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novelties

Rocket Powered Flying Citroen DS, All Our Memes Are Belong to Fantômas

We've never heard of what is a apparently a classic French character named Fantômas, but apprently he's a master of disguise and miscreant extraordinaire. More important to us though, in a 1964 flick, he drove a flying, rocket-powered Citroen DS. As we can see in this chase sequence between a Mini Moke and the DS in question, the transformation is brilliantly controlled through the HVAC controls and lets the creepy gray-faced anti-hero escape without a scratch. Let's just hope an underinformed passenger doesn't try to warm up the cabin in thick traffic.


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4:20 PM on Tue May 27 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,965 views, 39 comments

Latest by mzs: I saw this as a kid in either Austria or Poland at the age of 4 or 5 on a B&W TV. I can't believe how fake the liftoff portion looks to me now because I always remembered it as more »

junkyard find

Citroen DS Coupe Sleeps In Toronto Junkyard

Since we're in a Canadian Citröen mood today, let's take a look at this unusual machine that our Canadian friend Maymar photographed at a junkyard in Ontario. As far as we know, Citröen never made a DS coupe, but Maymar seems to have sleuthed out the likely ancestry of this machine. Make the jump to read his description.
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6:00 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,076 views, 52 comments

Latest by LandofMinos, That pissed and muted look: @Paul Y. is Going Dumb at the Sideshow: No I couldn't bring myself to like a car that ugly, then Clarkson told of the cavernous interior and plushy suspension. That I like and anyway I'm about to buy a 1963 more »

novelties

Hot Rod Citroen DS Packs A Familiar Punch

The Citroen DS is undeniably stylish. During it's 20 year production run, it showcased innovative features, and even came in wagon an convertible versions. But there was just one thing it lacked, V8 pow-ahh! This guy realized the problem and swapped out the weaksauce four-banger in his '66 DS for something with a bit more grunt.
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6:00 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Mark Arnold
5,608 views, 74 comments

choose your eternity

PCH, Superpower Rematch Edition: Jaguar Mark VII or Citroen DS?

The V12 Jagchero vaporized the Electric Renault R10 in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity voting, but the lopsidedness of the matchup had some supporters of liberty, equality, and eternal torment crying foul. It's bad enough that the British entry was packing a V12 versus the French car's electric motor, but to make a sedan compete against a Rancheroized machine? That's why it's only fair that we have a PCH Superpower rematch today, featuring a more level playing field and one Bargain Hell Project from each side of the Channel.
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5:15 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,895 views, 42 comments

Latest by n/a: That's a 5 main bearing ID19 with LHM.Piece of cake. more »

frankfurt auto show

Frankfurt Auto Show: Citroen XM Exclusive Down on the Straße

This Citroen XM Exclusive caught our jet-lagged eye on our way down to the river, where we also caught a glimpse of das boot. The 5-door XM packed a 3.0L 24-Valve DOHC V-6 or 2.5 TD turbo set atop Citroen's signature nitrogen springing - also known as Hydractive suspension. The computer-controlled liquid suspension has a compliance six times greater than suspensions made of schteel, and is driver adjustable. Had things gone better for this descendant of the mighty Citroen DS, a great deal more mechanics would be troubleshooting hydraulics instead of replacing the occasional strut. We're still looking for a good frankfurter.

10:00 AM on Mon Sep 10 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
2,051 views, 9 comments

Latest by Tomsk: Nice...Damn you, 25-years-and-older DOT exemption rule thingy! more »