Citroen ID19

Sunday 20 September 2009
The high price tag, however, hurt general sales in a country still recovering from World War II, and a cheaper submodel, the Citroën ID, was introduced in 1957. The ID shared the DS's body but was more traditional mechanically: it had no power steering and had conventional transmission and clutch instead of the DS's hydraulically controlled set-up. A station wagon variant, the ID Break, was introduced in 1958.
Outside of France, the car's radical and cosmopolitan design appealed to non-conformists. An American advertisement summarised this selling point: "It takes a special person to drive a special car".


Technical data:
- engine: 4 cylinders
- capacity: 1911 cc
- horsepower: 75 HP
- gearbox: 4+1
- top speed: 140 km/h