Projet XB - Citroën BX prototypes |
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| Above and left not a pair of GS but a BX mule - note widened C pillar | |
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Above these designs date from 1977 |
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A strong Peugeot influence is obvious in this prototype dating from 1979 above left and in the left of the picture above right and below left |
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Above proposal for frontal treatment |
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Above left one of Bertone's sketches for the forthcoming BX. Bertone was finally given the go ahead for his design above right which strongly recalled that of the Volvo Tundra prototype of 1979 left, built on the floorpan of the Volvo 343 and the Reliant FW11 prototype also from 1979. |
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| Reliant FW11 prototype above, above right, below and below right. Although the frontal treatment of the FW11 was unlike that of the BX, the profile and rear (see blue car below) are very close to that of the BX. | |
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Four dashboard proposals - the picture bottom right shows a layout that is very close to the definitive one that went into production and interestingly features the steering wheel radio controls that first saw the light of day in the 1989 XM. |
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A three door break proposal from Heuliez right Below left and below right a 1982 Citroën design team proposal for a BX Coupé - some of the styling elements were incorporated into the design of the XM . |
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... and finally, another pair of BX coupés - from the pens of Bertone, left and Heuliez below left and below right |
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A special thanks to Declan Berridge and Keith Adams for some of the images on this page and to Dave Poole for the pictures of the Reliant FW11 |
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