Citroën's funky little off-roader celebrates its 45th birthday this week, and while this picture says it all, it's worth to look at the fun side of this rolling deathtrap we would all love to have.

This is nine-time rally world champion driver Sebastian Loeb doing donuts in the canals of Cordoba. See? Not so gross as it sounds at first.

Remember Citroën's wonderful Technospace MPV concept from February? Well, after showing it to the public at the Geneva Motor Show last month, the French put an indicator on it and introduced their newest car as the new C4 Picasso. I just love the fact that they haven't cut back the styling at all, so a viva la France…

What you see here is not a cake, but rather a nine-part diorama on top of a DS3 celebrating Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena’s unrivaled nine FIA World Rally Championship titles with Citroën.

Do you love you car? Do you love it enough to lie on top of its roof in the middle of a hailstrom to keep it protected? This guy does.

You can't really be a gearhead if you don't love Citroën. I'm not saying you have to buy one, but you have to at least appreciate the gonzo-ass cars that have rolled off their assembly lines over the years, like the 2CV, the DS, and more recently, the C6. Beautiful, bizarre, unique and high-tech. 

I know it's hard, but forget the funky DS3 Cabrio or the Technospace MPV Concept for a second! Citroën will give the centre stage to its air-hybrid system at the Geneva Motor Show, and I'm really excited to see it from up close. I also hope it works.

Our very own Wolverine, Nino Karotta tried to teach you some Hungarian with his review of the bonkers Renault Avantime or the two-faced BMW M5, but when it came to the roadtrip with a Scion FR-S from Barcelona to Budapest, the team took the time to shoot everything twice so you could enjoy the video in English as…

I know, I know. I should just shut up already about all these nice Citroëns, since you can't buy them in the 'States anyway. But hey, Jalopnik is enjoyed all over the world, so for those of you out there who can get French cars, here comes a new one for the family!

Having General Motors and Peugeot-Citroën in one bed is great news, but it doesn't mean that America will get French cars any time soon. It sucks and we still haven't gotten over it.