rogergoodman8665]

CITROEN....The car company that makes you go HHMMMMM?🤔🤔🤔 What the hell were they thinking!!!

[@radudeATL]

Bonjour!

[@Paramount531]

The only French car I had an opportunity to drive was a Renault 10, even that little car was unbelievably comfortable, especially compared to the 68 VW I was driving at the time.

[@martinbelisle-d9p]

Le Car was a real classic

[@loveisall5520]

I had a 1980 Renault 5 imported directly from France, fortunately w/o the silly 'Le Car' badging. While not in Citroen territory, its little dash was stylish in its own way and definitely not Japanese. The 4-cylinder was longitudinal, mounted backward in the car, so the radio was mounted vertically to the engine bulge--same type bulge as in the immortal DS. I miss seeing French cars over here in the US!

[@chrisallen766]

I like it. Alot.

[@arnbo88]

I believe that the Ford Edsel may have had a ball type speedometer back in 1958.

[@scottyg7284]

You should look at the Lancia Trevi /Beta berlina series 3 for another interesting interior.

[@wilco3588]

Having driven a SM with its very odd gauges but similar to a DS I agree the CX gauges are overly simple and overly complex at the same time!

[@Flies2FLL]

-I think these were sold in California back in the 1980's. They had no dealer network in the US, so you had to contact them in France and special order the cars. There were and still are shops in California that have common parts and will work on these cars. I've toyed with the notion of buying one, and ran across an XM from the late 1990's about 10 years ago on eBay, but didn't bid because I simply have no garage space. I was going to use it as an "airport car", but it was in very good condition and the notion of parking it in an employee lot for weeks at a time in tyhe heat of south Flori-Duh bothered me. Adam, do a video about the Porsche 928 some time.

[@ryecatcher87]

The French make cars like they’ve never seen one before.

[@taroyajima6583]

Citroen CX Series 2 door mirrors were among the most popular mirrors for low-volume production vehicles of that era. -AcAce Brooklands -Ascari Ecosse -Aston Martin DB7 -Aston Martin V8 -Aston Martin Vantage -Aston Martin Virage -Citroën CX Sr.2 -De La Chapelle Roadster -Hommel Barquette -Jaguar XJ220 -Lotus Esprit -Lotus Excel -Marcos Mantis -McLaren F1 (prototype only) -Mega Montecarlo -Mega Track -MVS Venturi -ORCA C113 -Renault Sport Spider -Spectre R42 -Th!nk (prototype only) -TVR Chimera -TVR Griffith -TVR S4

[@dbevit]

Great car

[@michaelXXLF]

Citroën has actually been a part of Peugeot (later PSA, today Stellantis) since 1975. The third French automaker ist Renault.

[@MrPoppyDuck]

Wow. Very different than American cars of that era. Never seen one in person at a car show so I guess I need to get out more. Parts look like they are made of unobtanium.

[@markbaker7836]

Speaking of bonnet power bulges, check out the Holden VL Group A Walkinshaw.

[@marko7843]

Adam, your pronunciation of Citroën is flawless, you must have French blood. 😉 However, I'm confused about 2 things you said in the 2nd minute: FWD cars are notoriously front heavy, yet you said that they moved the engine as far forward as they could, AND tilted it even farther forward. Am I getting that right? Also, 16 elastic links connecting the body to the axle? Please tell me what I'm getting wrong. (P.S. I think you have shown us a Mopar with the turn signal switch on the left side of the instrument cluster, but I don't remember about canceling...)

[@wilco3588]

Citroën of the'60s and 70s gave you a armchair comfortable ride with ability for everyone to smoke cigarettes!

[@Lettuce-and-Tomatoes]

How long did you practice saying Citroen? I compared your pronunciation to what I head on an old Citroen commercial and I’d say that you did a damn fine job!

[@rjbiker66]

Another quirk was the semi automatic transmission on the earlier cars.

[@chriscadman6379]

My Neighbour just east of Sarnia Ontario had a property loaded with Citroens.

[@wilco3588]

I believe the earlier DS had the same self-centering steering wheel.

[@joellamoureux7914]

Looks to me like the center speaker was in addition to speakers in the doors not alone. Never been in one so IDK for sure but those door panels definitely look like they had speakers maybe not?

[@samuelbean9928]

Ian McCollum from Forgotten weapons said it best " The French copy no one, and no one copies the French".

[@samuelbean9928]

Yeah I made the comment before the video was done DUH!