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    Seventies Citroëns

    Apr 27, 2022 3 minutes

    CITROËN SM (1970-1975)

    The Citroën SM is the greatest grand tourer that everyone’s forgotten. Effectively a DS underneath, albeit with the V6 engine from the Maserati Merak, the SM offered Italian brio with French ride and composure – all wrapped up in the very best of Robert Opron design.

    But while it was advanced, people simply didn’t take to the Citroën. It had its fans, but the masses preferred the rear-wheel drive BMW CS, Mercedes SL and Jaguar

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