Like many European carmakers focusing on affordable vehicles, Citroën didn't offer a V8 engine. The French experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it mostly stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills.

With front-wheel drive and unibody construction, the Citroën Traction Avant helped set the template for modern cars. A 1949-built example of the groundbreaking French sedan was featured on a recent ...

Some 12 years ago when I was still living in London, there was a gentleman in Camden Town who took his kids to school in a Citroën Traction Avant each morning. With that being far from a pristine ...

For those gearheads that aren't too into pre-war automobiles, you should know a few details on the Citroen Traction Avant. This is one of the most important cars of its time, a model that has ...

The Citroën Traction Avant is possibly the most pioneering car you’ve never heard of. Introduced in 1934, it innovated tech still used in family cars today. Today we think of Citroëns as odd and ...

Front-wheel drive cars may be ubiquitous now, but back in the 1950s, when today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Citroen was built, they were the anomaly not the rule. Let's see if this heavily patina'd ...

French cars are known for their delicate, yet quirky style, especially Citroens, so we’d imagine this Traction Avant model comes as a shock to the marque’s aficionados. So, forget what you’ve learned ...

This is one of the most influential cars ever built. By mixing technical innovation with modern dynamics, Citroen’s remarkable Traction Avant set the template for today’s family models. When it was ...

A life’s work can build a career, and paradoxically, destroy it at the same time. That is what the Traction Avant did to Andre Citroen. It parked him in the automotive hall of fame, but also caused ...

The Citroën Traction Avant is possibly the most pioneering car you've never heard of. Introduced in 1934, it innovated tech still used in family cars today. Today we think of Citroëns as odd and ...