CX
— nobody above, nobody beside
1974
Citroën has financial problems, which leads to the merging between Automobiles
Citroën and
Automobiles Peugeot.
Citroën is
not shut down (but the SM shall disappear!!!), but will
eventually become Peugeot cars with Citroën-logo.
Fortunately, the biggest models are allowed to keep the hydraulics.
GS Birotor.
CX 2000 is launched, developed just in time before Peugeot takes control.
The last real Michelin–Citroën; the last model designed by a completely independent Citroën
Bureau d'Etudes. Later (in 1985) transformed to Peugeot inside and partly outside.
(Otherwise nothing bad said about Peugeot, it is a good old brand.)
1975
CX 2200.
CX 2200 Diesel.
C-matic (semi-automatic gearbox) on CX 2200.
CX: "Car of the Year", "Safety Prize" and "Car Styling Award".
1976
CX 2000 break and CX 2200 Diesel break, station wagons.
CX Prestige. Extended berline-model with extra room for the rear passengers.
CX 2400 replaces CX 2200.
1977
CX 2400 GTI replaces CX 2200.
1978
CX 2500 Diesel replaces CX 2200 Diesel. CX 2500 D is the world's fastest diesel car without turbo.
Visa. (Based on Peugeot 104.)
1979
Méhari 4x4. Seven forward gears, 602 cc, 29 HP at 2750 RPM and top speed of 100 km/h.
CX Reflex and CX Athena replaces CX 2000.
CX Limousine, diesel version of the Prestige.
CX Prestige comes with armour (extra equipment).
1980
2CV Charleston.
1981
Visa II replaces Visa.
1982
CX 20 replaces CX Reflex, and CX 20 TRE replaces CX Athena.
GSA X1 replaces GSA Club.
Visa GT replaces Visa II Super X.
BX.
1983
CX 25 RD Turbo and CX 25 TRD Turbo, both as berline and break.
1984
Visa Diesel.
Cl5E and Cl5D, vans that can carry 570 kg.
CX 25 GTI Turbo.
1985
Visa GTI.
BX break.
CX2, 86-model. The last real Michelin–Citroën is now partially changed to Peugeot.
Inside, it's just the steering wheel, the console which the instruments are placed
in and the location of the ignition that is left of the character.
Outside the
fine bumpers disappears, replaced by plastic. But still there is only one windscreen wiper,
hydraulic leveling, air suspension (stiffer  ),
Diravi (unchanged  ),
and just as powerful brakes (eventually with ABS ).
1986
AX.
1987
AX Sport.
BX 19 GTI, with 16 valves.
1989
BX 4x4 and BX 4x4 Evasion.
XM, the car that shall replace the CX series 2, but without doing it in any way. Reminds more about the BX.
1990
XM is Car of the Year.
Production of the 2CV is closed down.
1991
ZX.
Production of CX2 is closed down.
XM break.
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