This famous sedan is celebrating its 50th anniversary!

The Citroën CX is an iconic model of the 1970s and 80s. A look back at the technical innovations and career of this essential sedan.

The same year that Peugeot and Citroën merged, which gave birth to the PSA group, the brand with the chevrons unveiled, in July 1974, the Citroën CX. Succeeding the DS, this revolutionary saloon is produced in Aulnay-sous-Boisthe most modern automobile assembly plant in Europe at the time, which was opened in 1973.

A concentrate of technologies and innovations

Marketed on August 28, 1974, the Citroën CX 2000 made headlines on the Citroën stand at the Paris Motor Show in October 1974. An innovative car, it is equipped with many technologies such as front-wheel drive, hydropneumatic suspension, or high-pressure dual-circuit power-assisted disc braking.
Of many innovations are also present, such as a transverse four-cylinder engine positioned in the front overhang, and inclined forward to optimize weight distribution and road holding. To further improve its comfort, its monocoque body is connected to an axle frame by sixteen elastic links: this technique filters out noise and vibrations from the front and rear axles, as well as from the engine and gearbox.
As its name “CX” attests, the aerodynamics of its exterior lines have been particularly worked on. We also find this spirit inside, with its famous lunula-shaped dashboard placed on the dashboard: all driving controls (headlights, indicators, windshield wipers or horn) are accessible at your fingertips, without taking your hands off the steering wheel.

Citroën CX: many successes

The Citroën CX has been awarded numerous times for its innovations: on January 29, 1975, it notably won the 1975 Car of the Year title. But it continued to improve over time, for example in July 1975, when it inherited the SM’s servo-controlled return steering (Diravi).
Over the years, the CX’s equipment would also be enhanced with air conditioning, four electric windows, rear fog lights, a semi-automatic gearbox, a petrol injection engine, an electric sunroof, rear seat belts, automatic door locking, cruise control, central locking, turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, ABS, a rear window defroster, and a coded immobiliser, among other features. many other equipments.
Throughout his career, all models combined, no less than 1,042,460 copies of the Citroën CX will be produced, from 1974 to 1991. This figure includes 913,375 CX saloons, including 29,380 long versions, produced from 1974 to 1989, and 129,085 CX estates, including 900 Entreprise, produced from 1976 to 1991.

The Citroën CX was replaced in the summer of 1989 by the Citroën XM, launched in May 1989. The CX estate would continue in production until the summer of 1991.