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I had a first-generation Miata. I upgraded to the M100 and still have it after over 25 years.

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A few more corrections: 1) The hydraulic system has only 1 pump. The rest is controlled by valves. 2) The steering system is still directly mechanical. The oil for the steering power assistance system is however taken from the hydraulic suspension system via a pressure reduction valve. In every other aspect it is however strictly conventional. Maybe that hydraulic connection confused you but since the car already creates hydraulic pressure it doesn't need a seperate hydraulic pump for the steering system. That was already the case in the DS. 🙂

The roadholding of the series 1 is already excellent, although the later Activa 2 system indeed improved it a bit further. If you want to make it “smaller” and a bit more “German” you only have to put it in the sports mode which switches off the extra spheres. Wihtout these the steering is actually rather stiff for a Citroen. The handling is NEVER cumbersome or dangerous! The only strange behaviour is that it sometimes raises and then lowers its rear suspension if you stand at traffic lights with your foot on the brakes. It then tries to correct the fact that the nose is fixed in a bit of a nosedown stance. They should have introduced a 6th standstill sensor to fix that. But it’s nothing more then an amusing quirk once you get used to it. Furthermore other road users often are amazed by it. And lets face it: The XM is the last Citroen in which you “take off” every time you start it after more then a few hours. You are however right about the many early electrical problems but they mostly affected the lesser important luxury stuff. Irritating but survivable and the series 2 version indeed fixed most of of those problems. The bad reputation is mostly being sustained by those who never came close to one. 😁

The design of the XM is indeed an interesting and complex story. Although officially called a Bertone design and as such indeed penned by Deschamps when he worked there things where a lot less clear behind closed doors. Firstly it carries a lot of details which where developed by Citroens own styling department for earlier studies. Also the final detailing was done internally, which still influenced the front and rear styling. Furthermore the interior was designed by Citroen itself. I actually wrote a few articles about it for the Dutch XM club magazine, called Ambience Extreme. Let me know if you are interested.

Mine is a ‘96 Verde Vega Turbo CT to which I added a series 1 grille and single seat steering wheel plus the ultra rare aerodynamic Seduction wheelcaps as seen in your video at 9:34 min. Mmmmmm! 🙂

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Mine one is a 230 Kompressor, almost as fast as 320, and equipped with AT transmission. This car came with different gearboxes depending on the year manufacture. There were full automatic (the ones that failed often) and as mine one, that can shift gears touching knob to the left to reduce and the opposite to increase. Only thing I don't like is the fixed rear windows, a design flaw, fixed in the 209. 180000km and running...

Why you have wrote "a crazy car"? Tatra is really an unique car with a long tradition, it is the third oldest existing car company in the world, and to call its products "crazy" is more than bold, if not downright stupid. I recommend studying technical history..

I’m italian and 20 years old. it might be awkward but one time, I parked in an underground garage and there I saw for the first time a lotus elan m100 for me was love at first sight. The car was and is still abandoned in that garage and my mission for this year is to make that car mine

I had a CLK 430 with full AMG kit from 2005 to 2014….i still miss that car and smile each time I see one on the road. It did need wheelarch rust treatment twice and the gearbox needed to be rebuilt once, but I still have such fondness for that car. Such a beautiful design, so alluring to the eye. Your video has made me consider buying another one before they mostly disappear.

Great video! The door lock indicators with the red and green dots intrigued me as a kid in my uncle’s Ritmo 😊

Beautiful car and very nice movie 👍🏻😊

Loved mine

The Era of Joe Pun.

last true Lancia? Thema & Delta evo2

Here is a film from an old TopGear episode (Pre-Clarkson I think). It features the Tatra T613/5, designed by the same people who made the T700, but developed in The United Kingdom by a small development business run by a man called Tim Bishop. He and Mark Berry (who worked as his engine tuning guru) turned the basic T613 into a run of five prototypes for Tatra, who later did the T700 restyle and interior refresh on their own. This is the very same car I drove back from Pribor (CZ) to Fosters Booth (UK) in one shot between Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Next to nothing on the roads of Europe or even the UK allowed me to pretty much keep the throttle pinned to the floor the entire journey. This car was good for around 140mph and kept it up for hundreds of miles on end, a memorable trip indeed. I worked with Tim and Mark, with a handful of other engineers and specialists, to create these frankly astonishing machines. They drove like giant go-karts but as softly as a Bentley. ruclips.net/video/0AKkdUe0dEY/видео.html

Great video, great car! I bought a 98 CLK320 in 2020 with 151,000 milles on it for $800...changed plugs/wires/serpentine belt/ idler & tensioner pullys + radiator for less than $1500. I love this car like my own child! Most comfortable and reliable car i've ever owned. Since i never see any on the road, it was nice to see someone else share their love of this model... thank you!

Great video! The pronounciation is a bit difficult to understand sometimes, but the information is 100% accurate and complete.

I have a niva in Australia!

Great video Thanks!

My first.❤

lovely little car, BUT, slap an alfa romeo badge on it, call it the 145, and it's now an AMAZING car

Trying to figure out how to be buried in mine.

The base CLK 200 with the N/A 4-cylinder was first offered with a manual transmission in the US as well as an automatic.

I have a Calypso Red 1986 Excel SE that I have owned for 20 years. It has been very reliable and is always a joy to drive. It’s certainly a attention getter too, as there are so few left on the road now & it is rare to see another.

Kappa is shared the platform with the Thema, Kappa does not have a new platform.

How about AWD tubo handling on sharpe crners

Thanks 🙏 for the great video I have an 1996 Ghibli GT in red in Hong Kong and I can't agree more to your thoughts and suggestions.

Great car, i drive one for 25 years now, still love it.

I ordered one at the UK motor show to replace my Eclat. After the test drive, I was underwhelmed and disappointed with the front wheel drive. I couldn’t justify the large cost difference especially when I consider that the Eclat out handled the new Elan. I ended up buying a second hand Ferrari 308GTB. Another story and one that I’d wished I’d started earlier. 😎 BTW my Eclat was the best handling car. Even after 3 Ferraris.

Redtop 16 valve is the one 2 have

Man the coupé in T5 form, orange with the right wheels🫠🫠🫠

Had 4 of them. Best cars in the world, reliable, great 2.0L engines and the Masterpiece design by Gandini. The car of my life.

I really would like to watch your videos , but I cannot understand what you.are saying . Accent too strong . All the best 👍

Hi, I own a Citroen XM Y4 V6 (1998 with facelift and the newer V6) since November 2018 and use it as my daily. Most of your video is very informative and accurate. But as @famousutopias I have to absolutely argue your comment that the suspension is dangerous! 11th July 2020, we were on a dead straight A-category road at the allowed 100kph when just in front of us an SUV pulled out of the forest. There was no visible junction and I checked later it was a tiny forest road with a no entry sign. I could not expect that. Heading straight towards that SUV I could slow down to around 80-85kph, then I had to decide in an instant: Either crash head on into him or steer to the ditch. Head on at that speed I would not have survived, so I went for the ditch. Ditch spit me out the other side, I even had to steer accordingly as the road itself was dead straight. This XM allowed me that. I hardly even felt it in the steering wheel, XM ploughed through that ditch at 80kph as if it was nothing. I am absolutely convinced every other car I ever had before, that included the XM-sister Peugeot 605, a Peugeot 205 GTI, a 4x4 Subaru Impreza, would have rolled in that moment. The XM simply was not botherted by it at all! I had a 15 months old baby on board! This XM not only saved my life, it changed the life of my son forever! Accepted mine is the newer Y4 (1994 facelift) with the hydractive2 suspension, I would not be able to tell you how bad an early Y3 was in conering. But I do doubt a lot it was bad. Ever heard of the Elch/Mouse test the XM’s little sister Xantia Activa is to the day the best and safest car ever in this test. This Xantia is also 1998 and did not even have ESP. And this test is about cornering, hardly possible that a Xantia without ESP beats Ferraris, Porsches and the likes if the base car was so dangerous? Another observation is: Why do people think Citroen HP is not sporty? Again mine is 1998, so sadly I do not have the DIRAVI steering any more. But what everybody forgets: The brakes going over the HP means the big Citroens do not actually have a brake server. No brake server means yes a little more foot power, but far less brake pedal travel, firmer pedal, the LHM oil instead of brake fluid means it doesn’t attract water, it will never boil, never vapourise. It is always the same accurate brake feel! It simply does not know brake fading! Even if you load the rear, more weight on the rear = more pressure on the rear = more brake bias to the rear, the car always behaves the same and is super easy to handle. I had a Peugeot 205 GTI before and of course it would be brave to say the XM is as sporty. But the 205 GTI had a short wheel base, was nippy but also bouncy on the rear axle and that could indeed be dangerous at high speeds. The XM has not only the stiff and accurate brake pedal, bumps and holes on the entry of a corner just do not impress her one bit! Absolutely nobody with common suspension manages a combination of soft ride and sporty accuracy like that at all! The car is functional as well with its tailgate, large boot (biggest estate, though mine is a conventional one) and I keep hearing auto testers saying it feels much smaller than it is, which is pretty much hitting the point. I had the 605 before, I had it for 8 years, I loved the 605, but the 605 did feel like a heavy car and still would not have safed my and Julian’s life on that 11th July 2020! I loved that 605 to bits, I had it many years, but the XM is more functrional, more comfy, but most surpising of all: a lot more sporty, engaging and fun to drive! Nearly like a 205 GTI, only safer too! Where the 205 GTI was wild and fun, yes the XM is less wild, but carries my kid, pram and luggage and it still is a lot of fun! Vandalising corners the 205 GTI gets unsettled, the XM doesn’t get unsettled at all and its brakes are way more accurate and pointy too, and that exactly because of the HP! Final remark: RELIABILITY: The system is even quite simple, but a Citroen trademark. It is tricky for nobody else developped into this direction (sadly not even Citroen after falling into Peugeot’s claws). YES: If you lose pressure you do have a serious problem, suspension, steering, brakes, all gone at once... But what people overlook: This system runs on 120 bars pressure. The pipes are stainless steel and constantly filled with mineral oil. They do not rust! Not even after 26 years (which is the age of my XM). If there is a leak, then it is a return pipe, they are made of rubber and yes they do age, but you can basically fix that with a piece of garden hose! Maybe that is over simplified. But I hope I gave an understandable description why this system is so great, and in fact simple, and in fact not dangerous at all. @famousutopias had his life saved twice, I had my life saved and my son was saved from becoming an orphan aged 15 months. There is a reason why I will never ever forget the date 11th July 2020! This suspension system is neither dangerous, nor complicated, sorry! This car saved my life and changed the life of a loving son who was at that point only 15 months old! It saved my entire family! This wet grass deep ditch, I still can’t believe she just ploughed through as if it was nothing. Come the next corner, she still is sharp and fun to the day! HP Citroens are comfy? They are far far more than that, they are safe and fun, right in contrary to your video!

you sound like you have crap in your mouth. you have such an acent on top of the slurred words and high pitch voice you cannot be undersood. when you can speak clear english then do a video otherwise there is nothing to learn from you.

Do these have the same issues as the W208 saloon basically?

I drive mine everyday, 9000 Aero. Outstanding car on 180,000 miles all original.

Loves these cars but the rear wheel arch is all wrong, looks like an old Fiat Tipo.

Loved by 320 1999 clk. Now own a 320 diesel 2008 clk. I prefered my 1999.

I bought an 05 clk500 add these cars are a dream to drive. What's the best car I've ever driven by Miles the price was shockingly low. They handle like a dream. It won't outrun a mustang GT in a straight line but it will blow it away in the curves... And you'll be comfortable and in style. If you want the sports car version you should go for an 08 CLK 550. But I'm absolutely in love with these cars

man my father used to have an Lancia Delta HPE 1.6 and since then im in love with that car unfortunet there are not many in good conditions anymore shame for those that dont know about Lancia Delta Integrale. great video by the way

I've owned my 1997 S8 for 11 years and it never gets boring. I think this is due to the way it delivers the power. It's only 40 BHP more than the 4.2 A8 but it's a completely different driving experience. The A8 accelerates very smoothly, but the S8 surges forward with such ferocious power and just keeps accelerating. I used to be a mechanic and carry out my own maintenance, but due to back and hip problems I can no longer do it so a friend of mine who owns a garage is now carrying out some work for me. I decided to get as much done as my money would allow. The car is having 4 new springs, 4 new shock absorbers, all new suspension arms, 4 new brake discs, 4 new brake calipers, new brake pads all round, 2 new handbrake cables, a new serpentine belt, new cambelt, new water pump, new thermostat and all new idlers, tensioners and pulleys. I can just about handle the spark plugs, oil, and new filters myself. It's been very costly just buying the parts (I got them from Autodoc in Germany) but the labour for the work isn't costing too much as my friend is fitting it in around other jobs. The car also has a full length Milltek stainless steel exhaust which sounds beautiful without being intrusive. I would thoroughly recommend getting an S8 D2, they look amazing and go like a rocket. Thank you for an excellent video, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I know it's technically a W209 and not a W208, but 2005 CLK 55 AMG Avantgarde Sport with 182,283k miles on her and zero check engine lights, running like new still and she loves to stretch her legs still! :)

Зере из а магнум абандонед растинг ин ван москов централ ярдс. Юсед ту лук найс - дип блю пейнт энд крим лезер трим, бат нау комплитли роттен.

Sadly cant get any of these in China

I can smell the interior photo.

These is a very unique car , when I was living in Europe T 613 was my favorite car, I never heard about T 700 , only her in US , I wish I can have one and I am very proud of Tatra cars .

I have one Lancia Delta II 5 doors 16v 1.6 i.e. 103 HP Beautiful car and I'm very pleased with it! It is difficult to find replacement parts