<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Cx]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Cx]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/cx http://jalopnik.com/tag/cx <![CDATA[Buy This Citroen CX Built For A Dictator]]> In 1989, with the Berlin wall being smashed apart by drunk, liberated teenagers, East German strongman Erich Honecker watched as a new stretch Citroen CX limousine slipped from his grasp. Now you can buy the car that was almost his. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5744856&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cumberford Martinique Is A Mongrel We Can Love]]> Yesterday's post on the Concours D'Ignorance generated a comment from mr.chöppèrs regarding what he'd rock when rolling into the show:
"In the spirit of violating the spirit of the Concours d'ignorance, I would like to roll up in a magnificent Cumberford Martinique. Mahogany body, BMW engine, Citroën suspension, cocaine styling."
Reading this hellish description and having no idea what the hell a Cumberford Martinique was, we had to get our research on. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=395321&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Project Car Hell: Citroen CX Prestige or Mercedes-Benz 190 Wagon?]]> The jaw-droppingly steep price tag, automatic transmission, and ARBOUR GREEN paint of the '56 Jag made it an unassailable Hell Project fortress, giving the XK140 an easy win over the '58 Mercedes-Benz 190 in our last Choose Your Eternity poll. Was it fair to force a Benz to go toe-to-toe with the product of a PCH Superpower? Maybe not... so today we're going to give Germany another shot at unseating a Superpower. And not just any PCH Superpower- we're having another Franco-Prussian rematch! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=394494&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Maximum Wagon Day Never Ends!]]> We had loyal reader Citromike send in these great Citröen wagon shots yesterday, but I didn't have a chance to post them during our very first Maximum Wagon Day. So here ya go! We'll let Citromike take over the description: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=359293&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[You Can Bring Your Crumpled Citroens To Hanzel's]]> With all this talk about Citröens around here, it's sad that I hardly ever get to see them in real life. That's why it was great to discover that there's a shop specializing in Citröen repair in downtown Oakland, just a few miles from Alameda. Commenter VWMiniSpeedster's great-grandfather opened the shop in 1918, and the family also owned a dealership selling Citröens, Panhards, Morgans, and Lloyds during the 1950s. Nowadays they still fix the old French machinery and have quite the collection on the premises. Make the jump for more photos, a description of the shop's history, and (for you wannabe 24 Hours of LeMons contestants) a chance to get a deal on a potential race car! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=353620&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Project Car Hell: Citroen CX Diesel or V8 Lotus Eclat?]]> It was pretty close, but the Mazda 323 GTX squeaks out a 55/45 victory over the Turbo Geo Metro in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. I've been happy to find some Japanese PCH candidates, of course, but it's become apparent that we've been neglecting one of the primary Project Car Hell superpowers; yes, it's been over two months since we last saw a French PCH candidate, and that's just plain wrong! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=348359&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mitsubishi Concept-cX]]> Mitsubishi's sent more shots of its new styling prototype, the Concept-cX into the digital ether following the appearance of a one-shot yesterday. Conceptually, it's an urban-oriented soft roader that assumes European tolerances for size and fuel suckage. It's powered by a 1.8-liter clean diesel (Euro-5 compliant) engine over Mitsubishi's new Twin Clutch SST (Sport Shift Transmission) — a competitor to VW/Audi-Borg Warner's DSG box the company says improves both performance and fuel economy. Outside, it shares design cues with the new Lancer, which will make its European debut in Frankfurt. The Concept-cX's interior and trim materials are made from a plastic derived from bamboo and other plant-based resins. Sorry, were still back at Sport Shift, a new piece of hardware that's destined to be fitted in the coming Evo X. Paddle right, look left. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=294531&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cream Corn From the Socket of Jones: Citroen CX!]]> Let us face it, the Dutch are strange, and DAF was a strange and wonderful automaker who embraced that tradition of quirky oddness. But the French? The French are flat-out weird. Plus, they're aggressive and arrogant, while the Dutch tend to be pleasant and friendly. René Magritte was Belgian, which may explain the insanity of his art, sandwiched as he was between these two nations who, by their very nature, have produced some of the most surreally awesome cars ever to take to the road. But did DAF ever have an ad where Grace Jones drove a car out of her own mouth? We think not. Sorry, Loverman. – Davey G. Johnson More »
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