What ? An old Citroën CX diesel in Mmerica ! How is it possible ? Surprising that a mmerican drivers appreciates the "comfort à la française" of an old Citroën ! There was also a Station wagon version of the CX. In Europe , especially in France, it was used as ambulance because of the great room and it needed almost no interior or exterior modifications. And the smoothness of the hydropneumatic suspension has saved the life of many patients.
We practicly grew up in citroen cx, those trd turbo 2 with a little bit of tuning is actually pretty fast. We had those cars in family since early 80s until 2013-14. They are cars for people with a special interest if i might say, i like them tho:)
Really fabulous review. Magic car. Rust was a problem on the early CXs. Series 2 Turbo is very desirable. I had a 1978 CX Prestige Petrol Injection 5 speed manual with leather in Right Hand Drive with Paris tourist delivery new. 1 year in Europe + 5 months touring Europe before shipment home to Australia. Preferred it to my boss' RR Silver Shadow II at four times the price. Even has footrests for the rear passengers. The most supreme touring car. On Aussie country roads there was nothing to equal it for high speed touring until the changed the max of 100 mph (160 kph) to 110 kph. Bummer. Even my 1990 2CV6 Charleston will do 115 kph with 2 cylinders and 602cc! Two weeks ago I took delivery of a new Citroen C4 1.2 petrol turbo 3 cylinder. The last model with the full air bumps... another great machine. Style, comfort & practicality.
My father had this exact model when I was 5 years old. When he changed jobs and got a new car, me and my sister cried when we drove it the last time. The plates spelled EVL and we called the car Eevelientje, Dutch for 'little evelyn'.
Wow! I had a CX (series 1) when I was young and felt very sad when it broke down... best car ever. But I found an old CX series 2 a couple of years ago in drivable condition with the plates EWN, we also call her Evelyn!
i had 2 off them in the 80 1pallas 2500 diesel and 1 2500 turbo 2 diesel.safest car ever made.6 liters per 100 km.love them with all my hart.greets from belgium.just got the new berlingo van 2019.pease folks.
My friend's dad had one, it was the the fastest diesel at that time if I recall it correctly. Super nice car for cruising, and it looked very futuristic and executive with a dark paint.
absolutley brilliant video!! we used to have a cx until 2013 when it was unfortunatly totalled, we bought another citroen we now have a citroen c4 which is a very quirky car with an awesome steering wheel. i live in the uk and you still see a few cx's sometimes
wonderful car ! A french art of driving ! A car with a lot of special things ! My father has owned a CX-2000 1979, i loved this car ! I live in France and i search to buy a CX Prestige Turbo 2 ! I wish you keep this car in his best state ! (Sorry for my not very good english)
Manifique la CX. I had a new 1978 CX Prestige EFI 5 speed with leather delivered in Paris and brought it home to Australia. Amazing car. My passengers preferred it to my boss's new Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II. I agree that the original CXs rusted at an alarming rate even with Ziebart rust proofing. On Australian country roads it was supreme. Cruise all day at 100 mph.
Gorgeous! The design of these is really growing on me. l would like to take a drive in a CX sometime. I wonder how it compares with my Xantia hydractive.
These are such a beautifull cars and Oh my god the driving ,that is so special! but really so good so light.I remember the first one that I bought ,I almost gave is back because you really have to get used to the steering wheel.Once you have done that ,it is the best steering wheel ever!I still miss that car.I owned a Gti model 1 ,that was a fucking fast car!!!
This is one of the best looking mini films I've seen of a CX, many thanks. I'm looking forward to my Safari coming back this summer after a 2 year restoration, mine's a nice quiet petrol ;-) I'd love to know what equipment was used for the aerial shots, drone & camera type etc? Many thanks - Formidable! Maxx
+Jonathan Harper Aah, lovely to hear from you Jonathan, thanks for your reply. I've heard good things about the Sony A7, I've been looking at the Canon C100 mk2, especially for its amazing low-light abilities, but will have another ay the A7 now. The aerial shots were great fun, so short of employing a pro film crew to shoot my CX when it's complete, this will be a good option. My Safari will have cost me almost £40k, so she's going to look like new, even better hopefully ;-) With thanks again Maxx
Those engines isn`t that tricky to get spunky either. Our family had citroens all our childhood and up til just a few years ago, my dad once bought a 25 trd turbo 2 with a little bit bigger turbo, adjusted fuel pump++ And clutch from a c25 (i think). That one actually pulled away from a volvo 850 t5r that was stock, must add that the turbo was adjusted a little bit higher then it allready was. It burned 2 clutches, they turned it down again.
I recently became very interested in this car after learning about the 25GTI Turbo model Citroen brought out in 1985. Back in 2006, I had an Audi 5000 Turbo that was an absolute blast to drive (when it WORKED; hydraulic leaks kept popping up). The CX Turbo was something of an alternative to the Audi 5000 Turbo in the late ‘80’s. I appreciate European road cars, especially ones that are meant to go FAST for the Autobahn! The articles I’ve read so far suggest that the CX Turbo is quite capable at that, although it tops out at around 135MPH. If I had the money and the space, bringing a CX Turbo over here to the USA would be tempting. But another out-of-warranty European car with a central hydraulic system? This time one that was never sold in America? Call me a glutton for punishment!
nice Cx man,how about a wonderful Citroen DM 3.0 v6 powered by Maserati,it was an amazing car with its typical "all glass" front end from headlight to headlight
I'm here in Europe Jonathan ,so, for us here, a nice Citroen CX is still a domestic car,even if a wonderful classic,it's not so exotic like it is for you there overseas.But this car was always in my mind when a was a teen.When i was at high school my Greek and Latin professor had one,i had private lesson and he left always a nice hot blonde 20 YO younger chick in his CX waiting in the driveway... so for that reason i had since then considered that car an European panty dropper...
The accumulator sphere has pressure to operate the brake around ten times if the hydraulics should somehow completely fail or the engine stalls. Also the handbrake operates the front calipers.
The hydraulic system is designed in such a way that brakes are the last to go, in case of malfunction: first you lose power steering, then power clutch etc. (enough warnings to make you stop!) and finally the brakes...
+Peyton Artz I think you mean by 'slam' that the suspension can be lowered to almost on the ground. I have emailed the magazine about this & said that they shouldn't have said this, as it's not accurate & in fact dangerous! The systems 'low' setting is for garage purposes & wheel changing ONLY & you must never drive in this setting as it dangerous for both the driver, at speed and for the car at any speed as damage may be caused. You can drive in the 2 higher settings (normal mode is the white line on the gauge), both are for road clearance issues, with the highest setting mainly for wheel changing & checking the hydraulic fluid (LHM), if you do drive in the high setting, it should be at a very low speed as there is no suspension travel, so it's very lumpy ;-)
Que le temps passe vite j'ai eu une CX diesel pallas le top 486kms puis une bx tzd 1,9lts 514kms une xandia hdi annee 2000 568kms maintenant c5 hdi 2,2lts actuellement 364kms Citroën pour toujours Forever Citroën le roi de la suspension 1000 km sans faire mal au dos
it's funny to see an american test à french car. I'm french and my father had a CX. don't get me wrong, I hated it and still do, but it's a revolutionary car none the less
no fake???? this french cars with diesel engine came to the united states? i am surprised ,didn t know that citroen delivered to the US at all bysides slightly problematic suspension in therms of realibility,but i love this cars at all (by the circumstances myself could only get the bx models with gas motor,no doubtwou ld buy one of this cx 25 trd and maintain it for the weekend time they are special in their last 3 production years defeated small production illnesses
La CX est la derniere vrai Citroen avant le rachat par Peugeot et la banalisation des Citroen, meme si la XM la Xantia la C5 et la C6 on essayer de garder l' Hydropneumatique .
As mike says, the CX mirrors appeared on the Jaguar XJ220, the McLaren F1 wing mirrors were sourced from different places depending on variant but most came from the VW parts bin; from the Corrado.
We had several ds, cx, xm (my father, i could not drive the ds myself) => the cx was by far the worst, it was only ok at highways - terrible soft sofa seats - too soft suspension to make fun at cury roads - weak and loud diesels - most corrosion and electronic problems => the xm was a joy on all roads and had not so many problems
What ? An old Citroën CX diesel in Mmerica ! How is it possible ? Surprising that a mmerican drivers appreciates the "comfort à la française" of an old Citroën ! There was also a Station wagon version of the CX. In Europe , especially in France, it was used as ambulance because of the great room and it needed almost no interior or exterior modifications. And the smoothness of the hydropneumatic suspension has saved the life of many patients.
Still come back to this video every few years. Very enjoyable.
DS - CX - XEME - C6
R I P Luxury citroen cars ;(, Those were masterpieces in their times.
Forget SM? :)
DS9 is coming soon
and SM
@@tscheljabaalex3075 La DS 9 est une DS, pas une Citroën.
@@tscheljabaalex3075 c'est pas une vraie Citroën.. il n'y a qu'une seule et unique DS !
Great to see Americans appreciating French cars.
Tripledonkey Citroën #Worldwide
Thanks you and me i like Macdonald USA !
Maybe it has something to do with me being a French-American...but I was always fascinated with Citroen cars...
I watched this video several times, but I'll watch it again
Thanks for watching all those times!!!
Thank you, this car is special!
We practicly grew up in citroen cx, those trd turbo 2 with a little bit of tuning is actually pretty fast. We had those cars in family since early 80s until 2013-14. They are cars for people with a special interest if i might say, i like them tho:)
im in love with the CX, and the ds, and the xm, with citroens in general :D
great, now look up the SM:)
@@MrTruth111 I know that car 😉
I daily an activa and own several citroëns 😉
Really fabulous review. Magic car. Rust was a problem on the early CXs. Series 2 Turbo is very desirable.
I had a 1978 CX Prestige Petrol Injection 5 speed manual with leather in Right Hand Drive with Paris tourist delivery new.
1 year in Europe + 5 months touring Europe before shipment home to Australia.
Preferred it to my boss' RR Silver Shadow II at four times the price. Even has footrests for the rear passengers.
The most supreme touring car. On Aussie country roads there was nothing to equal it for high speed touring until the changed the max of 100 mph (160 kph) to 110 kph. Bummer.
Even my 1990 2CV6 Charleston will do 115 kph with 2 cylinders and 602cc!
Two weeks ago I took delivery of a new Citroen C4 1.2 petrol turbo 3 cylinder. The last model with the full air bumps... another great machine. Style, comfort & practicality.
Wonderful report! I had a series 1 2000pallas for 13 years, fantastique. And my da had one after three DS's.
My father had this exact model when I was 5 years old. When he changed jobs and got a new car, me and my sister cried when we drove it the last time. The plates spelled EVL and we called the car Eevelientje, Dutch for 'little evelyn'.
Wow! I had a CX (series 1) when I was young and felt very sad when it broke down... best car ever.
But I found an old CX series 2 a couple of years ago in drivable condition with the plates EWN, we also call her Evelyn!
We had same car when I was a kid 2.5 td from 1986. It was like a spaceship, loved it.
Thanks for watching!
What a great car and thank you for putting this video up!
Cheers thanks for watching!
Cx turbo 1 is my personal fav. My dad owned turbo 2 diesel and fell in live with these cars, turbo 2's are always in better condition
I love the CX. My father came so close to buying a CX25GTi Turbo. I wish he had! 😞
i have one , nearly restored ,paid £400 for it , series 1 too !
I'll post some vids soon
i had 2 off them in the 80 1pallas 2500 diesel and 1 2500 turbo 2 diesel.safest car ever made.6 liters per 100 km.love them with all my hart.greets from belgium.just got the new berlingo van 2019.pease folks.
My friend's dad had one, it was the the fastest diesel at that time if I recall it correctly. Super nice car for cruising, and it looked very futuristic and executive with a dark paint.
Citroën CX is the coolest car ever. I like it even more than DS.
cheers please sub!
this cars main characteristics is : make daily driving special. like having a spaceship.
In 1987 the CX was the fastest turbo diesel with the Mercedes 300 d turbo w124. Almost 200 km/h and 32 seconds for the 1000 m.
Mi coche durante 12 años. Maravilloso. 100% citröen. Era igualito, el mismo modelo, color, todo.
Fabulous car, rare to see these in the UK nowadays, must be hugely rare in the US! Great to see and awesome video
Very rare indeed. Thanks! Check out the rest of my videos.
absolutley brilliant video!! we used to have a cx until 2013 when it was unfortunatly totalled, we bought another citroen we now have a citroen c4 which is a very quirky car with an awesome steering wheel. i live in the uk and you still see a few cx's sometimes
thank you!
wonderful car ! A french art of driving ! A car with a lot of special things ! My father has owned a CX-2000 1979, i loved this car !
I live in France and i search to buy a CX Prestige Turbo 2 !
I wish you keep this car in his best state !
(Sorry for my not very good english)
thank you! the owner takes very good care of it, and loves it just as much IF NOT MORE than you :)
This is true!
@@autosnob Mine is for sale for already 20 months
Wonderful car, great video!
Manifique la CX. I had a new 1978 CX Prestige EFI 5 speed with leather delivered in Paris and brought it home to Australia. Amazing car. My passengers preferred it to my boss's new Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II. I agree that the original CXs rusted at an alarming rate even with Ziebart rust proofing. On Australian country roads it was supreme. Cruise all day at 100 mph.
nice CX, i v got a Citroën c6, it looks like of this famous one
Hello! That car is wonderful! It looks like nothing else, it rides like nothing else) I have a such spaceship too. Mk1 with m25-662 engine
+Vitalij Symkanych awesome! thanks
There is no sign whatsoever that this car is now thirty years old!
On the contrary, it´s way ahead of it´s time!
it's an amazing thing. please subcribe!
Gorgeous! The design of these is really growing on me. l would like to take a drive in a CX sometime. I wonder how it compares with my Xantia hydractive.
This car is so weird and I love it
These are such a beautifull cars and Oh my god the driving ,that is so special! but really so good so light.I remember the first one that I bought ,I almost gave is back because you really have to get used to the steering wheel.Once you have done that ,it is the best steering wheel ever!I still miss that car.I owned a Gti model 1 ,that was a fucking fast car!!!
This is one of the best looking mini films I've seen of a CX, many thanks. I'm looking forward to my Safari coming back this summer after a 2 year restoration, mine's a nice quiet petrol ;-) I'd love to know what equipment was used for the aerial shots, drone & camera type etc?
Many thanks - Formidable! Maxx
+chillmax Thank you! Means a lot. I used a 3dr Solo for the aerials with a GoPro Hero 3 black mounted. The rest was shot on my Sony A7 :) cheers!
+Jonathan Harper Aah, lovely to hear from you Jonathan, thanks for your reply. I've heard good things about the Sony A7, I've been looking at the Canon C100 mk2, especially for its amazing low-light abilities, but will have another ay the A7 now. The aerial shots were great fun, so short of employing a pro film crew to shoot my CX when it's complete, this will be a good option. My Safari will have cost me almost £40k, so she's going to look like new, even better hopefully ;-) With thanks again Maxx
Replace the split wiper blade :) Nice cars these. I loved the CX.
Je possede une cx serie 1 de 1984 , la commande pour lever la cx n est pas ici mais elle est au niveau du frein à main, belle video
Those engines isn`t that tricky to get spunky either. Our family had citroens all our childhood and up til just a few years ago, my dad once bought a 25 trd turbo 2 with a little bit bigger turbo, adjusted fuel pump++ And clutch from a c25 (i think). That one actually pulled away from a volvo 850 t5r that was stock, must add that the turbo was adjusted a little bit higher then it allready was. It burned 2 clutches, they turned it down again.
can't beat the SM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amen!
And that is what I moved on to...
I recently became very interested in this car after learning about the 25GTI Turbo model Citroen brought out in 1985. Back in 2006, I had an Audi 5000 Turbo that was an absolute blast to drive (when it WORKED; hydraulic leaks kept popping up). The CX Turbo was something of an alternative to the Audi 5000 Turbo in the late ‘80’s. I appreciate European road cars, especially ones that are meant to go FAST for the Autobahn! The articles I’ve read so far suggest that the CX Turbo is quite capable at that, although it tops out at around 135MPH. If I had the money and the space, bringing a CX Turbo over here to the USA would be tempting. But another out-of-warranty European car with a central hydraulic system? This time one that was never sold in America? Call me a glutton for punishment!
This video is many years old and I love that it still gets comments like this on a regular basis. Cheers!!
Was this a US imported car? Or is this one from Europe?
This car was imported from France in 2015.
Guts - Aimer sans amour is the music
+Henry Benson thanks, added to the description
This car is the background on my phone.
sweet!
This was the shizz back in 82
nice Cx man,how about a wonderful Citroen DM 3.0 v6 powered by Maserati,it was an amazing car with its typical "all glass" front end from headlight to headlight
how about it!
I'm here in Europe Jonathan ,so, for us here, a nice Citroen CX is still a domestic car,even if a wonderful classic,it's not so exotic like it is for you there overseas.But this car was always in my mind when a was a teen.When i was at high school my Greek and Latin professor had one,i had private lesson and he left always a nice hot blonde 20 YO younger chick in his CX waiting in the driveway... so for that reason i had since then considered that car an European panty dropper...
The car has the French plates in the USA?
Where is this filming location? Looks really nice
Love it...
It doesn't seem to sound too horrid for an old diesel!
Jagh Haringenamn That's because 1987 wasn't like 1957 or something! :-D
Because French diesels were very advanced for that time. Except for the TUD they're all a pleasure
Do the brakes have a back up if the hydraulic system has a fail?
great question!
The accumulator sphere has pressure to operate the brake around ten times if the hydraulics should somehow completely fail or the engine stalls. Also the handbrake operates the front calipers.
The hydraulic system is designed in such a way that brakes are the last to go, in case of malfunction: first you lose power steering, then power clutch etc. (enough warnings to make you stop!) and finally the brakes...
why does it have a factory slam setting in a family wagon?
+Peyton Artz Because it has a hydropneumatic suspension.
+Peyton Artz I think you mean by 'slam' that the suspension can be lowered to almost on the ground. I have emailed the magazine about this & said that they shouldn't have said this, as it's not accurate & in fact dangerous! The systems 'low' setting is for garage purposes & wheel changing ONLY & you must never drive in this setting as it dangerous for both the driver, at speed and for the car at any speed as damage may be caused. You can drive in the 2 higher settings (normal mode is the white line on the gauge), both are for road clearance issues, with the highest setting mainly for wheel changing & checking the hydraulic fluid (LHM), if you do drive in the high setting, it should be at a very low speed as there is no suspension travel, so it's very lumpy ;-)
Loooooooooooove it!
Bellissima, cosa dire di più?
Que le temps passe vite j'ai eu une CX diesel pallas le top 486kms puis une bx tzd 1,9lts 514kms une xandia hdi annee 2000 568kms maintenant c5 hdi 2,2lts actuellement 364kms Citroën pour toujours Forever Citroën le roi de la suspension 1000 km sans faire mal au dos
Herve Dupont les Citroën anciennes à suspension hydraulique étaient incroyable :)
Suspension hydropneumatique*
Thanksssssss
I'm french i like it only in diesel
fair enough
it's funny to see an american test à french car. I'm french and my father had a CX. don't get me wrong, I hated it and still do, but it's a revolutionary car none the less
I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 2 CITROEN CXS BLACK AND YELLOW
Is this vehicle front wheel or rear wheel drive I've been looking in the comments and don't see anybody talking about it
FWD since the Traction Avant.
Mark, all CXs are front wheel drive.
My parents had a CX TRD Turbo 2 (1988). Before my broth' crashed it :(
Who do I go through to buy one of these?
ebay occasionally or in france try Leboncoin
Olalaaaa😍💓💓💓💓
Joh wat zien ik , Kan ie ook op en neer
bellissima automobile
no fake???? this french cars with diesel engine came to the united states? i am surprised ,didn t know that citroen delivered to the US at all bysides slightly problematic suspension in therms of realibility,but i love this cars at all (by the circumstances myself could only get the bx models with gas motor,no doubtwou ld buy one of this cx 25 trd and maintain it for the weekend time they are special in their last 3 production years defeated small production illnesses
No fake.
La CX est la derniere vrai Citroen avant le rachat par Peugeot et la banalisation des Citroen, meme si la XM la Xantia la C5 et la C6 on essayer de garder l' Hydropneumatique .
Shame about the shredded wiper blades (2:33)
McLaren F1 early mirrors
Wait really?
It actually shares its sideview mirrors with the Jag XJ220
As mike says, the CX mirrors appeared on the Jaguar XJ220, the McLaren F1 wing mirrors were sourced from different places depending on variant but most came from the VW parts bin; from the Corrado.
We had several ds, cx, xm (my father, i could not drive the ds myself)
=> the cx was by far the worst, it was only ok at highways
- terrible soft sofa seats
- too soft suspension to make fun at cury roads
- weak and loud diesels
- most corrosion and electronic problems
=> the xm was a joy on all roads and had not so many problems
Cx 25 turbo
cette voiture peut rouler sur trois roues
Diravi steer at 120 ..
3:20
Les sièges c'est air France plutôt ^^
Je pense que la voiture est fantastique mais la forme du volant est terrible