The Most Beautiful Car That Sank Its Maker | Citroën SM

The Citroën SM was not the car that killed Citroën. It was the most beautiful expression of the ambition already pulling the company apart: a French grand tourer with an Italian heart, hydraulic grace, and a future it could not quite survive. This episode follows the SM from Citroën's 1968 purchase of Maserati to its Geneva debut, its Motor Trend Car of the Year moment, the myth around its suspension, the real weakness in the Maserati V6, the loss of America, and the Peugeot takeover that ended the car and the partnership behind it. Quiet Catastrophes is a faceless automotive history series about brilliant machines, bad timing, and the quiet ways ambition turns into collapse. Photo: Rundvald via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Photo: Vauxford via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Photo: Thomas's Pics via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Photo: Rundvald via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

The Citroen SM is brimming with Citroen quirkiness but would I buy one?
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The Citroen SM is brimming with Citroen quirkiness but would I buy one?

The Most Overengineered Car Ever Built
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The Most Overengineered Car Ever Built

Why the 1965 Citroën DS Was 50 Years Ahead of Its Time
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Why the 1965 Citroën DS Was 50 Years Ahead of Its Time

How does this bizarre Citroën SM with a Maserati engine look, sound and feel like today
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How does this bizarre Citroën SM with a Maserati engine look, sound and feel like today

Should Have Made Citroen World Leader - Instead Bankrupted It - Citroen Maserati SM
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Should Have Made Citroen World Leader - Instead Bankrupted It - Citroen Maserati SM

BULLITT car chase but edited BETTER (added back the parts suggested)
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BULLITT car chase but edited BETTER (added back the parts suggested)

Citroën CX: Weird Done Right
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Citroën CX: Weird Done Right

France Created the Most Advanced Car in 1955 — Until Complexity Scared Buyers Away
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France Created the Most Advanced Car in 1955 — Until Complexity Scared Buyers Away

Citroën – Genius, megalomania and near-bankruptcy: The true story of the brand
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Citroën – Genius, megalomania and near-bankruptcy: The true story of the brand

The 9 FASTEST European Classic Cars of the 1960s
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The 9 FASTEST European Classic Cars of the 1960s

The BMW 2002: How a 2.0-Litre Four-Cylinder Outsmarted Big-Block Muscle Cars
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The BMW 2002: How a 2.0-Litre Four-Cylinder Outsmarted Big-Block Muscle Cars

3 Fatal Flaws That Stopped the DS from Conquering the World - Citroen DS21 Pallas
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3 Fatal Flaws That Stopped the DS from Conquering the World - Citroen DS21 Pallas

The MOST LUXURIOUS European Cars of the 1950s: Elegance, Comfort & Prestige
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The MOST LUXURIOUS European Cars of the 1950s: Elegance, Comfort & Prestige

Saab 96: How This Tiny 3-Cylinder Engine OUTSMARTED V8s in the World's Toughest Rally
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Saab 96: How This Tiny 3-Cylinder Engine OUTSMARTED V8s in the World's Toughest Rally

I buy a 1973 Citroen SM in Nebraska and attempt to drive it 350 miles to Kansas!  Will it make it?!?
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I buy a 1973 Citroen SM in Nebraska and attempt to drive it 350 miles to Kansas! Will it make it?!?

What Really Happened to This German Truck? - STEINWINTER SUPERCARGO
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What Really Happened to This German Truck? - STEINWINTER SUPERCARGO

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Swiss Miss: The Weird and Wild Monteverdi Cars!

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Citroen DS, die schwebende Limousine I Auto-Ikonen | SWR Doku

French Turbo Spaceship Cost More Than BMW! Citroen CX Turbo 2 Prestige
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French Turbo Spaceship Cost More Than BMW! Citroen CX Turbo 2 Prestige

How Just One Car Destroyed Britain's Car Industry
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How Just One Car Destroyed Britain's Car Industry