Miscellaneous

All the odd stuff that doesn't fit into any other category

90 ans
The first ninety years

2 CV racing - on water!
This has to be seen to be believed!

Aérodynamique
The art of streamlining

AutoPC
Available on the Xsara and C5, AutoPC takes New Information and Communication Technologies (NICTS) to new heights

Back to the future
Citroën has chosen architect Manuelle Gautrand to renovate its Champs-Elysées showroom

Bernard Citroën
An obituary by John Reynolds

BFG - a motorcycle powered by Citroën's flat four
The BFG concern manufactured bikes using Citroën's air cooled horizontally opposed engines

C1 review
Citroën's go-kart

C42
Citroën's "new" showroom in the Champs-Elysées opens

C42 houses new DS3 Store...
and wins prestigious prestigious World Architecture News award

Calendar
2010 calendar

Calendars
2009 calendars

Car Magazine Giant Test
Citroën DS23 up against the NSU Ro80 and BMW 520 in this 1973 road test

Car Of The Century competition
The Citroën DS came 3rd with 567 points. First was the Ford Model T with 742 points and the Mini came 2nd with 617 points

Chamber Of Horrors
Not for the faint-hearted

Citroën - a brief history
A short overview of the story of the company and its founder

Citroën - a global company
Details of PSA Peugeot-Citroën's worldwide operations

Citroên D5
The star of the 2012 Mondial

Citroënart
Citroën Graphic Art by Russell Wallis

Customise your Citroën!
Body kits

DS - product of the century
Citroën DS wins product of the century at FX International Design Award ceremony

Exterior design
Citroën C6 garage - the ultimate accessory

Hydractive 3
Citroën's fourth generation hydropneumatic suspension system

Hydraulics
The jewel in Citroën's crown

I was Flaminio Bertoni's assistant
Interview with Henri Dargent

Iconoclast
Selected essays from my Iconoclast column in the Citroënian - the magazine of the Citroën Car Club

In 1970 Citroën launched two new models
While the SM was a technical cul de sac, the GS set the mould for the modern front wheel drive medium car.

Interior design
Citroën's avant-garde dashboards

Is the car responsible for global warming?
Governments worldwide seem determined to blame motorists for damaging the ecosphere

Next Generation High Pressure Common Rail Direct Injection Diesel Engine
Citroën's Xantia HDi is the first car to benefit from PSA's super new diesel techology

Plus ça change
Thirty years of Citroëns

PRN Satellites
The ultimate in control ergonomics

PSA Peugeot Citroën creates a 5th stroke for the diesel engine
...and cleans up particulate emissions with the launch of the DW12TED4 engine

Presidential cars
Presidential limousines by Franay and Chapron

Suspension
A reproduction of a booklet issued by Citroën in the early sixties to explain the rationale behind the hydropneumatic suspension system

The Competitors
The post war years in France saw some tough competition from Renault, Peugeot and Simca/Ford

The Great Citroën Watch Mystery
A detective story...

The Pretenders
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

There's safety in numbers
A reconstruction of a British newspaper advertisement for the DS - one of the first to major on automobile safety

Unmistakably German
- no laughing matter says John Reynolds

Wankel rotary engine
The story of Citroën's Wankel rotary engine

Xantia HDi LX (90 bhp)
Road test

Xantiana
The Citroën Car Club Xantia column - which used to be written by me

Xsara 1,9TD Estate
Road test

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