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.
Oracle
September 1976 – CAR
Arrival of the long-awaited 2400 is the big news with the Citroen CX range
Giant Test
September 1976 – CAR
Citroen 2000 Safari v Ford Granada Estate v Peugeot 504 Estate
The Top Ten
February 1977 – CAR
£4501 - £5000 : Citroen CX2440 Super
Footloose Foursome
February 1977 – CAR
Citroen CX Diesel
Giant Test
May 1977 – CAR
Peugeot 504 GLD v Citroen CX2200D v Mercedes Benz 240D
Newcomers
June 1977 – CCC
Citroen's enigma on a CX variation
Newcomers
December 1977 – CAR
Ian Fraser on Citroen's cavernous CX Familiale
Giant Test
December 1977 – CAR
Citroen CX2400 GTi v Ford Granada 2.8S
Long Term Test : The Paris Pullman
August 1979 – CAR
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
Mini Test
October 1979 – CAR
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?
Newcomers : Citroen CX Auto
February 1981 – CAR
Citroen bite the bullet and give the CX range a proper three-speed auto at last
Free Wheelin'
February 1982 – CCC
Citroen CX GTi
Giant Test
July 1982 – CAR
Peugeot 505GRD v Citroen CX2500D v Renault 20GLD
Long Term Test
March 1983 – CAR
Citroen CX Diesel
News
May 1983 – Autocar
Citroens First Turbo: The CX 25 TRD
LJKS on CX
May 1983 – CAR
Citroen's CX, 10 years on, still holds the most promise for the future, argues LJK Setright
Giant Test
December 1983 – CAR
BMW 520i v Audi 100CD v Citroen CX GTi
Newcomers : Citroen surpasses
January 1984 – CAR
Citroen's latest variation on the 10 year-old CX theme is the turbo diesel DTR. It could just be the best too
Roadwords - Citroen CX GTi Turbo
May 1986 – CCC
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.