Back in the 90s, a friend of mine had one of those, the CX 2.4 Diesel 'Pallas' version. Almost every Saturday night, I carried a cup of beer with me after the - then called - 'discotheque'. I didn't spill a single drop when sitting on the backseat. It was a ridiculous, comfortable ride, secure at high speed and cornering, with unbelievable road manners for a car projected in early 70's and launched in 1974. The 1955 DS hydraulic suspension legacy continued later on with the 1970 GS, the SM, the CX, later the BX, XM, Xantia till the last generation C5.
I concur. It's ridiculously comfortable compared to the vehicles at that time and today. I personally am not fond of the Citroën brand as such. I am in love with the suspension comfort that Citroën once provided. I grew up where my father drove a Citroën ID19 (cheep DS) and was inspired by his input. So my first car became the CX which I personally found very innovating and beautiful. I have had quite a few CX, XM and one BX only to come back to the CX. Yes, I have owned SAAB and BMW in between. ;) So for now, I drive my SAAB and BMW while restoring my CX Prestige.
In Australia my dad had a 1977 CX 2400 Pallas C Matic. I took Paris Delivery of a 1978 CX 2400 EFI Prestige 5 speed manual which replaced my 1972 DS21 EFI Pallas 5 speed. Totally addicted to Citroens... 17 over 52 years including 3 x 2CV6s...
Those cars are well renowned in Europe, they're among the most comfortable you can get especially on bad roads. Multiple statesmen bought CXs for their government in Eastern Europe where road quality was non existent.
I remember Erich Honecker(GDR/Deutsche Democratic Republik/East Germany) had a CX while the public had to settle for Trabants and Wartburgs.Ethiopia's Haile Seiassie had a gorgeous Citroen SM,though far from Eastern Europe.
I own a 1997 605 Turbo and although i agree the 605 could have turned Peugeots line in the States, i'm not sure it would have been enough. It is too similar in styling to the 405 and also the Alfa 164, and even though it is a nice place to spend time in, the interior is not as good as one might hope. Plus reliability on those 605's up to the 1992-1993 models is not as good, so i doubt the 605 would have made enough of a change. Still nice to wonder what if, from time to time.
I've honestly wondered why Stellantis doesn't try to bring back Citroen. They couldn't do any worse than they have with Fiat and Alfa Romeo, and they had worse reputations than Citroen did. Just so long as Nissan doesn't try to bring Renault back into the States. IMHO, they have some of the absolute homeliest cars out there, and it's bad enough they've been sneaking them into this country through Nissan.
Was living in Poland the past several years. A guy from Norway would drive down and park his CX GTi across the street during visits. That was one nice looking car. Steel gray paint. Looked flawless. Nothing beats the moving, adaptive headlights which were illegal in the US and replaced with those ugly circular units on the CX 25 in the video.
im still driving a Citroen BX as dailydriver which has the same suspension. I can confirm that this suspension has its own mind. maybe there was not enough pressure at the moment to compensate in time. it very different to any car.
the reviewer failed to mention how you can, on a pull of a lever inside the car, pump the suspension up to gain an impressive road height. So you have SUV capabilities in a sleek limousine. High water, rutted country lanes and snowdrifts are no problem for the CX.
@@buckfiden2988 I’m asking what car you own, because whenever Citroën is brought up, a lot of luxury car owners go into full copium mode, especially Mercedes-Benz and range Rover owners.
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Back in the 90s, a friend of mine had one of those, the CX 2.4 Diesel 'Pallas' version. Almost every Saturday night, I carried a cup of beer with me after the - then called - 'discotheque'. I didn't spill a single drop when sitting on the backseat. It was a ridiculous, comfortable ride, secure at high speed and cornering, with unbelievable road manners for a car projected in early 70's and launched in 1974. The 1955 DS hydraulic suspension legacy continued later on with the 1970 GS, the SM, the CX, later the BX, XM, Xantia till the last generation C5.
I concur. It's ridiculously comfortable compared to the vehicles at that time and today.
I personally am not fond of the Citroën brand as such. I am in love with the suspension comfort that Citroën once provided.
I grew up where my father drove a Citroën ID19 (cheep DS) and was inspired by his input.
So my first car became the CX which I personally found very innovating and beautiful.
I have had quite a few CX, XM and one BX only to come back to the CX.
Yes, I have owned SAAB and BMW in between. ;)
So for now, I drive my SAAB and BMW while restoring my CX Prestige.
In Australia my dad had a 1977 CX 2400 Pallas C Matic.
I took Paris Delivery of a 1978 CX 2400 EFI Prestige 5 speed manual which replaced my 1972 DS21 EFI Pallas 5 speed.
Totally addicted to Citroens... 17 over 52 years including 3 x 2CV6s...
Those cars are well renowned in Europe, they're among the most comfortable you can get especially on bad roads. Multiple statesmen bought CXs for their government in Eastern Europe where road quality was non existent.
I remember Erich Honecker(GDR/Deutsche Democratic Republik/East Germany) had a CX while the public had to settle for Trabants and Wartburgs.Ethiopia's Haile Seiassie had a gorgeous Citroen SM,though far from Eastern Europe.
The Citroën XM should have been offered more in America. It along with the Peugeot 605 could have brought French cars back to the US with success.
I own a 1997 605 Turbo and although i agree the 605 could have turned Peugeots line in the States, i'm not sure it would have been enough. It is too similar in styling to the 405 and also the Alfa 164, and even though it is a nice place to spend time in, the interior is not as good as one might hope. Plus reliability on those 605's up to the 1992-1993 models is not as good, so i doubt the 605 would have made enough of a change. Still nice to wonder what if, from time to time.
CX Auto did import the XM to the U.S. as well, but in even more limited numbers than the CX.
My dad had a Peugeot with almost 250000 miles in the odometer without any problem
I've honestly wondered why Stellantis doesn't try to bring back Citroen. They couldn't do any worse than they have with Fiat and Alfa Romeo, and they had worse reputations than Citroen did.
Just so long as Nissan doesn't try to bring Renault back into the States. IMHO, they have some of the absolute homeliest cars out there, and it's bad enough they've been sneaking them into this country through Nissan.
@@vwestlife Yes, I know. I still wish Citroen had imported the XM themselves. It would have been cheaper.
Was living in Poland the past several years. A guy from Norway would drive down and park his CX GTi across the street during visits. That was one nice looking car. Steel gray paint. Looked flawless. Nothing beats the moving, adaptive headlights which were illegal in the US and replaced with those ugly circular units on the CX 25 in the video.
For most markets, only the DS and SM had 'moving' headlamps (behind clear glass covers).
I love it.
Fun Fact:
The CX was the official car of the president of france for decades.
C'est exact. Voiture préférée du président Chirac.
It was also favoured by former East Germanys president!
Interesting the way the CX squats on acceleration but the Prestige remains level 🤔
im still driving a Citroen BX as dailydriver which has the same suspension. I can confirm that this suspension has its own mind. maybe there was not enough pressure at the moment to compensate in time. it very different to any car.
The Prestige has an automatic zapping away the power.
The CX Turbo (2) is a phenomenon.
I remember the Sterling, Merkur and others too. We had a lot of brands back then. Oh well. Peugeot too.
The last of the bunch
the reviewer failed to mention how you can, on a pull of a lever inside the car, pump the suspension up to gain an impressive road height. So you have SUV capabilities in a sleek limousine. High water, rutted country lanes and snowdrifts are no problem for the CX.
Interesting vehicle 🤔
CxAuto supplied cars for crash testing. That wasn't cheap. Similar to Europa importing the G Wagen.
Oh... The horn... 🥴🥴
well hello!
Citroen only from Greece.
The change of the spheres cost 600 dollars the most.
Citröen Renault Peugeot and Fiat in the usa doesn't fit
Fiat owns Chrysler
@@TG-cm5mb wooww!
Serious?
I'm talking about Fiat models not about the conglomerate of companies of the Fiat group
It is rather strange. In the US where even Yugo and early Hyundai Excel had a level of success, Renault, Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat never caught on!!
"0 to 60 in 10.4 seconds" = impressive? Slightly impressive for an RC car.
Ever heard of 35 years ago? Things change. Most cars, especially in this class, were no faster.
@@GoldenCroc Many cars of the era kill this POS death trap.
@@buckfiden2988Nice opinion. Do you by any chance own a Rover or Mercedes-Benz?
@@Toddlerterminator Nobody smart owns a Rover.
@@buckfiden2988 I’m asking what car you own, because whenever Citroën is brought up, a lot of luxury car owners go into full copium mode, especially Mercedes-Benz and range Rover owners.
The suspension costs more than the car. 🫤😐
normally does… lol battle cry of the mercedes and range rover owners