{"id":1365,"date":"2005-06-03T05:09:54","date_gmt":"2005-06-03T05:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/03\/the-ds-a-fiftyy\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:45:41","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T13:45:41","slug":"the-ds-a-fiftyy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/03\/the-ds-a-fiftyy\/","title":{"rendered":"The DS, a fifty-year-old goddess, part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/ds_lamp1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"173\" alt=\"Ds_lamp\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/ds_lamp.jpg\" width=\"250\"  \/><\/a> Bertoni died in 1963, but he had had time to draw a new front end for the DS. It came out in 1967, and once again, the audience was amazed. 4 headlamps took place under a glass panel, conferring the big Citroen an aggressive look. The central 2 lamps rotated the same direction as the wheels and in the mean time, automatically adjusted to the height of the car. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>In 1969, a new \u201csafety\u201d dashboard took place in the cockpit and an electronic injection was adapted to the DS 21, which then developed up to 130bhp.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>The ID 19 was replaced by the DSpecial and the ID 20 by the DSuper.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>In 1971, the 2175 cc engine evolved to 2347 cc, and its power rose to 115bhp if alimented by a carburettor or 139bhp with the electronic injection, allowing the DS to reach a top speed of 118 mph. What a contrast with the 90 mph of the 1955 DS 19!<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>The 2175 cc engine did not disappear though, and was mounted in a new DSuper5 instead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>In the same year, the production of the refined cabriolet ceased.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In 1973, the production ceased in <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Paris <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">and was transferred to <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Aulnay-Sous-Bois<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">, on a new assembly line designed for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2005\/05\/19\/citroen_penthouse.html\">CX<\/a>, launched the following year<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>In 1974, the businessman-intended DS Prestige Pallas disappeared.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">On <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">April 24, 1975<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">, the last DS sedan, a blue 23 Pallas, rolled out of the factory, it was the 1,330,755<sup>th<\/sup> made in <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">France<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">If we add the copies made abroad (in <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Slough<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">, <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">UK<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">, for example, or Forest, Belgium), the figure rises to 1,455,746. Neither the CX (even if it sold honourably) nor the XM (a real failure) were able to reproduce the dazzling success of the DS, and I don\u2019t think the future <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jukkar.com\/archives\/2005\/03\/05\/citroen-c6-unveiled-at-the-geneva-motorshow\/\">C6<\/a> will.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>Even after 20 years, the DS remained out of reach in terms handling and ride and dynamic safety. Besides, its 0.36 cz drag coefficient was still unsurpassed, even by the CX.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>But what remains of this car, beyond its charisma and its unique character, is the flavour of the dream. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>Those who had designed it did not care of silly marketing laws, they just wanted to make their dreams come true.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bertoni died in 1963, but he had had time to draw a new front end for the DS. It came out in 1967, and once again, the audience was amazed. 4 headlamps took place under a glass panel, conferring the big Citroen an aggressive look. 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