The First Six-cylinder Car from Citroën: AC6 (1928 – 1932)
The C6 was targeted at a clientele who displayed a certain degree of social success.
The C6 was targeted at a clientele who displayed a certain degree of social success.
By autumn 1937, the design office at Citroën completed the first rolling prototype of a new utility vehicle which was unlike anything seen before.
It was designed solely for off-road racing. Most who have tried to use it for anything else arrived at their destination not only exhausted but also deaf.
Despite its Belgian-Italian (rather than French) design origins the XM retained a distinctly Citroën identity, earning it the title of European Car of the Year in 1990
In the mid-1970s, the Romanian government launched a new call for tenders to manufacturers in “capitalist” countries. This time, Citroën won.
When you compare the UMAP with the production model from which it inherited the engine and platform, you immediately realize that the two models have completely different purposes.
Convinced of its commercial potential, the English subsidiary of Citroën presented to the English public “another idea of the 2CV.
It was not until 1989, with the presentation of the XM, that we would again see a Citroën with a six-cylinder engine under the hood.
The automotive press hailed it as a revolution on four wheels, praising its innovative design and technology.
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