To this end the SM showcased Citroen’s clever oleopneumatic technology and combined it with Italian brawn: a Maserati V6 engine. With a top speed of 137mph, it became the world’s fastest front ...

The day you become the owner of a Citroen SM should be a good day ... But it has an Italian (Maserati) engine. Like I said, the SM confounds at every turn. It is something else entirely.

The results were not exciting, but there was merit in producing the Citroën SM, a front-wheel drive flagship with French styling and an Italian engine. A flagship as charming as it was unlucky ...