Citroën CX 2000 Confort
The CX turned Citroën's hydraulic comfort into a low, wind-shaped four-door saloon with a dashboard that looked like a small spaceship.
Citron CX 2000 Super (1975).jpg · Dacia 1410 Sport · CC BY-SA 4.0
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More than a set of wheels.
Citroën officially launched the CX on 26 August 1974 after press cars completed a 3,400 km Arctic trip back to Paris. The CX 2000 replaced the DS at the heart of the large-car range, keeping front drive, hydropneumatic suspension and high-pressure brakes while adding a transverse engine and rubber-isolated body structure. This profile stays with the original 2000 Confort.
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The name CX is the French symbol for aerodynamic drag coefficient—a clue that the body shape was meant to slip through air.
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A body floating above a frame
The unitary body was joined to a substructure through sixteen elastic links. That unusual separation helped isolate road, engine and gearbox vibration without giving up the precise front-wheel-drive chassis.
Source: Citroën/Stellantis · CX celebrates 50 years ↗Fastback shape, four doors
The sloping roof did not make the launch CX a five-door hatchback. Motor Sport's October 1974 launch report describes a four-door body with a concave rear window and a separate luggage compartment beneath a rear parcel shelf. The distinction keeps this original saloon separate from the later estate body.
Source: Motor Sport · On Citroen, October 1974 ↗Numbers that must stay variant-specific
Citroën's heritage dimensions and the period Autocar engine sheet agree on the launch-family identity, but later CX engines and bodies changed considerably. The 1,985 cc, 102 bhp and four-speed facts here belong to the original CX 2000, not a later GTi or diesel.
Source: Autocar archive · 1974 CX 2000/2200 report ↗Where these facts come from
- Citroën/Stellantis · CX celebrates 50 years
- Citroën Origins · CX
- Autocar archive · 1974 CX 2000/2200 report
- Motor Sport · On Citroen, October 1974
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 1, 2026.