Citroën DS Hydropneumatic Suspension | Ben Automotive
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- I hope you all enjoyed this brief history of Citroëns genius hydropneumatic suspension system they cooked up for the DS all the way back in 1955! Dropping a like, a comment and maybe even subscribing would be very much appreciated
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I love it😂
Other advantages are safety...
No loss of control in a front wheel blow out..
Saved De Gaul's life in assassination attempt - shot out 2 tyres and sped away.
You don't feel a rear flat.
Front & rear suspension squat under heavy braking with an antilock load proportion device to the rear... Makes a great towing car... In the UK - Xantia was tow car of the year.
Incredibly stable and fast on bad roads. Also very difficult to roll..
Up till 1966 fluid was LHS2. Non power steering models had a single piston pump.
LHM from 1967 was even more reliable and less maintenance.
With basic servicing it was very reliable...
Including belting along in rallies...
@@stephenberry1205 yeah looking back that's something I kinda wish I mentioned which I didn't because the DS was actually a very good rally car in its day
@@ben_automotive My first car was a 1962 Aussie assembled ID19.
I had a total of 7 x ID/DS, 3 x GS, 1 x CX Prestige, 1 x Xantia.. all hydropneumatic...
Also had a 1978 RR SS II from new... It lost power steering fluid twice in 3 weeks (the second time after being checked) and a stuck rear suspension height corrector once - in the first year...
The only suspension leaks in the Citroens were a leaking rear brake articulating joint in the 8 year old 1962 ID, and loss of fluid in the CX Prestige after a service and the pipe was not tightened properly...
PT Cruiser when???
@@alvimasud3565 soon 🙏🙏🙏😱😱😱😱😩😩😩😩😩🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, that's cool and all but I prefer the Nintendo DS