Before World War II, the front wheel drive Citroen Traction Avant ( 1934 ) had independent front torsion bar suspension and a flexible trailing dead axle, also sprung by torsion bars.

Upon arrival, the diaeresis was added to the name, changing Citroen to Citroën ( a grandfather had sold lemons, and had changed the consequent name Limoenman " lime man " to Citroen ( Dutch for " lemon ")).

Autocar said that the Citroen had made a " major advance " over previous versions of the hydropneumatic suspenion system, with the ability of the suspension to stiffen up and provide " precise and responsive handling ".

While the Citroen had a drag coefficient of 0. 28, the BMW 520's was 0. 30 and the Lancia's was 0. 32.

The Alfa was viewed as having the " sportiest character " with best handling, but the Citroen had better space, comfort, finish and refinement.

By September 2000 the Citroen XM's press visibility had diminished.

" The article noted that " Citroen worked hard at fixing the problems, introducing a new kind of connector after the car was launched, but by then the XM had lost almost all connections with its potential audience.

Andre Citroen re-equipped his factory as a scaled down version of the Ford River Rouge Plant, that he had visited in Detroit Michigan.

Citroen itself had been owned by Michelin since 1934 following a cash crisis of its own.

:* Citroen DS 1955 using a combined flat six from a Citroen 2cv which had a flat 2 engine.

Peugeot had been working on developing a replacement for the Samba as late as 1984, which would have been based on the forthcoming Citroen AX, but this project was abandoned as Peugeot took the decision to phase out the Talbot brand.

Most small passenger vehicles switched to monocoque construction in the 1960s, but the trend had started in the 1930s with cars like the Opel Olympia, and Citroen Traction Avant leaving just trucks, some bus manufacturers and large cars using conventional frames.

The Citroën C6 Lignage formed the basis of the Citroën C6 which was launched in 2005, four years later than Citroen had originally planned.

Since then, European market versions of the Mitsubishi Outlander have had their production transferred from Japan to the Netherlands from 2008, while since 2009 the Outlander-based Citroen C-Crosser and Peugeot 4007 for the European market have also been assembled at Born.

Over 200 members have been inducted in the hall of fame, representatives from Mercedes Benz, Bosch, Bugatti, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroen, Daimler, Dodge, Durant, Duryea, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Maybach, Olds, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Sloan and Toyota are among those already inducted.

Certain heavier duty drum brake systems compensate for load when determining wheel cylinder pressure ; a feature rare when discs are employed ( Hydropneumatic suspension systems as employed on Citroen vehicles adjust brake pressure depending on load regardless of if drum or discs are used ).

Although there weren't any more powerful engines for this model, Citroen used the same engine design on other cars, like the AMI, the LN, the Dyane.

Identical methods were also used by Andre Citroen in his own factory.

" The news for that model year was the replacement of the 12-valve 3. 0-litre V6 with a 24-valve 3. 0-litre V6 that was used in the Citroen Xantia.

The summary was that the XM as " an ancient intergalactic cruiser reminds us of what Citroen used to be.

In layout, it was essentially an economy car version of the 1930s designed Citroen Traction Avant Commerciale version, but with fully independent rear suspension ( the Commerciale used a flexible beam axle, similar to 1970s VW twist-beam rear suspension ).

The air suspension was inspired by various manufacturers who used Hydropneumatic suspension, such as Citroen, and Mercedes-Benz.

A halfway house to full monocoque construction was the ' semi-monocoque ' used by the Volkswagen Beetle and Citroen 2CV.

* D6, the first Citroen Dyane designation for Dyane with 602cc engine.

The test car cost 351, 725 " old " French Francs, usefully cheaper than the 374, 000 " old " French Francs domestic market starting price quoted towards the end of 1958 for the cheapest version of the larger but ( even ) less powerful Citroen 2CV.

In recent years, a community forum specifically for the Citroen Berlingo, Multispace and Peugeot equivalents, has emerged: the Berlingo Forum.

Their car is a Citroen 2 CV, which was a popular entry-level model for middle-class Argentines in the 1960s.

There are car dealerships for Ford, Nissan and Citroen

The transmission ( which was actually originally designed for the Citroen ) was a " gearless " automatic, using the torque-converter alone to match engine revolutions to the drivetrain revolutions, much like the Dynaflow Transmission introduced later in the USA.

Most subjective of all was the matter of the XM not living up to the expectations created by its forerunner the Citroen DS, despite that car having been launched in an era of national markets, of different demands and standards, an era when there was more scope for large advances in engineering and design than were possible in 1989.

The magazine summarized its test as follows " The XM is an ereally is an impressive car in many respects, particularly in its excellent interior spaciousness, and for the confirmed Citroen enthusiast the oleopneumatic suspension, super sharp steering and brakes will be a major attraction.

The article says, " Citroen expects business buyers to account for 80 % of the 9000 XMs it hopes to shift in 1990 ...

" Regarding performance, the Lancia recorded a 0-60 mph time of 9. 6 seconds versus 12. 4 for the Citroen and 10. 6 for the BMW.

" Reported fuel consumption for the cars at were: Citroen, Lancia and BMW.

" Bremner pointed out that it was going to be difficult for any modern Citroen to be great.

A boarding school for girls from Saint – Lo, then a summer camp for Citroen both benefited from its peaceful grounds until 1978.

The original design brief called for an engine size between 600 cc and 700 cc but there was no consensus as to whether to use a four-cylinder unit or to follow Citroen with a two-cylinder unit.

Some solace for Gronholm, though, came in that another victory in New Zealand ahead of team-mate Mikko Hirvonen was to confirm the manufacturers ' title for his Ford team over Loeb-less Kronos Citroen.

While the usually consummate Loeb tumbled out of the points from a potentially auspicious position in both Norway and Sardinia, Grönholm remained consistent and after winning for the 28th time in his career over the Citroen titan in Greece, led the championship by nine points over Loeb over the championship's summer break.

In September 2012 Hyundai announced that they were due to start the WRC with a rally model of its i20 to rival the likes of the Ford Fiesta, the Citroen DS3 and the Mini Countryman.

" Green reported the XM's directional stability in " gale force winds " while other cars " including our own photographic Citroen BX-nervously their way forward ..." On secondary roads " the XM showed the most exceptional side of its character.

He said that " the introduction of a new high-torque diesel is among a range of sales-boosting improvements made by Citroen to its flagging flagship, still shunned by the British as a Gallic oddity.

" When reviewing the Citroen C6 in 2006, The Irish Times referred to the marked improvement in the quality of the new vehicle compared to its predecessor: " unlike previous big Citroëns, such as the XM, the C6 has a feel of quality in its fit and finish.

With its high ground clearance, an Acadiane could be fitted with the 15 × 145 ( 15 × 135 were standard ) tyres from a Citroen GS and become fairly capable off-road, its light weight helping out where lack of 4WD might have slowed it down.

By setting up the dash-mounted gear change with second and third on the same plane of movement, Citroen blessed the Acadiane and its peers with one of the sweetest and most driver-friendly changes of its day.

In continental Europe the Rover 2000 contended in the same sector as the Citroen DS which, like the initial Rover offering, was offered only with a four-cylinder engine – a deficiency which in the Rover was resolved, four years after its launch, when Rover's compact V8 was engineered to fit into the engine bay.

The Rover 2000 interior was never as spacious as those of its Triumph and Citroen rivals, especially in the back, where its sculpted two-person rear seat implied that Rover customers wishing to accommodate three in the back of a Rover should opt for the larger and older Rover 3 Litre.

Even in 1953 it was reported that the Frégate, with approximately 25, 000 units sold on the French market, was comfortably outpaced by the standard wheelbase versions of Citroën's ' 11 Normale ' model, with approximately 35, 000 sold that year, despite the Citroen being little changed since its unveiling fifteen years earlier and, since the war, available from the manufacturer's French factory only in black.