Bizarre Car of the Week: 1973 Citroën SM Coupe - New York Daily News
With a focus on style, technology, and downright wackiness, we have the French to thank for some of the most important automotive milestones, as well as some of the world's best classic cars. Undoubtedly in the pantheon of great French cars, the 1973 Citroën DS Coupe is one of the most bizarre cars to come from the land of bread and cheese, but also one of the best. In 1968, Citroën purchased Maserati with the intention of leveraging the Italian marque's high-performance engines into some of their grand touring cars. Their goal was to merge the comfort of Citroën's highly-advanced hydropneumatic suspension with the smooth power of an Italian V-6, and the result was the oddly-styled SM. When the SM debuted in 1970 at the Geneva Motor Show, it wowed the... The SM became Motor Trend's first foreign Car of the Year winner, and was Citroën's flagship for the early 1970s. The SM had disc brakes at all four wheels, and self-leveling suspension that would raise or lower the rear end of the car based on... Inside, the SM is one of Citroën's more reserved designs, but is filled to the brim with technology and high quality materials. Source: www.nydailynews.com
