With front-wheel drive and unibody construction, the Citroën Traction Avant helped set the template for modern cars. A 1949-built example of the groundbreaking French sedan was featured on a recent ...

Like many European carmakers focusing on affordable vehicles, Citroën didn't offer a V8 engine. The French experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it mostly stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills.

Some 12 years ago when I was still living in London, there was a gentleman in Camden Town who took his kids to school in a Citroën Traction Avant each morning. With that being far from a pristine ...

Jay Leno isn't just into supercars and rare exotics. He has all sorts of cars stashed in his massive collection. Even old Citroën sedans. Of course, this isn't just any old Citroën. It's a Traction ...

Traction Avant is French for “front-wheel drive.” It is synonymous, in automotive circles, with Citroën, the first manufacturer to make the concept a commercial success. It derives from Citroën’s ...