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.

Magazine Articles

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    Oracle

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

    CAR · September 1976
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    Giant Test

    Citroen 2000 Safari v Ford Granada Estate v Peugeot 504 Estate

    CAR · September 1976
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    The Top Ten

    £4501 - £5000 : Citroen CX2440 Super

    CAR · February 1977
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    Footloose Foursome

    Citroen CX Diesel

    CAR · February 1977
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    Giant Test

    Peugeot 504 GLD v Citroen CX2200D v Mercedes Benz 240D

    CAR · May 1977
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    Newcomers

    Citroen's enigma on a CX variation

    CCC · June 1977
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    Newcomers

    Ian Fraser on Citroen's cavernous CX Familiale

    CAR · December 1977
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    Giant Test

    Citroen CX2400 GTi v Ford Granada 2.8S

    CAR · December 1977
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    Long Term Test : The Paris Pullman

    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

    CAR · August 1979
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    Mini Test

    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?

    CAR · October 1979
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    Newcomers : Citroen CX Auto

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

    CAR · February 1981
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    Free Wheelin'

    Citroen CX GTi

    CCC · February 1982
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    Giant Test

    Peugeot 505GRD v Citroen CX2500D v Renault 20GLD

    CAR · July 1982
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    Long Term Test

    Citroen CX Diesel

    CAR · March 1983
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    News

    Citroens First Turbo: The CX 25 TRD

    Autocar · 14th May 1983
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    LJKS on CX

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

    CAR · May 1983
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    Giant Test

    BMW 520i v Audi 100CD v Citroen CX GTi

    CAR · December 1983
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    Newcomers : Citroen surpasses

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

    CAR · January 1984
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    Roadwords - Citroen CX GTi Turbo

    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.

    CCC · May 1986