Citroën · 1974–1991
Citroën CX
The Citroën CX is a large, front-engined, front-wheel-drive executive car/luxury car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1974 to 1991. Production models were either a standard wheelbase or a stretched, more luxurious, four-door fastback saloon, as well as a station wagon (estate), on the longer wheelbase. The CX is known for its hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension system (continued and improved from its DS predecessor), and its (at the time) low 0.36 drag coefficient, normally noted as a vehicle's c x {\displaystyle c_{x}} in French. Restyled as 'CX', the model name underscored this. Voted the 1975 European Car of the Year, the CX has been described by some enthusiasts as the last "real Citroën" before Peugeot took control of the company in 1976. The CX was also the final successful model of the "big Citroën" era, dating back to 1934.
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UK vehicles on the road
142 licensed and 412 SORN (554 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 528 |
| 2015 | 539 |
| 2016 | 541 |
| 2017 | 549 |
| 2018 | 550 |
| 2019 | 542 |
| 2020 | 548 |
| 2021 | 554 |
| 2022 | 558 |
| 2023 | 565 |
| 2024 | 561 |
| 2025 | 554 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q1093613CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.