My father had a Citroen DS 21 Pallas, probably a 1968. Dark green, white paint top, gold velour seats, white leather on the inside of the doors. Adjustable height suspension. Beautiful interior, smooth ride, had a very stable and precise ride like on steel rails, laughed at snow with front drive and Michelin tires, and had about 2 inches of soft foam on the floor that kept your feet very comfortable. It was a very nice car. Long time ago. Cars gone, dad's gone, and I'm not too far behind them.
@SEIKA I seem to remember the height adjustable suspension was standard. But they may also have leaked green hydraulic fluid. My father mentioned "green blood".
@SEIKA This may be late however: The Adjustable suspension was pretty much standard in all Citroens except American imports since America at the time forbid cars from having adjustable bumper heights. These cars were designed to drive in their standard "drive" height. The low height setting was there for a totally depressurised suspension where the car would be lying on its Rubber Bumpstops instead and isn't meant for any form of "spirited driving". Some cars came with a second height setting, a rather "special height" or "loading height" which raised the car ever slightly above the normal drive height for some rougher terrain or to make it easier to load stuff into it. Then finally is the high height setting which raises the car to its maximum height but also means the suspension doesn't dampen anything anymore and driving at anything above 20km/h can result in bending the hydraulic struts. The Cars from 1960 to 2002 used the Green LHM Hydraulic Oil for the Hydropneumatic system which powered everything from the suspension to the power steering to the brakes. The suspension tends to leak when it gets old due to the rubber soft hoses (return hoses and low pressure hoses) cracking from age, and the rubber seals inside the high pressure system perishes after a while. The Cars also used Nitrogen filled spheres for the dampening, these had to be replaced every 5, 7 or 10 years depending on how much you drive the car. You generally note that the ride becomes harder over time as the spheres perish and the nitrogen leaks out of them. Pretty easy to replace them, done a few myself as I was in the process in 2020 of restoring my 1981 Citroen CX Prestige.
Very relaxing, serene almost. Notice the M series BMW and the Golf racing between lights in the town, while you floated unconcerned above such childishness in the DS 👍🇦🇺
Well, that’s just it. It wasn’t ahead of its time. America used to be only Big competitor and so car companies set the standard on what was considered “luxury” and “new” but while that’s as happening, car companies in the EU and Japan were developing and releasing cars that were far better in almost every way than the common American car. The only thing that America had that the EU didn’t was the adrenaline and dopamine rush that you get when driving gas guzzling (but powerful) V8’s. This car wasn’t ahead of its time, but it was ahead of any car in the most power hungry, pathetic, scummy and (somehow) richest country on earth.
@@diplexnormal3353 I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're getting at exactly. i am european and i can assure you that the european car market did not see the american as a competitor in any way. especially not in these decades. this car was ahead of its time because all designers drew their models with a ruler. both on the outside and especially on the inside, such as the dashboard. that is why it's admired still by many car enthusiasts. You're welcome.
Same here, my dad had one, one of the most comfortable cars you could ever ride in. I learned to drive in this car. Blessed to have driven it at 18 for a number of years. Dad's always always regretted selling the car to this day and he's 94 and still driving. Go dad. xxx DG
We all know the optimal way to drive a manual shift is not to over-rev. This guy drives beautifully keeping the engine even, low and slow. Very unusual for young guys. Well done.
As a French I keep enjoying to see foreigners loving this car as much as we do. This is French car as it’s finest (too bad that now it’s mostly problems and pretty generic designs)
Few days ago a frenchman was driving in front of me. his bumper was totaly ruined and I remembered what it said about how they park cars in france (which includes ramming other cars). they seem to have no respect for cars. i wonder if that was different in the prime time of this citroen. where i come from the other guy would most likely beat you up if you drove into his car. we have a saying that translates 'the germans most loved child is the car'.
French elegance at its very best! Unique design and technology, way ahead of its time. These surely qualify as one of the best Classic cars of all time. Thank you for sharing the ride with us.
Listening to its authentic sound is so much better than musik, passing the bumps like that is absolutely unbelievable and gorgeous, and calms you so much, in that stressful life...
Saw one of these three weeks ago in a small northern village in Hungary in front of a hotel. With local old timer license plates! in mint condition. The parking lot was filled with expensive cars like Jags, BMW, Mercedes, oligarch SUVs. Everyone's eyes were glued to this car. Noone cared about any of the other ones. One beautiful beast!
Citroen - King Of The Road !!! How beautiful and it looks like he's having fun driving!!! How beautifully the gears connect !!!! And that's what I wanted...:))) Beautiful DS Pallas !!!
Beautiful! The DS is the most comfortable car I've ever been in - by a huge margin. The family next door to where I lived as a child has a brand new 1962 DS Safari and it was like a spaceship compared to other cars. I've been in other DSs subsequently and the ride and sheer elegant style are just breathtaking.
I love the thin windscreen pillars which allow great visibility. My preference is for the dash that came before this model which I think suits the car better.
@@mmdirtyworkz Yeah but on new cars we have nowayads the paradox of needing cameras and stuff to see around because of the absourd amount of blindspots that the massive pillars bring with them. It's even worse on the (unfortunately) more and more widespread SUVs. Talking about safety hazards, if I may...
@@ducciocolombi7729 That's a fact. Vehicle safety is a tragedy of the commons. Every time someone buys a hulking ugly SUV or an F150 because they want to feel safer, it makes everyone else unsafe. Light is performance, light is efficiency, and for everybody else on the road, light is safety.
The owner looks young, yet the style of his watch is almost as old as the car, a reissue of quartz watches like Seiko or Casio ! If I were asked to define luxury in cars, I would say: comfort, silence, road holding, design, technological innovation and space, this car fulfils all these criteria, that's why it has become a world icon, because it's far ahead of its time! In addition it has exterior and interior lines that do not aggress the view, the forms are often round, soft and the ergonomics of the dashboard is thought as for the household appliances of the time and it is not a coincidence, the one who drew them was a designer in the household appliances! The door handles are very well placed, the grip is perfect, the single-spoke steering wheel is also revolutionary and contributes to the very Zen atmosphere that reigns inside! There is so much to say about this beautiful car!😊
Great video! My uncle had a DS, 2CV and Camionette in the 80ś. He still have a 1954 Citroen Traction Avant B11 Sport that he bought in 1970. It is now fully restored.
Tres belle voiture , le volant pas bonne année , les sieges sont hors service , il manque les agraffes de baguettes de toit pallas . DCXM spécialiste francais DS CX
Love the whole action of start the car, get ready... Sit and wait for it to rise... Get impatient... Foot slowly starts pressing on the accelerator pedal. I can relate to that😂
J'ai eu la D spéciale, la super 5 et la 23 à injection, tout une époque !!! Je n'ai jamais retrouvé le plaisir de conduire que j'ai éprouvé avec ces modèles !
Wow, in the early 70’s, as a new employe I went to a 1 week travel with someone who had a Citroen. That was a new experience for me, especially in the way the car was reacting to bumps on the road :-) while we were riding on an hi way, the driver insisted to show me how stable it was at oomph and drove a minute or two with the right wheels on the side of the road. It was very stable… but I told him to stay on the asphalt because I believed him… great cars
La Reine de la route ! Confort Royal, tenue de route sécurisante de haut niveau, freinage puissant mais manquant un peu de progressivité... Sinon, quelle auto merveilleuse ! Bonjour de France !
Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience of a ride in a DS (my alltime favourite car) Advanced in all ways at it's concept and STILL looks futuristic§
It's admirable the fact that these cars still run on the road today. They are marvels of engineering and endurance. I doubt that those who race up the DS at the traffic lights will still be around in 30 years' time from now, but I'm sure the DS will.
Love this. I had an ID19, then another 6 or 7 Citroens. GS, BX, and XM. Best car in the world. The engine sound is very similar to what I recall from the ID 19. I now live in Los Angles, and they are virtually impossible to get here. And for a non-mechanic like me, no service is available.
Je t'envie.... Des années que je rêve d'une Super 5 ou d'une 21 68 option boîte 5, mais ça devient tellement cher aujourd'hui...j'ai raté l'epoque pas encore si lointaine ou en trouvait de très belles pour moins de 10k€... Mais je ne désespère pas, pour mes vieux jours je finirai bien par en avoir une ^^ Prends en soin, elle est superbe! Merci pour ce tour en ta compagnie!
Great video. I used to live in Apeldoorn, immigrated to Canada in 1973, had my own auto repair business for 40 years, in the earlier years still had some Citroens in service, some DS and ID models, even a few SM's . Too bad, most of them rusted out over the years, got sold and simply disappeared, parts became very hard to get, no importer anymore. Groeten uit Regina, Saskatchewan.
A friend of mine in high school had a DS 21, and his father had an ID 19 sedan and wagon. It is absolutely the most luxurious and smoothest riding car I have ever experienced..it is also the only front wheel drive car that I covet.
super! mon pére a eu un ds21 fin 70 , la suspenssion hydro pneumatique étais génial et confo , j'ai toujours aimé le volant des citroen , on vois absolument tout
Don't wait with the car in first gear and clutch pressed for minutes on end at red lights. Put the car in neutral and release the clutch, or you'll destroy the clutch bearing very quickly
There may well have been an aftermarket ball/roller bearing unit fitted? Love the way it just floats over the speed bumps. Brings back memories of my old BX Gti! Just wish they had used this suspension system for my DS 5!
Ha ha! So funny to watch the BMW and Golf screaming away from the traffic lights as the Citroen serenely cruises past a minute later. This owner drives the DS very well ( I used to own a DS23 Pallas with the same semi-auto transmission). A relaxed approach is the best way, the DS doesn't like to be hurried! It took me a while to learn this because I was an impatient young man back then!
I've always loved these cars, as a kid when we saw one driving on the road my mother would exclaim ooh it's one of those bullfrog cars! She thought the front looked like a mouth of a bullfrog. It's been my dream to have enough money to be able to get one restored and own, but sadly I haven't won the Lottery yet. nearest I got was a Citroen BX same suspension system, but not as good quality. To change a wheel you would start the car pull a lever, the suspension would lift up the car, you would then put a special prop under the side rail then lower the lever, the supension would retract and the proped side wheels would lift off the ground! Crazy cool.
nice... you waited for the hydraulic to rise before you moved the car! that basically is the only thing one have to do in order to keep it functioning faultlessly. my father (and later me) had a GS bought new in 1976. it was a "daily driver" right until I consequently sold it to an old timer enthusiast in 1998... its hydraulic still worked perfectly and was in absolutely original shape&form! all we had to do was basically just strictly wait for the car to rise before you took off.... now, just show me a classic suspended car that had original shock absorbers for 20+ years and well over 300k km on the odometer.... and then I had to listen "bar counter experts" about Citroen unreliable hydraulics for my whole life...😵💫 enjoy your DS... I "envy" you 😁😋
The most outrageously beautiful, clever car ever. Only the French could create such an astonishing engineering feat. Simply SUPERBE. Thank you for sharing your drive. Bon route Monsieur. Drive tastefully.
Mi papá tenía un Citroen DS acá en sudamérica, era un auto muy difícil de encontrar en buen estado pero cuando lo tuvo y lo manejaba era muy reconfortante.... Una experiencia inolvida... Naa mentira, nunca tuve papá jeje
Not only a very classy car at the outside but also at the inside to. Must be a joy to drive and a history travel machine. Was nice to tag along for a while and see the beatiful (i gues) French countryside!
Bravo et merci pour ce bon moment à bord, c’est, comme il y longtemps, j’étais au volant pour en avoir eu trois. Je les nommais " les Impératrices de la route".
Had one in Kenya bought cheap. The ride was the best on our bad roads. Problem was the hydraulic system. Needed fluid from France. Happy to see France back in Kenya. Bring them back.
Citroën DS must be THE most beautiful car ever made in the whole history of cars! I can't think of a car that comes even close to the DS. It does have the WOW-factor, unlike most other cars. Citroën should definately relaunch the DS, in its original design and of course with hydropneumatic suspension, but add modern technology, motors and the newest safety standards. Sales would boom, I'm sure.
Man, you drive very well! It's pleasant to watch it... and what a nice car, pity that It's not made anymore. Thank you for this nice video and greetings from Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil.
I got a question, (hopefully you won't take it the wrong way,) did I saw correctly, did you stayed with the clutch pressed while waiting on the red light? From 4:00 to 4:24 ish. I mean as far as I've been told, that's how you shorten the life span of clutch (to put it politely).
My father had a Citroen DS 21 Pallas, probably a 1968. Dark green, white paint top, gold velour seats, white leather on the inside of the doors. Adjustable height suspension. Beautiful interior, smooth ride, had a very stable and precise ride like on steel rails, laughed at snow with front drive and Michelin tires, and had about 2 inches of soft foam on the floor that kept your feet very comfortable. It was a very nice car. Long time ago. Cars gone, dad's gone, and I'm not too far behind them.
@SEIKA I seem to remember the height adjustable suspension was standard. But they may also have leaked green hydraulic fluid. My father mentioned "green blood".
your father is a clever guy
😍😍😍✌🏻✌🏻👏🏻
@SEIKA This may be late however:
The Adjustable suspension was pretty much standard in all Citroens except American imports since America at the time forbid cars from having adjustable bumper heights.
These cars were designed to drive in their standard "drive" height. The low height setting was there for a totally depressurised suspension where the car would be lying on its Rubber Bumpstops instead and isn't meant for any form of "spirited driving". Some cars came with a second height setting, a rather "special height" or "loading height" which raised the car ever slightly above the normal drive height for some rougher terrain or to make it easier to load stuff into it. Then finally is the high height setting which raises the car to its maximum height but also means the suspension doesn't dampen anything anymore and driving at anything above 20km/h can result in bending the hydraulic struts.
The Cars from 1960 to 2002 used the Green LHM Hydraulic Oil for the Hydropneumatic system which powered everything from the suspension to the power steering to the brakes. The suspension tends to leak when it gets old due to the rubber soft hoses (return hoses and low pressure hoses) cracking from age, and the rubber seals inside the high pressure system perishes after a while. The Cars also used Nitrogen filled spheres for the dampening, these had to be replaced every 5, 7 or 10 years depending on how much you drive the car. You generally note that the ride becomes harder over time as the spheres perish and the nitrogen leaks out of them. Pretty easy to replace them, done a few myself as I was in the process in 2020 of restoring my 1981 Citroen CX Prestige.
Memories, old good memories. Thanks for sharing
This is how videos are supposed to be. No shitty music, just enjoying with the driver the ride.
Yeah
Very relaxing, serene almost. Notice the M series BMW and the Golf racing between lights in the town, while you floated unconcerned above such childishness in the DS 👍🇦🇺
We call those guys “petjes” wich translates as caps like a baseball-cap.
The DS is the goddess between these pumped up cars 😍
@@jxx90s Indeed!
and caught them up a little later, at the lights.................... LOL
@@raymondo162 Exactly lol 😂
This car was so ahead of its time. Look at the dashboard. Unbelievable that this car is from the 50s-70s. Gorgeous!
Salio al mercado en 1967, comparado con autos estadounidenses ya era viejo en tecnología, diseño, confort y performance
Well, that’s just it. It wasn’t ahead of its time. America used to be only Big competitor and so car companies set the standard on what was considered “luxury” and “new” but while that’s as happening, car companies in the EU and Japan were developing and releasing cars that were far better in almost every way than the common American car. The only thing that America had that the EU didn’t was the adrenaline and dopamine rush that you get when driving gas guzzling (but powerful) V8’s. This car wasn’t ahead of its time, but it was ahead of any car in the most power hungry, pathetic, scummy and (somehow) richest country on earth.
@@diplexnormal3353 I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're getting at exactly. i am european and i can assure you that the european car market did not see the american as a competitor in any way. especially not in these decades. this car was ahead of its time because all designers drew their models with a ruler. both on the outside and especially on the inside, such as the dashboard. that is why it's admired still by many car enthusiasts. You're welcome.
Same here, my dad had one, one of the most comfortable cars you could ever ride in. I learned to drive in this car. Blessed to have driven it at 18 for a number of years. Dad's always always regretted selling the car to this day and he's 94 and still driving. Go dad. xxx
DG
Thanks for the "No music". It was beautiful.
We all know the optimal way to drive a manual shift is not to over-rev. This guy drives beautifully keeping the engine even, low and slow. Very unusual for young guys. Well done.
As a French I keep enjoying to see foreigners loving this car as much as we do. This is French car as it’s finest (too bad that now it’s mostly problems and pretty generic designs)
si. è una delle più grandi auto di tutti i tempi, avrebbe meritato però un motore migliore. ciao
One of the most iconic car ever built
And Peugeot dashboards :D.
People outside France know this is one of the best cars of all-time.
Few days ago a frenchman was driving in front of me. his bumper was totaly ruined and I remembered what it said about how they park cars in france (which includes ramming other cars). they seem to have no respect for cars. i wonder if that was different in the prime time of this citroen. where i come from the other guy would most likely beat you up if you drove into his car. we have a saying that translates 'the germans most loved child is the car'.
French elegance at its very best!
Unique design and technology, way ahead of its time.
These surely qualify as one of the best Classic cars of all time.
Thank you for sharing the ride with us.
Listening to its authentic sound is so much better than musik, passing the bumps like that is absolutely unbelievable and gorgeous, and calms you so much, in that stressful life...
My god ! Nicest, beautifulest car in the world, ever ! I got seven Citroën from 2CV up to Xantia. Unfortunately today it is just a brand, not a car !
Pure luxury, an amazing car even today ...style
Lovely car! Tried to drive one myself some years ago. Very easy to drive and the ride comfort is unbeaten!
Awesome video! You're a VERY smooth driver, and you make piloting that car look so incredibly effortless...
Saw one of these three weeks ago in a small northern village in Hungary in front of a hotel. With local old timer license plates! in mint condition.
The parking lot was filled with expensive cars like Jags, BMW, Mercedes, oligarch SUVs.
Everyone's eyes were glued to this car. Noone cared about any of the other ones.
One beautiful beast!
Citroen - King Of The Road !!! How beautiful and it looks like he's having fun driving!!! How beautifully the gears connect !!!! And that's what I wanted...:))) Beautiful DS Pallas !!!
Beautiful! The DS is the most comfortable car I've ever been in - by a huge margin. The family next door to where I lived as a child has a brand new 1962 DS Safari and it was like a spaceship compared to other cars. I've been in other DSs subsequently and the ride and sheer elegant style are just breathtaking.
You haven't been in many cars then lol
@@dingdong2103 Only three...
I love the thin windscreen pillars which allow great visibility. My preference is for the dash that came before this model which I think suits the car better.
They allow the view but buckle in an accident like a twig. There's a good reason why they are much thicker on new cars.
The plastic dash inside this car is hideous.
@@terrapyn99 Do you feel taller now after making a totally unnecessary insult? Go get a life...
@@mmdirtyworkz Yeah but on new cars we have nowayads the paradox of needing cameras and stuff to see around because of the absourd amount of blindspots that the massive pillars bring with them. It's even worse on the (unfortunately) more and more widespread SUVs. Talking about safety hazards, if I may...
@@ducciocolombi7729 That's a fact. Vehicle safety is a tragedy of the commons. Every time someone buys a hulking ugly SUV or an F150 because they want to feel safer, it makes everyone else unsafe. Light is performance, light is efficiency, and for everybody else on the road, light is safety.
The owner looks young, yet the style of his watch is almost as old as the car, a reissue of quartz watches like Seiko or Casio !
If I were asked to define luxury in cars, I would say: comfort, silence, road holding, design, technological innovation and space, this car fulfils all these criteria, that's why it has become a world icon, because it's far ahead of its time!
In addition it has exterior and interior lines that do not aggress the view, the forms are often round, soft and the ergonomics of the dashboard is thought as for the household appliances of the time and it is not a coincidence, the one who drew them was a designer in the household appliances!
The door handles are very well placed, the grip is perfect, the single-spoke steering wheel is also revolutionary and contributes to the very Zen atmosphere that reigns inside!
There is so much to say about this beautiful car!😊
It must feel like a dream driving one of these...
Older gentleman at the start checking out the car is wholesome :)
Great video! My uncle had a DS, 2CV and Camionette in the 80ś. He still have a 1954 Citroen Traction Avant B11 Sport that he bought in 1970. It is now fully restored.
This is all over just a fantastic car.
Driving comfort in that class is not found anywhere else.
it just glides over those speed humps, this has to be one of the best cars ever produced.
That engine sounds great and revving freely. My memories of 23s are that they were a rough but torquey engine, this is sweeter than my DS20
Thank you mate, appreciate it! True, little rough but still ‘fast’ enough by current standards. 😁
Tres belle voiture , le volant pas bonne année , les sieges sont hors service , il manque les agraffes de baguettes de toit pallas . DCXM spécialiste francais DS CX
Perfect Video !!! I also enjoy my 1973 DS Orient Blue almost every Day. Can't do without it.
Love the whole action of start the car, get ready... Sit and wait for it to rise... Get impatient... Foot slowly starts pressing on the accelerator pedal. I can relate to that😂
Hahah always the same, especially if you know people are watching 😁
one of the best cars ever made.
J'ai eu la D spéciale, la super 5 et la 23 à injection, tout une époque !!! Je n'ai jamais retrouvé le plaisir de conduire que j'ai éprouvé avec ces modèles !
7:37 a classic driver never miss :)
Wow, in the early 70’s, as a new employe I went to a 1 week travel with someone who had a Citroen. That was a new experience for me, especially in the way the car was reacting to bumps on the road :-) while we were riding on an hi way, the driver insisted to show me how stable it was at oomph and drove a minute or two with the right wheels on the side of the road. It was very stable… but I told him to stay on the asphalt because I believed him… great cars
La Reine de la route ! Confort Royal, tenue de route sécurisante de haut niveau, freinage puissant mais manquant un peu de progressivité... Sinon, quelle auto merveilleuse ! Bonjour de France !
Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience of a ride in a DS (my alltime favourite car) Advanced in all ways at it's concept and STILL looks futuristic§
It's admirable the fact that these cars still run on the road today. They are marvels of engineering and endurance. I doubt that those who race up the DS at the traffic lights will still be around in 30 years' time from now, but I'm sure the DS will.
11 maanden later: bedankt voor deze rijdt! Echt cool!
Ik ook!
Classic! I liked that steering wheel and gearshift most, thanks for sharing!
I had a DS 23 with fuel injection 30 years ago. Not a rocket at accelerating but it would do over 190 km/h and the ride was really comfortable.
This is such a cool machine. It was a space age car ahead of its time with air suspension. Bravo. Love it
Love this. I had an ID19, then another 6 or 7 Citroens. GS, BX, and XM. Best car in the world. The engine sound is very similar to what I recall from the ID 19. I now live in Los Angles, and they are virtually impossible to get here. And for a non-mechanic like me, no service is available.
Beauty.
And ofc another car of DS's lover gotta be OG SAAB 900, another beautiful and quirky vehicle.
最高のクルマ！シトロエン様、もう一度生産販売して下さい❕
Je t'envie.... Des années que je rêve d'une Super 5 ou d'une 21 68 option boîte 5, mais ça devient tellement cher aujourd'hui...j'ai raté l'epoque pas encore si lointaine ou en trouvait de très belles pour moins de 10k€...
Mais je ne désespère pas, pour mes vieux jours je finirai bien par en avoir une ^^
Prends en soin, elle est superbe! Merci pour ce tour en ta compagnie!
Great video.
I used to live in Apeldoorn, immigrated to Canada in 1973, had my own auto repair business for 40 years, in the earlier years still had some Citroens in service, some DS and ID models, even a few SM's .
Too bad, most of them rusted out over the years, got sold and simply disappeared, parts became very hard to get, no importer anymore.
Groeten uit Regina, Saskatchewan.
A friend of mine in high school had a DS 21, and his father had an ID 19 sedan and wagon. It is absolutely the most luxurious and smoothest riding car I have ever experienced..it is also the only front wheel drive car that I covet.
What an amazing car.
And what a wonderful place. I have fond memories of living in the Arnhem/Nijmegen area.
Nice, at 0:04 I immediately recognized De Rijnkade. What a nice car that must be to drive; it's beautiful!
Thanks for this, I haven't seen this type of car driven since my grandfather died and I couldn't remember how much I missed to hear it's sound.
i love these videos where no one talks, is just car sound and the environment
Love it. Love the huge glass. Love all its quirks.
super! mon pére a eu un ds21 fin 70 , la suspenssion hydro pneumatique étais génial et confo , j'ai toujours aimé le volant des citroen , on vois absolument tout
Don't wait with the car in first gear and clutch pressed for minutes on end at red lights. Put the car in neutral and release the clutch, or you'll destroy the clutch bearing very quickly
Especially when its a graphite bearing.
Helas driving in a city is different matter than driving school . Anyway old cars were built to tolerate these situations
There may well have been an aftermarket ball/roller bearing unit fitted? Love the way it just floats over the speed bumps. Brings back memories of my old BX Gti! Just wish they had used this suspension system for my DS 5!
And why is that? I've been doing it for years driving in the city and never utilized the clutch faster than it naturally should be
Oooooook
Один из лучших автомобилей за всю историю!
What a marvelous vehicle; way ahead of its time.
That age was way ahead of our time.
Another great video! Easily the classiest car in the whole film! You can keep your M4’s, Golfs and Porsches.
Ha ha! So funny to watch the BMW and Golf screaming away from the traffic lights as the Citroen serenely cruises past a minute later. This owner drives the DS very well ( I used to own a DS23 Pallas with the same semi-auto transmission). A relaxed approach is the best way, the DS doesn't like to be hurried! It took me a while to learn this because I was an impatient young man back then!
I've always loved these cars, as a kid when we saw one driving on the road my mother would exclaim ooh it's one of those bullfrog cars! She thought the front looked like a mouth of a bullfrog. It's been my dream to have enough money to be able to get one restored and own, but sadly I haven't won the Lottery yet. nearest I got was a Citroen BX same suspension system, but not as good quality. To change a wheel you would start the car pull a lever, the suspension would lift up the car, you would then put a special prop under the side rail then lower the lever, the supension would retract and the proped side wheels would lift off the ground! Crazy cool.
J’ai apprécié ce voyage avec vous.
very beautiful city, very super. roads and stuff are perfect. great video in shooting, thank you my friend
The pleasure of driving. Great classic and great driver. Regards.
nice... you waited for the hydraulic to rise before you moved the car! that basically is the only thing one have to do in order to keep it functioning faultlessly. my father (and later me) had a GS bought new in 1976. it was a "daily driver" right until I consequently sold it to an old timer enthusiast in 1998... its hydraulic still worked perfectly and was in absolutely original shape&form! all we had to do was basically just strictly wait for the car to rise before you took off.... now, just show me a classic suspended car that had original shock absorbers for 20+ years and well over 300k km on the odometer.... and then I had to listen "bar counter experts" about Citroen unreliable hydraulics for my whole life...😵💫
enjoy your DS... I "envy" you 😁😋
I drove a DS, many years ago and it was more comfortable and more relaxing than a trip aboard a cruise ship. I love that classic Citroen era.
I can hear the blind in your back window rattling! Exactly like my 69 21 Pallas. Love it!
The most beautiful car ever made .
Was a frequent passenger in 1969. Fond memories of this remarkable example of advanced French engineering and design.
While the bmw and the vw were occupied racing, you were just relaxed in that hydropneumatic foam!
This divine aquarium of beauty!
Look at the thin A-pillar
Look at the insane beautiful steering wheel
This car is from another planet. Planet without marketers.
Nice to see you drive it in my hometown Arnhem :)
Such a smooth ride! It reminds me a lot of my '98 XM V6 24v !
I had a same one, what a car !!
citroen xm nice car
The most outrageously beautiful, clever car ever. Only the French could create such an astonishing engineering feat. Simply SUPERBE. Thank you for sharing your drive. Bon route Monsieur. Drive tastefully.
There's a reason why this citroen suspension has been adopted by luxury brands. Citroen was revolutionaire, even a simple 2cv was a joy to drive.
A million thanks for this! I can almost smell the car. 🙂
Mi papá tenía un Citroen DS acá en sudamérica, era un auto muy difícil de encontrar en buen estado pero cuando lo tuvo y lo manejaba era muy reconfortante.... Una experiencia inolvida... Naa mentira, nunca tuve papá jeje
Amazing video to watch. Love how it makes me feel, like I am driving. Also, dutch roads and scenery are the best!
You from niderland?
@@xalidbinvelid9115 The name is Nederland or The Netherlands. With a capital. And you are from...?
@@theopoort2522 netherland.capital amsterdam.im from Azerbaijan.where you from?
Not only a very classy car at the outside but also at the inside to. Must be a joy to drive and a history travel machine. Was nice to tag along for a while and see the beatiful (i gues) French countryside!
It is the Dutch countryside around Arnhem ;-)
Just an absolutely amazing car for it’s time.. really set the standard
Really is a lovely car. That steering wheel, so clever (in that your view is uninhibited), but so strange!
Wat een heerlijke wagen, en de route door Arnhem is ook prachtig.
Driving such a car is an art. Congratulations on the excellent video. 👍👏👏
Bravo et merci pour ce bon moment à bord, c’est, comme il y longtemps, j’étais au volant pour en avoir eu trois. Je les nommais " les Impératrices de la route".
Arnhem , Zijpendalseweg and my working project white house in the beginning of the street. Lovely car !!!
Strangely relaxing, almost like my favourite genre, slow TV.
man we've got identical tastes - love both the DS and the 900
Fantastic example of an excellent device right down to the louvered back window treatment
3:50 typical BMW driver, I guess they are the same all over the world.
Almost slept omg that engine sound in high speeds is so damn calm
Had one in Kenya bought cheap. The ride was the best on our bad roads. Problem was the hydraulic system. Needed fluid from France. Happy to see France back in Kenya. Bring them back.
Citroën DS must be THE most beautiful car ever made in the whole history of cars! I can't think of a car that comes even close to the DS. It does have the WOW-factor, unlike most other cars. Citroën should definately relaunch the DS, in its original design and of course with hydropneumatic suspension, but add modern technology, motors and the newest safety standards. Sales would boom, I'm sure.
even better: safari versions !!
Man, you drive very well! It's pleasant to watch it... and what a nice car, pity that It's not made anymore. Thank you for this nice video and greetings from Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil.
@@sweetsunnyvibes Hello, thank you for your comment. I guess you are right. But down here many people drive well, too. Best regards...
"Sadly" I have "only" ever driven these roads in my XM. Thanks for bringing the ultimate version of such a drive a little bit closer! 🙂
J'avais la même en 1972 super !
I haven't read all the comments but this looks like the Netherlands. A beautiful country to drive through!
Arnhem
Poetry in motion. Nuff said ❤
What a satisfying thing to watch! The only car I could drive like this was my grandfather's brother's Premier President (Fiat 1100D).
The steering wheel is a real work of art. :)
@Barry Soetorro citroen thought it was quirky
The gear change looks nice. I like column gear shifters.
It's amazing. The same guy who sets the traffic lights so you are always arrive at red in Los Angeles is in charge of the lights in this city too.
it´s everywhere. Here in Germany it´s the same. As if they do it intentionally.
Casio F91W, same as mine, a gentleman who knows quality and good taste!!
Lovely stress free trip in a lovely car.
We had a lovely bug eye DS, loved that car.
I got a question, (hopefully you won't take it the wrong way,) did I saw correctly, did you stayed with the clutch pressed while waiting on the red light? From 4:00 to 4:24 ish.
I mean as far as I've been told, that's how you shorten the life span of clutch (to put it politely).
If not the whole clutch but the clutch bearing definitely.
Wonderful video. Amazing car. It passes road humps so smooth.