Was Citroën first with parking assist back in 1927?
We take things like assisted parking for granted these days, but did you know that back in 1927, in Arras France, there was a demonstration of vehicle parking assist? While …
DS Honoured Again as World’s Top Car Designers Pick Their Favourite Designs
On December 31, 2015 Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper published an article by Matt Bubber in Los Angeles where he asked top automotive designers to pick their favourite designs. The …
French Peacekeeping 2CV
It would appear that given the recent terrorism events in France some 2CV owners have taken to beefing up their vehicles for counter measures. Witness this European Volunteer Guard (EVG) …
George Dyke Discusses the Marvels of Citroën’s SM
The National Post in Canada has a section devoted to driving. (Driving.ca) Clayton Seams, a producer for National Post, who has been fascinated with the Citroën SM since he first …
Sports & Exotic Car Compares Early and Late DS Models
Citroënvie member Greg Long is in the limelight again, this time in the October 2015 issue of Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car. Their cover story is a look back at …
World’s Largest Citroën Colour Database Established
BASF, one of the leading colouring and paint manufacturer companies with their well-known “Glasurit” paint brand, has been involved in a more than three-year project in collaboration with CITROËN Heritage …
Rave Citroën DS Review from Vancouver
The Citroën DS got more favourable exposure from Canada yesterday when driving.ca published an article featuring Gary Cullen in Vancouver and his 1968 DS21. Author Brendan McAleer was suitably impressed, …
It’s Been 25 Years Since 2CV Production Ceased
The last Citroën 2CV, known as the “Tin Snail” for its distinctive shape and lackluster power, rolled off the production line at the company’s plant in Mangualde, Portugal at four …
C4 Cactus Driven in Detroit
Steven Ewing of Autoblog tracked down a C4 Cactus in Detriot recently and he and associate editor Brandon Turkus managed to spend a day with it. Their impressions were very …
Road & Track Article on 2CV’s Irrational Appeal
In the July 2015 issue of Road & Track magazine, contributing writer Sam Smith writes of driving a 2CV, for a week around Seattle WA. Loaned to him by Citroënvie …
Citroën Gets Deserved Recognition from MSN
MSN seems to have fallen in love with Citroëns. In the autos section of their website today they ran a feature story claiming the company to be “the best carmaker …
Rétromobile 2015 Report
by John McCulloch These are a few of the highlights at the 2015 edition of Rétromobile. For the first time at the fortieth anniversary of Rétromobile, the Citroën Héritage presented …
Popular Mechanics chooses the DS as one of the 10 cars auto enthusiasts should drive.
As 2014 draws to a close, Citroën’s DS has once again received timeless recognition. In Popular Mechanics’ tribute to the top 10 cars automotive enthusiasts should drive before dying, they …
More on the Failed La Croisère Blanche Canadian Expedition of 1934
In 2005 we first wrote about the La Croisère Blanche in an article titled “The Champagne Safari” in the 2005 Winter Citroënthusiast. (You can find it in our documents archives …
Traction Cubed
Recently Roger, a fellow in Dijon France, listed this ad on LeBonCoin (France’s take on Kijiji). We’ve quoted it here translating via Google: “I sell a Citroën Traction Avant compression. …
80 Years of the Traction Avant – Video Tribute
TF1 (French Television) ran a tribute to the Traction Avant last Sunday in honour of its 80th anniversary. While they cover the big event held at La Ferté-Vidamme, France on …
Paris / New York Comparison Video
Here is an exceptional video that contrasts Paris and New York City by showing a split screen timelapse of the two cities to illustrate the beauty and individuality of each. …
Did you know that Citroën tested air-bags as early as the SM?
Recently discovered video footage posted on youtube shows proof that Citroën was testing air-bags as far back as the SM era. At the 3:47 mark you can see an impact …
2CV Vacation in Europe or North Africa?
Thanks to a British company called 2CV Adventures, it’s now possible to participate in multi-day, back road tours of Europe (and in some cases, North Africa) behind the wheel of …
BBC Tribute – Citroën DS: A ‘goddess’ of a car
Citroënvie member Sam Holman sent us this link to a BBC article by Jonathan Glancey on Citroen’s DS Devine introduction. Echoing our sentiments, Jonathan wisely saw past the fashion hype surrounding the …
Dyane Food Truck – Italian Style
Care to get into the food truck business with a unique offering? Try this Italian twist on the schmag wagon for a mere 7.200 € ($9,300 US). Find this …
Canadian 2CV Survivor – A Rare Duck Indeed
by Bruce Grant…. This little Deuche is a bit unusual in that was a “Modèle P-O”, (Pays Outre-mer) designed for sale in the colonies, instantly recognizable by the tubular bumper …
Citroën Traction Avant: The car that propelled a nation
BBC Autos recently published an article on the history of the Traction Avant. Amazingly, the Traction they chose to feature in the article, (given they had 1,000’s to choose from …
The Jensen One… Look Familiar?
Take a look at what Danish designer Jacob Jensen created in attempting to offer an even more futuristic to Citroën XM. Not to be confused with any offering from Jensen …