Citroën GS
The Citroën GS / GSA: was a popular, comfortable and very agile French car made by Citroën. 2,5 million were produced from 1970 to 1986.
The initital body shape was a 'berline' (three lateral glass). The vehicle displayed fluid body lines and was equipped with front-wheel drive, a flat-four air-cooled engine with roots at Panhard. Its central hydraulic system powering the four disk-brakes and the hydropneumatic suspension system was derived from the Citroën DS.
The motors were 1015, 1129, 1220, 1299 cm3 producing from 55 to 65 ch DIN, plus a Wankel birotor.
From 1972 a 'break' (estate) bodyshell was introduced as were 'Enterprise' service vans.
The original vehicles (approx 1970 - 1978) were branded GS; a later face-lifted series with a hayon (approx 1979 - 1986) were branded GSA. Among the unusual features on left-hand-drive models was a magnifying glass in front of cylinder-based speedometer and tachometer.
The Citroen GS was European car of the Year in 1971. An advanced car for its time packing a lot of advanced technology for its low price. A masterpiece of Citroen concept engineering rather let down by poor manufacturing quality.