Citroen is a carmaker that has traditionally stretched the envelope in terms of both design and technology. Sadly, in recent decades it’s taken a more mainstream approach so it’s great to be able to announce the arrival of the delightfully-different C4 Cactus SUV / hatchback crossover. Cactus has been on More
The subject of this week’s road test review is the Citroen DS5. Actually, that’s not quite true because Citroen has decided to follow the direction taken by a number of other brands by creating a luxury sub-brand and calling it DS. In doing so Citroen has resurrected one of most More
What were two French delivery vans doing parked side by side at one of Australia’s premier motor racing circuits on a summer’s day with the temperature nudging 30 degrees? Good question. The pair – new Citroen Berlingos – were at Sydney Motorsports Park (nee Eastern Creek) where the motoring media More
The DS 19 Citroen was in production without fundamental change from 1955 to 1975 and was as far ahead of its time when introduced as the 7CV Traction Avant before it. One of the principal features of this car was the unique hydro-pneumatic suspension system which had the interesting effect More
One day I’m going to find a 1955 Citroen DS in immaculate condition and show it to someone who has absolutely no interest in cars. I will tell them it’s a prototype of a 2016 Citroen and ask their opinion on the stunning styling. It will come as no surprise More
On August 4, 1925, Nevill Westwood, a Seventh Day Adventist missionary, set out from Perth to spread the word of his beliefs to other Australians. Driving a Citroen 5CV Tourer, known affectionately as ‘Bubsie’, after 148 days and 17,220 kilometres, he returned home having become the first person to drive More
Buyers looking for something that doesn’t follow convention and who appreciate a real touch of French flair should certainly have the latest Citroen C4 Picasso on their short (often very short) list of potential cars. Just what is the Citroen C4 Picasso? It’s hard to define, being a mixture of More
In automotive terms ‘sculpted’ is an overworked word often used to give a car arty design cred. However, sometimes there is a line of truth to the application. Take the new Citroen DS3, for example, whose lines bring to mind the curves and concave lines of a Henry Moore reclining More
Launching the upgraded Citroen DS 3, Citroen Australia has announced it will bring in cars Australians want and will not compete to be the cheapest in the market. The company also foreshadowed the DS brand would split from Citroen as a stand-alone brand, although this was some time away. In More
For the first time in one location, Australians will be able to walk around and study more than 40 of Australia’s best cars and see how they got their titles at the Australian Motoring Festival 26-29 March. Selected by the peak national motoring organisation, the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), in More
