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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UK vehicles on the road
47 licensed and 30 SORN (77 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 70 |
| 2015 | 72 |
| 2016 | 76 |
| 2017 | 73 |
| 2018 | 73 |
| 2019 | 77 |
| 2020 | 76 |
| 2021 | 76 |
| 2022 | 78 |
| 2023 | 78 |
| 2024 | 76 |
| 2025 | 77 |
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/Q543236CC0 / 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.