Citroën · 1970–1986
Citroën GS
The Citroën GS is a small family car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1970 to 1986 across two series. From 1970 to 1979 it was built as a fastback four-door saloon car and as a five-door estate car. A revised version, the GSA, was produced from late 1979 until 1986 in five-door hatchback or estate body styles – the latter after a facelift. Combined production reached approximately 2.5 million. It has a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout and has seating for five passengers. Noted for its aerodynamic body shape with a drag coefficient of 0.318, fully independent hydro-pneumatic brakes and self-levelling suspension, and air-cooled flat-four engine, the GS was styled by Robert Opron, with a low nose, a two-box silhouette, semi-enclosed rear wheels and a sharply vertical Kamm-tail. When the GS was named the European Car of the Year for 1971, the design was noted as technologically advanced, with class leading comfort, safety and aerodynamics.
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Successor: Citroën BX
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Specifications
- name
- Citroën GS/GSA
- aka
- Citroën GSX
- Manufacturer
- Citroën
- Designer
- Robert Opron
- Production
- 1970–1986
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- Class
- Small family car (C)
- Engine
- 1,015 cc air-cooled H4, 1,129 cc air-cooled H4, 1,222 cc air-cooled H4, 1,299 cc air-cooled H4, 995 cc twin-rotor
- Body style
- 4-door fastback, 5-door hatchback, 5-door estate, 3-door van
- Assembly
- France: Rennes (Rennes plant), Chile: Arica, Indonesia: Jakarta (Gaya Motor), Mozambique, Portugal: Mangualde (Mangualde plant), Spain: Vigo (Vigo plant), South Africa: Port Elizabeth, Thailand: Bangkok, Yugoslavia: Koper (Cimos), Zimbabwe: Mutare
- Successor
- Citroën BX and Citroën ZX
- Wheelbase
- 2550 mm
- Length
- 4120-4180 mm
- Width
- 1600-1620 mm
- Height
- 1350 mm
- Kerb weight
- 900 kg (saloon) , 950 kg (hatchback) , 925 kg (3-door van), (all weights approximate)
- Top speed
- 151 km/h
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543236CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_GSCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1343689681 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citroen_GS_Pallas_1977.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: unknown, affiliated with Garage de l'Est, digitally modified and uploaded by User:328cia · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.