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Created on November 13, 2024

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The GTI combines sportiness with driving comfort

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The play of light and shadow

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Unrestored original condition

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The jubilarian in top form

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Matt black window surrounds were only available on the GTI

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The rear spoiler is the characteristic feature of the CX GTI

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The Lunule, the dashboard by interior designer Michel Harmand

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - A class car

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Fog lights were standard

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - La Grande Routière

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Chance encounters on the country road

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - 1981 was the last model year with conventional tires but already with the wider track

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - 2347cc engine as in the DS23IE

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The GTI was one of the fastest French saloons of its time

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Towards the sun

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - A flying express carpet

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Driving impressions

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Perfect car for high cuts even on the country road

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Impressions as from the sales brochure

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Grand Tourisme Injection

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Wheel covers as on the larger SM

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Pure geometric shapes, a hallmark of designer Robert Opron

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Almost immaculate interior

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The hand lamp was available ex works

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Magnifying speedometer and tachometer

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The typical single-spoke steering wheel with perforated, sporty extra exclusively for the GTI

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - The satellites for operating all functions from the steering wheel

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Control satellite for the car lighting

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - View of the lunule through the extra-wide headrests of the GTI

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - In typical Citroën style, the handbrake on the CX acts on the front wheels

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Generous legroom for the rear passengers

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Door opener as pistol trigger and internally adjustable exterior mirrors

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - It often sags, but in this 1981 model it has remained intact, the headliner

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Swordfish gray on autumn colors

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Aluminum rims were standard on the CX

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Single-arm windshield wipers and no-frills design

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - First French luxury sedan with transverse engine

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - Well-packed spare wheel in the engine compartment

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Citroën CX 2400 GTI (1981) - tailgate instead of door because Citroën boss Pierre Bercot always wanted it that way

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Citroën CX (1980) - Production

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Citroën Prototype L (1970) - forerunner of the CX with water-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine - Geneva Motor Show 1978

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Citroën CX (1975) - good aerodynamics was an important development goal

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Citroën CX (1975) - x-rayed - See-through drawing

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Citroën CX 2400 GTi (1978) - even faster with an injection engine

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Citroën CX (1975) - dynamic on the road

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Citroën CX (1975) - Transparency drawing

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Citroën CX (1975) - Body structure and subframe

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Citroën CX (1974) - hidden safety in the new car

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Citroën CX (1975) - Cutaway model at the IAA in Frankfurt 1975

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Citroën CX (1979) - with redesigned center console and ball ashtray - Geneva Motor Show 1979

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Citroën CX 2000 (1974) - comfortable finger play with the steering wheel satellites

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Citroen CX 2200 Break (1975) - the huge station wagon that could also be used as an ambulance or express van without conversion, with a payload of up to 700 kg ... and more - Presentation at the Paris Motor Show

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Citroën CX (1981) - in advertising in 1981

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Maserati Quattroporte II, a DS successor was planned on its basis

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Citroën CX (1977) - Series 1 still with stainless steel bumpers

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Citroen CX (1975) - CX 2200 as luxury model Pallas - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1975

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Citroën CX (1975) - on the road in rally style

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Citroën CX (1976) - extended CX Préstige with more footwell for 34,450 francs - Geneva Motor Show 1976

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One of the five winning cars of the 1977 Senegal Rally

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Citroën CX (1975) - How the hydropneumatic system works

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Citroën CX (1975) - Presentation with lady

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Citroën CX 2200 (1975) - Rear view

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Citroën CX (1975) - in advertising for Switzerland

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Citroën CX (1978) - in advertising for Germany

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Citroën CX (1977) - in the metallic color "Vert Papyrus"

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Citroen CX (1975) - glitz and glamor

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Citroën CX (1979) - Advertisement from 1979 -

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Citroën CX GTi Beutler (1979) - finally a CX with a tailgate - Geneva Motor Show 1979

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CX GTI from 1984 with wheel arch extensions and TRX wheels and tires

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Citroën CX (1985) - even more modern with facelift - IAA 1985

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From 1974, CX production in Aulnay-sous-Bois was the most modern in the world

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Citroën CX (1980) - Production

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Citroën was absent from the mid-range for a long time; the GS filled the gap from 1970 - but not quite yet

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Summary

In August 1974, the Citroën CX, which would later become a long-running model, made its debut. It was built for 15 years, even longer as a station wagon. We drove one of the first series from 1981.

This article contains the following chapters

It's all a question of perspective
Engines as the Achilles heel of the Bureau d'Etudes
Form and function
Uncertainties and the threat of bankruptcy at the start
Forced marriage and rocket launch
New models by the meter
Motorsport and rally successes
Stepping out of the shadows

Estimated reading time: 18min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Driving comfort and extravagance - Citroën could still really score points with these in the 1970s. The CX was not a direct successor to the DS, but it fulfilled the function of the Grande Routière, as the DS had previously done, in a contemporary way. The later long-distance runner made its debut in August 1974. It was built for 15 years, and even longer as a station wagon. We drove one of the first series. There are always wonders, such as the car in front of us this afternoon: a Citroën CX 2400 GTI with just under 38,000 kilometers on the clock. Both the exterior and the interior are immaculate, the fabric seats are firm and the notoriously sagging headliner is missing in this example. The condition is - the term is often overused but rightly used here - new. Even the intact, shimmering blue protective film can still be found on the trim strips of the door sills. And not a single hole adorns the boot lid; the first owners only ever attached the removable plates to the lid with magnets, a typical Swiss characteristic, and never screwed them on. Apart from a few scratches in the paintwork from the magnets, covered by the license plate, there are no external traces to suggest that this car was ever in regular use. We even suspect that this 1981 CX 2400 GTI must once have been a real Sunday car.

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