You know newer citroen cars aren't worth it when a cop citroen car gets a constant lock and unlock malfunction in the lock of the door in the middle of a plaza and the car can only be towed.
sry, but that's the dumbest and most uneducated comment I've seen all week. most of those "features" are available with the cheapest models of any respected car manufacturer nowadays, rich countries might even consider them standard. again, sorry, it's nothing personal but have you ever driven a car?
Another option that cannot be shown while the car is stationary: this car also has automatic cruise control, when you reach the desired speed you simply take your foot off the gas and it continues at the same speed until you press the brake pedal. Hydraulics is a miracle, the patent was bought by RR from Citroen.
Citroen always had and still do amazing cars with amazing tech. But the problem is they are Citroen. Everything breaks and the engines are some of the worst i've ever seen. Better get a Toyota, old tech, nothing new, but nothing brakes, rather than getting innovation that lasts a day
@@andreibarbulescu3276 Moins fiable qu'une Toyota de 1970, peut être. Mais une DS était fiable, capable de faire plus de 200 000 km. (ce qui n'est pas le cas d'une SM, effectivement)
I had this feature on my 2006 Audi S4. One of them broke and I was quoted at $1000+ replacement. It was also barely noticeable when driving. The front end of the car is obviously also turning while you turn the wheel, so it only widened your view by a few feet.
@@egg9033 trust, citroen made amazingly complicated mechanicals for no apparent reason. And the impressive hydropneumatic suspension? A pain to work with.
@miaugato93 not only a pain to work with but you need lots of $$$$ as extremely expensive to repair....and they all needed repairing. As the saying goes.." the French never copied anyone else's car designs and no one copied the French!" All in all a crazy car but definitely cool and unique! Cheers Mike
We had the adjustable ride height on our 2003 and 2008 Citroens - you raise it up to go through water or over very rough road surface, and you drop it down to help load heavy bulky things into the back. On both models they automatically reset to normal ride height once you went past around 20mph
Let’s not forget that if you got a flat in a Citroen, the suspension could raise any one tire/rim off the ground and drive on 3 wheels. Truly a spectacular vehicle, just wish they looked liked the rest of the cars from the 50’s but still cool nonetheless
No it couldn't rise one wheel, but you could rise the car to maximum position and than it was somewhat stabil and it only was possible with rear wheels.
@@fuzzy1dk yes normal procedure for changing wheel on every hydraulic Citroën, still there is no such thing as one wheel lifting, how I know? I repair Citroëns for over 30 years now, I had my share of old Citroëns. You can check my channel, there are movies of my Riviera in my garage Citroen Special....
My 2020 Citroën has the rotating lights that follow the steering. Sadly not the hydro-pneumatic suspension, although maybe better from a maintenance point of view...
This car arrived in Chile 🇨🇱 in two versions Citroen CX and Cx super pallas, I remember that in 1979 it was a very evolved car for the time, there was a commercial where they transported boxes with eggs on the snail slope without breaking any and even more so if they had a flat tire a tire rode on 3 wheels
Citroen DS was an absolutely revolutionary car from a technical point of view.....it introduced brake disks and pneumatic suspension. The suspension system is so advanced that it is comparable with a modern Rolls Royce from a comfort perspective.
The Presidencial DS of General CharlesDeGaulle : best car of the time for best President of the world and of the time (Proud of my France in the past, but not now... 😢)
@Elandil76 It's screwed because of the leadership. France is no longer France, until someone does something about it, and when I say someone I mean the people of France.
not really, just more prone to break downs. That said, the only reason none of these features are common now is gov regulation. even before this 70s Citroen cars had such features as far back as the 40s.
those little gadgets were cool . but in reality for that time they were quite bad in terms of durability , thats why some of these features didn't end up going into more cars , make those pieces better raise the costs and the cars need to be affordable , but some of these features like the lights and the height regulation system are quite common in modern cars
@@NikoMoraKamu Durability has nothing to do with it. A few quirks of this car might require a specialist to repair in timely manner, but it is repairable and the engine and transmission can outrun any modern car in mileage and then just get an overhaul while in a new car you can't overhaul because oversized parts are not available. Some of the worst cars of the decades past are far more durable than almost any new car, and outside dealership that charges insane prices, you often can't do much repairs in new cars because even parts as basic as a battery need to be programmed into ECU using brand's specialised software and access codes, so if your battery is failing and you just replace it like you used to, the ECU will start disabling features and systems in the car.
@@piotrmalewski8178 my grandad had this and other citroens, the quirks were shit and useless , always broken or working bad , i know old cars ive work every weekend with 80's bmws and that you saying is only half true at best ,its a very romantic view of the past, yes the powertrain can maybe better in some aspects and more durable in some especific cases but things like interiors , electric sytems , brakes, suspensions, safety , etc were uber shit , but yes , the blocks and engine parts were more beeffy and made to last , but there are modern cars that are made prettywell i drive a modern 2013 civic , 150k km without any kind of problem , only common services and if i have any problem i can plug it into my computer and know what happening to the car , the parts are all available online and is an easy to work car , i ve done brakes and suspension my self without anykind of problem and toyota cvt hybrid drivetrains are indestructibles
Amazing to see one actually working today. The way the lights move was a different way car manufacturers s design was ,older cars were ,and always have been a work of art.
@@williamsmith1651 not at all, I'm proud and blessed to have it! In 2002 I inherited my late Dad's Aston Martin AM V8, he bought it new in UK and I learned to drive stick in it age 14. I've had my share of cars but it's the most bulletproof of all; 107,000 mi and still perfect. No computers or sensors, no Chinese parts, no recalls. I have all the correct tools, service it myself, and so it doesn't cost a fortune to keep ( except for gas lol, four 2 barrel carbs). It's reliable to where I use it for road trips, I'm obligated to Dad to keep it mint, I'll never part w it 🙂
The Citroën SM is a high-performance coupé produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1970 to 1975. The SM placed third in the 1971 European Car of the Year contest, trailing its stablemate Citroën GS, and won the 1972 Motor Trend Car of the Year award in the U.S.
@@38-bf2hiвы абсолютно правы, живу в мини Европе, владел всего 3 машинами, ситроен с4, мерседес r 350 и сейчас владею снова ситроен с5 2011,долго смотрел на ds5, но эта гидроподвеска победила!
@@mightyjedo Согласен, но вы забыли о том что сейчас в основном это делают исключительно маркетологи. Посмотрите на пассат и на ауди. (Они б**дь только решётку поменяли, даже линию фар не изменили). 😂😂😂
Ни одну машину не проэктировал маркетолог, как человек с гуманитарным образованием может делать работу за людей с техническим???? Ты ещё скажи раньше делали инженеры,а сейчас уборщицы...я уж не говорю для особо тупых что цель создания любого автомобиля заработать на продаже,просто так вливать миллиарды никто никогда не будет
@@beamngcars6498тут речь идёт не о конструировании, (в узком смысле). Речь идёт о создании. Автомобили совместно создаются инженерами, дизайнерами, маркетологами и многими другими специалистами. Но в последние годы маркетологи стали решающими лицами в создании авто. Маркетолог снижает себестоимость и привлекает потребителей ("ходячие желудки" извините за этот термин конечно))) Маркетолог гонится за сегодняшними трендами и требует чтобы автомобиль стал тихим и экологичним(хотя это сомнительно), чтобы кузов и бампер был сделан из "мягкого" материала для безопасности пешехода (скорее всего для снижение себестоимости, чтобы машына была одноразовая. Чтобы люди обновляли(покупали) машину чаще) и т.д. примеров много не буду перечислять всех
The SM is rare - but this example has a little detail which makes it much more special. The wheels. These look like metal - but they are made of glass fiber and resin to reduce the wight. Far ahaed If its time....
@@2deadpool738 5 лет езжу на елке с4 и бед не знаю До этого была astra j и матрешка. У шефа пежо 306 2006 г. в. И до сих пор живая и без ржавчины. Многое зависит от мест и условий эксплуатации. PSA делают упор на городской сегмент. Брать пыжа/ситру для дерень так же странно, как брать навау для поездок по Москве.
i saw one of these old citroens made into a rat rod 2 years ago called had some kinda jungle/bayu theme to it , its still one of the meanest cars i have seen in quite a while.
Sweet memories. I was a kid in the 70’ and an uncle had one. Like a magic carpets with gadgets … And the sound of the engine (Maserati). One (important) detail but not « visual », rear axel was tighter than the front one … for better aerodynamic and stability.
Respectfully, one takes NASA seriously anymore because they admitted that space is fake and that they never landed on the moon. “Space may be the final frontier but it’s made in a Hollywood basement.” ❤
I am increasing finding those cars were way advanced in realistic usage than today's cars. That ground clearance lever just took the cake. Why can't they make cars with such practical features now.
Well, the older DS was the first including the hydropneumatic suspension, and in its '68 rev. the turning headlights. Diravi was shared with most of CXs, first V6 XMs and some Maserati models. That SM has a V6 from Maserati. Nice unit 🙂
When this car was made, it was far ahead of it's time. Fun fact: those turning headlights where patented by citroën and could not be used by other car manufacturers.
Наверное не инженеры, а директора... ибо даже самый бездарный инженер мог придумать десяток минимум новых изменений. Скорее всего они безинициативно просто внедряют то, что скажет руководство. Невозможно просто так выпускать 30 лет одно и тоже, чтобы не проскользнули мысли о чем то новом, но их видимо жестко карают за это 😂...))
The engineers got to do what they’re supposed to do and not manipulated by the big money greed of car manufacturing. Some of the best suspension ever is from this company. They did make a turbocharged version, though not many made.
