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Top 10 Reasons Why This Is The Most Revolutionary Car Ever Made

301K views · Jun 19, 2017 · Autos & Vehicles

The Fast Lane Car

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@penzlic · 7 years ago
People doesn't truly undertand influence of this car: it was introduced in 1955 (ten years after WW2, ten years!) with same style and  it continued trough 1975, hydropneumatic suspension, frameless glass, superb aerodynamic... everything you see (beside double headlights) were there in fckin 1955! nineteen fifty five!!!!!! one spoke steering wheel? 1955! and you know what? 1955 it was PRODUCTION YEAR!!!! not prototype not mock up PRODUCTION CAR. On first day of reveal they sold freaking 12000 of them.twelve thousand!!! in 1955!!!! this is pinnacle of engineering (until we have some warp speed elon musk imagined kessel run thorium powered s#!t) this is THE car.period
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@MrSebfrench76 · 8 years ago
From a french frog , former owner of a Citroen AMI 8 .<br>Thank you for honoring one of the beautest creation that our country ever produced.No french-bashing , no pukes , no "cheese eating , blahblah supposed to be funny" jokes .<br>Frankly , extremely enjoyable.
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@jourwalis-8875 · 9 years ago
"The myth of the car is less amazing than the truth....."!<br>It could not be said in a better way! It´s really the most advanced car in the world.
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@kamranbahrian · 9 years ago
I only knew about the hydraulics.... wow this is a must have car
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@stevenjames1138 · 9 years ago
Still a beautiful car! Even today.
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@sandroleandro2493 · 7 years ago
There is one more genius thing he forgets to mention... The "stored system pressure" he says is used for the brakes is actually taken (primarily) from the REAR spheres... Result: the car actually hunkers down under heavy braking, so no forward pitch, no mass shifting! It is the simplest, most genius system I've ever seen!
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@deezynar · 9 years ago
Aluminum head; aluminum block with steel cylinder sleaves; aluminum valve cover; aluminum oil pan; aluminum transmission / transaxle case; aluminum radiator; aluminum hood; fiberglass roof panel; gas tank inside a sealed steel box; inboard front disc brakes that reduce sprung weight on the front wheels; one connector held each wheel on, it was a captured bolt so it could not get lost; leading arm front suspension, trailing arm rear suspension, acted to raise the nose under heavy braking; the steering pivot line was centered at the center line of each front wheel so there was no pulling bias on the front wheels; the car had the lowest aerodynamic drag of any other at the time.  It is more advanced than any production sedan made today.
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@juanmj93 · 9 years ago
That guy really does love his Citroëns, and damn they are awesome
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@basstrammel1322 · 9 years ago
That is a good looking car. Wouldn't mind spending a fortune and most of my time repairing one just for drive it on a few summer days.
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@scb2scb2 · 7 years ago
I can't remember why anymore but my dad and i once drove back on 3 wheels like this and where stopped by the police. (netherlands) we continued after we explained it (and we where close to where we needed to go). Can't remember why we didn't have a working spare but it was probably somewhere else during a rebuild. My dad worked for citroen for >50 years so we handled/had lots of cars.
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@dkpirie · 9 years ago
It's still a great looking car.
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@SergioGalmeyerResende · 9 years ago
Please inform the owner. The purpose of the "non centered" center arm on the wheel (single spoke) is to rest your arms/hands  when driving on highways. It's really relaxing. That's the real reason it is non centered.
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