MakeCitroën
ModelCX GTI Turbo Série I
Year1984
Color Silver gray
Interior Black and gray velours
Engine2500 Turbo
TimingOverhead camshaft
Fuel systemBosch injection, Garett T3 turbocharger
TransmissionFront-wheel drive, 5-speed manual gearbox
Power168hp
Weight1250kg
Options Upgraded air conditioning
Price25,000€
Other information The CX was Citroën's last great success at the top end of the market, and for several years it was the fastest diesel car in the world.
These laurels for performance - the fastest diesel car in the world, far ahead of its German rivals - should have shown Citroën the way, and committed it to a real policy of research into both performance and quality.
Remember the advert with Grace Jones and the red CX Turbo with this single figure: 220kmh? that's her. It's worth noting that the engine block of the 2500 GTI turbo petrol we're interested in here is identical to the block of the world's fastest CX diesel, which says a lot about its solidity.
This engine has a roundness, power and pleasantness at low revs that led the famous German magazine Auto Moto und Sport to write that it had "soviel lauftkultur wie ein sech zylinder" as much operating pleasure as a six-cylinder, and in this we can trust them... To feel the impressive torque, the smoothness with which the power surges from 1500 rpm without any gaps or vibrations, to see the handling, the comfort and above all the pleasure shown by such a big car that weighs no more than a Mégane today, is enough to make any car enthusiast think about the point of having eighteen airbags and all the panoply of modern technology.
This car has only one real flaw for us in the south of France: it's a real greenhouse and air conditioning is compulsory.
For me, it presents another problem of a purely emotional nature, but what would a passion be without affect, it overshadows its majesty the SM...
This model is in exceptional original, historic, low mileage condition.
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