{"id":8838,"date":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/museonicolis.com\/?p=8838"},"modified":"2024-07-12T14:11:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:11:21","slug":"citroen-sm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/citroen-sm\/","title":{"rendered":"Citro\u00ebn, 1973, SM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Citro\u00ebn “SM”, 1973<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Type A<\/strong>, the first Citro\u00ebn car, was introduced in 1919, when the great French entrepreneur converted his activity from the production of bullets to cars at the end of the war. Citro\u00ebn learnt in the United States the more advanced production techniques and was also able to take advantage of the most daring and sensational advertising methods: on July 4, 1925 the famous Citro\u00ebn writing made of 280,000 electrical lamps lighted up the Eiffel Tower and the famous Cruises made on Citro\u00ebn tracked vehicles became famous as well.
\nIn 1934 Michelin took over the company firm. The 1934 Traction Avant,<\/strong> 1948 2<\/strong> CV,<\/strong> and 1955 DS 19<\/strong> have been the most important cars in Citro\u00ebn history.
\nIn 1968<\/strong> Citro\u00ebn took control of Maserati.
\nThe SM <\/strong>model was the first product coming from the cooperation between Citro\u00ebn and Maserati<\/strong>: in\u00a0fact, the 6-cylinder engine fitted on the new model was designed by engineer Giulio Alfieri<\/strong>, Maserati technical manager, and entirely built in Modena.
\nThe SM was extremely advanced and some of its solutions are still cutting-edge, like the headlights<\/strong> connected to the steering-wheel that follow the corner radius or the adaptable power-steering that becomes firmer according to the car speed.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n