With front-wheel drive and unibody construction, the Citroën Traction Avant helped set the template for modern cars. A 1949-built example of the groundbreaking French sedan was featured on a recent ...

On 18 April 1934, CITROËN unveiled the 7CV, a car that would make motoring history with its wealth of innovations, starting with front-wheel-drive, or TRACTION AVANT in French, such a groundbreaking ...

Barn finds are often quite appealing for petrolheads, especially if a weird story is involved or if the model in question was a big deal for the automotive industry. The latter is the case with the ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

Some 12 years ago when I was still living in London, there was a gentleman in Camden Town who took his kids to school in a Citroën Traction Avant each morning. With that being far from a pristine ...

15 Mar 2021, 17:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Citroën experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills; someone just fixed that by dropping a V8 engine in a Traction ...

The Citroën Traction Avant is possibly the most pioneering car you've never heard of. Introduced in 1934, it innovated tech still used in family cars today. Today we think of Citroëns as odd and ...

EIGHTY years ago, Citroen brought out a strange-looking car to the market. Not only that, but it had front-wheel-drive (traction avant in French – hence the name). That was virtually unheard of for ...

For those gearheads that aren't too into pre-war automobiles, you should know a few details on the Citroen Traction Avant. This is one of the most important cars of its time, a model that has ...

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We're due for another French car, so let's break out the ...

French cars are known for their delicate, yet quirky style, especially Citroens, so we’d imagine this Traction Avant model comes as a shock to the marque’s aficionados. So, forget what you’ve learned ...