Citroën CX MK2 1987-1991!


Back when I was a kid, two of my neighbors drove Citroën CXs. They were real flashy folks, always dressed to the nines, and everyone in the neighborhood just called ’em Ken and Barbie.

Ken was supposed to be a shoe model, and Barbie? Well, they say she was a L'Oréal model.

Now, I’ve seen my fair share of Citroën CXs out on the road, especially back in the day when we’d go on trips to the Norwegian countryside. Let me tell ya, some of those drivers acted like they were auditionin’ for The Dukes of Hazzard. One time, on the old road between Hokksund and Kongsberg—long since replaced as the main highway—we had a close call I’ll never forget.

We were comin’ from Darbu, headin’ toward this narrow, twisty underpass that had a reputation for accidents. This CX must’ve been stuck in the line of cars waitin’ to get through. But as soon as they cleared that underpass, they gunned it, zippin’ past the line on a blind hill. My dad had to slam on the brakes and swerve, and I mean, we were just a whisker away from a head-on collision. Dad laid on the horn and let that guy know he’d crossed the line—literally. Guess that fella was in a bigger hurry than the guy in the Peugeot 405 I’ve written about before.

The Citroën CX is a bit of a legend, though. It’s one of the last cars Citroën made before Peugeot bought ’em out and they became PSA Peugeot-Citroën. Folks call it the last real Citroën since they stopped makin’ it back in ’91. And considering I’m writin’ this blog in 2021, it’s safe to say these cars are a bit too old to be reliable for cruisin’ around as a show-off ride.

But hey, if you’re feelin’ feisty, you can still drive one like a proper angry Frenchman. Not thirsty, just mad—maybe with an air freshener and fuzzy dice in the windshield and some rattlin’ exhaust. I know a guy who still uses a Volvo PV as his cruisin’ car, so anything’s possible.

The CX even comes in some wild versions, like an ultra-long 6-wheeled flatbed, station wagon, or even limousine. Just the other day, I saw a flatbed CX for sale on Finn.no that claimed a towing capacity of 3 tons! The seller even said you could get it registered for 3.5 tons, which is right up there with a Chevy 2500 pickup I’ve talked about before. (I’m too old for this sh—stuff.)

Here’s a Citroën CX with a rear window louver instead of them fish ladder vents.

Citroën CX with a fish ladder in the back window.



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