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Citroën has a long history of large flagship luxury cars, from the Traction Avant in the 1930s, through the futuristic DS in the 1950s and the technological showpiece that was the SM in the 1970s. The C6 was the last in a long line of these cars. It focused less on new technology, although it had its fair share of that, but like all those other cars it had an avant-garde style all of its own, something to set it apart from the BMW wannabes of the mid-2000s. But given it was the last large luxury Citroën you can probably deduce it didn’t sell that well. Just why was that, and what relationship does it have with the second generation car that launched in China?
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Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C6
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Type_C6
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C6_(2005)
youtube.com/watch?v=fPwtA7A_NAU
citroenet.org.uk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Avantime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_AJD-V6/PSA_DT17
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA_ES/L_engine
youtube.com/watch?v=_L4OBZjGrDQ
youtube.com/watch?v=apwDW4DXG1s
topgear.com/car-reviews/c6/first-drive
carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-official-pictures/citroen/citroen-numero-9-will-influence-all-future-ds-models
https://www.citroen.com.sg/citroen-universe/concept-car/numero-9/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMP2_platform
web.archive.org/web/20160428081316/www.dongfeng-citroen.com.cn/c6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongfeng_A9
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_408_(saloon)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C6_(Chine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_508
web.archive.org/web/20230204124107/https://www.dongfeng-citroen.com.cn
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Citroën has a long history of large flagship luxury cars, from the Traction Avant in the 1930s, through the futuristic DS in the 1950s and the technological showpiece that was the SM in the 1970s. The C6 was the last in a long line of these cars. It focused less on new technology, although it had its fair share of that, but like all those other cars it had an avant-garde style all of its own, something to set it apart from the BMW wannabes of the mid-2000s. But given it was the last large luxury Citroën you can probably deduce it didn’t sell that well. Just why was that, and what relationship does it have with the second generation car that launched in China?
Big Car Podcast:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-car-bitesized-car-history/id1734663230
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1tEQK1WPlF9hknD2dhdInn
Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2JpZ2Nhci9mZWVkLnhtbA
YouTube Podcasts: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZrM9eSdaLo56iHx58zu2Plw6rTYLgyf2
Amazon Music/Audible: music.amazon.com/podcasts/cf15574a-9d87-4a9c-89ad-6cc15579f121
PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3556286
iHeartRadio: iheart.com/podcast/156870118
ListenNotes: listennotes.com/podcasts/big-car-bitesized-car-history-big-car-S-irqaQdE5b
Podchaser: podchaser.com/podcasts/big-car-bitesized-car-history-5646040
Boomplay: boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/93546
Intro music: Out Of Step - Big Car
If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
Big Car merch: teespring.com/stores/bigcartv
Twitter: twitter.com/bigcartv
My second channel - Little Car: youtube.com/littlecar
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C6
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Type_C6
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C6_(2005)
youtube.com/watch?v=fPwtA7A_NAU
citroenet.org.uk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Avantime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_AJD-V6/PSA_DT17
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA_ES/L_engine
youtube.com/watch?v=_L4OBZjGrDQ
youtube.com/watch?v=apwDW4DXG1s
topgear.com/car-reviews/c6/first-drive
carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-official-pictures/citroen/citroen-numero-9-will-influence-all-future-ds-models
https://www.citroen.com.sg/citroen-universe/concept-car/numero-9/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMP2_platform
web.archive.org/web/20160428081316/www.dongfeng-citroen.com.cn/c6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongfeng_A9
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_408_(saloon)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C6_(Chine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_508
web.archive.org/web/20230204124107/https://www.dongfeng-citroen.com.cn
#bigcar
