Citroen CX

Model Introduction

Styled by Robert Opron, the CX featured a flowing silhouette and a drag coefficient as low as 0.36. It combined long-distance comfort with sharp front-wheel-drive handling and won European Car of the Year in 1975.

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Oracle

September 1976CAR
Arrival of the long-awaited 2400 is the big news with the Citroen CX range

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Giant Test

September 1976CAR
Citroen 2000 Safari v Ford Granada Estate v Peugeot 504 Estate

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The Top Ten

February 1977CAR
£4501 - £5000 : Citroen CX2440 Super

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Footloose Foursome

February 1977CAR
Citroen CX Diesel

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Giant Test

May 1977CAR
Peugeot 504 GLD v Citroen CX2200D v Mercedes Benz 240D

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Newcomers

June 1977CCC
Citroen's enigma on a CX variation

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Newcomers

December 1977CAR
Ian Fraser on Citroen's cavernous CX Familiale

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Giant Test

December 1977CAR
Citroen CX2400 GTi v Ford Granada 2.8S

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Long Term Test : The Paris Pullman

August 1979CAR
Citroen's eight-seat CX Familiale is one of the most versatile of workhorses - 18,000 trouble-free miles confirm it as one of the best

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Mini Test

October 1979CAR
Different styles and different engineering solutions - but who makes the best use of the Douvrin 2.0 litre engine, Renault with their 20TS or Citroen with the new Athena?

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Newcomers : Citroen CX Auto

February 1981CAR
Citroen bite the bullet and give the CX range a proper three-speed auto at last

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Free Wheelin'

February 1982CCC
Citroen CX GTi

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Giant Test

July 1982CAR
Peugeot 505GRD v Citroen CX2500D v Renault 20GLD

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Long Term Test

March 1983CAR
Citroen CX Diesel

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News

May 1983Autocar
Citroens First Turbo: The CX 25 TRD

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LJKS on CX

May 1983CAR
Citroen's CX, 10 years on, still holds the most promise for the future, argues LJK Setright

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Giant Test

December 1983CAR
BMW 520i v Audi 100CD v Citroen CX GTi

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Newcomers : Citroen surpasses

January 1984CAR
Citroen's latest variation on the 10 year-old CX theme is the turbo diesel DTR. It could just be the best too

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Roadwords - Citroen CX GTi Turbo

May 1986CCC
We dislike the cheap 'Turbo' addenda, and the ABS brakes come with that now familiar 'dead' feel to the pedal, but the latter's performance is reassuring once familiarised. If you make regular long distance trips, it's a winner.