DS Modernism Spans Generations
Last week Hagerty published an article by Eric Weiner who had the opportunity to immerse himself in a 1961 Citroën DS19 and a current Tesla Model 3.
Last week Hagerty published an article by Eric Weiner who had the opportunity to immerse himself in a 1961 Citroën DS19 and a current Tesla Model 3.
The plan is to travel 3,100kms starting from Algiers to the distant Tamanrasset, city of the Sahara desert, passing through mythical Touggourt, door of the Algerian desert.
You will find it not only a great way to understand how the clutch engages but how the whole assembly is constructed and installed.
We can’t help but notice the similarity in design of VW’s GEN.TRAVEL concept, especially the vertical windshield offset back in a manner almost identical to the Oli.
While some might see a hint of Pontiac Astek or Hummer H2, the Oli makes virtually any SUV attempt that has come before it blandly conservative.
Hagerty has provided information about the Espace in an excellent article titled “Why Citroen’s radical T-Top Espace never took flight”.
It is a design that the brand acknowledges is based on the original oval from 1919 but in a modern “further developed” form that will open a new chapter in its history.
They were in the process of, and were always continuously in the process of tinkering to use American components,
Car is currently appraised at $45,000 CAN by Hagerty.
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