Citroën purchased Maserati in 1968 with the intention of harnessing Maserati's high-performance engine technology to produce a true Gran Tourer car, combining the sophisticated Citroën suspension with a Maserati V6. [3] The result was the Citroën SM, first shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1970. It went on sale in France in September ...

2021年4月16日 · The SM had its roots in 1961 as the Project S – intended to be a sportier, faster DS – but in typical Citroen fashion it snowballed to the extent that in 1968 Citroen bought Maserati largely...

The SM was a series of sporty coupes created by Citroën in order to take advantage of their advanced hydropneumatic suspension with a Maserati V6 engine. As Citroën had acquired Maserati in 1968, this was not such a crazy feat.

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2023年2月3日 · AROnline goes continental and remembers the Citroen SM – a Maserati-engined masterpiece that should have ruled the world. Sadly, timing was against it.

2024年10月7日 · The answer came from Italy, and in January 1968, Citroën acquired noted sports car manufacturer Maserati, which then set about designing a compact, all-aluminum V-6. The SM also featured an all-new power-steering system, which had no direct connection to the wheels, and a self-leveling hydropneumatic independent suspension.

Released in 1970 at the Geneva Motor Show, the SM was the fruit of the collaboration between Citroen and Maserati. The large V6 Italian engine was however, besides powerful, one of the reasons...

2014年1月9日 · As a custom-designed, technologically advanced 2.7-litre Maserati V6 was fitted into a new quirky saloon body, so the SM was born – finally with the oomph and versatility deserved by a true luxury car.

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2017年7月6日 · Call it a crossbreed of French futurism and Italian soul, a jet-sleek Citroën powered by a growling Maserati engine. The Citroën SM, built from 1971–75 but sold in the U.S. only through 1973, might be one of the motoring world’s most unlikely mashups.