XM,DS, CX. ??

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XM,DS, CX. ??

Post by spitroen » Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:56 pm

Don't know if its just me, but I think the Xm looks abit like a futurist DS,it even has the crease in the bonnet.The sloping back on rear window is very Similar too,hatchback only :lol: And in my opinion it much nicer looking than the CX. :twisted:
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Re: XM,DS, CX. ??

Post by Dieselman » Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:42 pm

There are definitely some design cues that come from a DS. Look at the way the door tops meet the roof and the general curve towards the rear. The roof line drops exactly like a DS.


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Re: XM,DS, CX. ??

Post by Duke » Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:49 pm

CX > XM > DS

IMO of course...! I'm not a DS fan - sure I can appreciate how advanced it was for it's time however they don't appeal to me.

There was a design comparison a few years back in a Citroenian that discussed the styling similarities of different Citroens.
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Post by spitroen » Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:59 pm

Coming out after paying for petrol a guy stopped me and said my Xm was a beautiful shape and one classy car!
Another time stuck in slow moving school run traffic,a group of schoolboys passing shouted, hey mate what is it? That car is sick!
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Post by CitroJim » Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:44 pm

spitroen wrote:That car is sick!
Possibly because it was leaving a trail of green blood behind it?
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Re: XM,DS, CX. ??

Post by alperakbilgi » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:14 am

spitroen wrote:Coming out after paying for petrol a guy stopped me and said my Xm was a beautiful shape and one classy car!
Another time stuck in slow moving school run traffic,a group of schoolboys passing shouted, hey mate what is it? That car is sick!
I experienced the same thing several times.

I don't know which one is better looking but I know that the CX is the most confortable one between them. Cx prestige is the next one in my list.
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Post by russ92xmsed » Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:58 pm

Mine has been photographed, some people have stopped and talked about it when I'm with it, and more or less every drive I take, someone is having a good look. Interestingly, passing other classic cars...pug 205 GTI and a rover sd1 Vitesse recently, both drivers noticed it and had a good look!
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Post by captainhaddock » Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:19 pm

Mine has been totally ignored so far but Ireland is not a car land. Only the amount of litres of fuel it can take, has been commented on. I've noticed a lot of people can only afford to put a relatively small amount of fuel in their cars, 20 euro's I see a lot on other pumps next to me.

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Re: XM,DS, CX. ??

Post by spitroen » Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:40 pm

Again just tonight taking it for a local spin a group of girls passing at the junction said it looks like a spaceship.
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Re: XM,DS, CX. ??

Post by Vince » Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:12 am

spitroen wrote:A group of schoolboys passing shouted, hey mate what is it? That car is sick!

Tony, that reaction has made my morning :lol: Of course they are right :P

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