Citroën DS, the miracle of travelling (HD)
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- One of the most magnificient cars of the last century was taken for a review by the Totalcar magazine. If you ever want to know, what it is like to be in close contact with a goddess. Here it is. Review maded by OMG Visuals and Steve Valyi.
In my mind this is still, and always will be, the most gorgeous car ever made.
I think to this day this is the best high budget and most well produced video by Istvan "Pista" Valyi
61 years later and this car is Still Ahead of the others !
2021 Still ! 😃
@@saudibert5626 Can you imagine the same DS-19/21 with Modern Technology . Fuel Injection plus Electronics controlling the suspension for better cornering, etc?
@@jackpontiac52 It would be awesome and with a turbo engine !
@@saudibert5626 YUP !
That probably is the finest video I have ever seen depicting the most beautiful car ever built even if you might have made some mistakes ;).
View of car at minute 9:32 is stunning.
What an exceptional video you posted here. Only possible when you truly love the DS. Gonna watch it again and a few times more I guess ✌🏻
Wow.. I love how you not only capture the essence of the car, but also show how amazingly Budapest really is... I love Budapest and Hungary so freaking much - Swedish car freak
Bought mine last year - 1970 DS21 Pallas EFi , semi- automatic, RHD in Vert Argent (Metallic Green). It is spectacular. I adore it.
The cinematography on this video is superb!
Congratulations for this fabulous short movie of the greatest car ever made , thank you.
Totally agree!!. Citroën 1955-74 IN-SU-PE-RA-BLE
She's so beautiful I almost cried.
The best car ever made and the spirit lives forever. The best video about DS ever made with so much passion. Respect.
one of the greatest cars ever built
It makes 2019 cars look pathetic in comparison..lacking vision and engineering excellence
the best french car or perhaps of the world ever made
It’s definitely the coolest! By a “country mile”. Especially the later 60’s versions.
I grew up with these big Citroen sedans, and have owned one in adult life. This video is as good as you're going to find in UA-cam about what makes the DS series special.
In my retirement years I drive a supercharged Jaguar sedan. But my heart remains stuck in France with these frog-faced beauties. Maybe because during my formative years my Dad, a country doctor, owned a succession of DS sedans that could brave Canadian winters when Jeep Cherokees would not dare to venture out. He used to take me with him on house calls.
As I found out later, a DS21 would happily cruise at 100 mph or with just a few less mph deliver 30 mpg. And it rode-LITERALLY-like a cloud. The DS can't be compared with other cars, it's just not fair. My fellow boomers will understand when I quote Vitas Gerulaitis about being beaten by Bjorn Borg: “I was playing tennis. He was playing something else.”
Wow. This was too good. It's now my goal in life to buy a DS.
its a masterpiece made with so much passion
some reporter have rightly said,,, You must drive a Citroen once in life time,
Some goddesses are best worshipped from afar.
Me too
Superb!
Wonderful ! Thank you very much! Brings back so many wonderful memories! Even though driving a C5 V6 and a C6 the feeling of sitting in a DS is one of a kind! Best car ever!
-zseniális videó. kb évente 1x megnézem :)
I had model nest to this,,the CX Pallas with all those features,,but diffrent transmission the C Matic Manul 3 speed gearbox without a clucth paddle,, a unique combination for comfort I was lucky to have 2 such cars at a time in Dubai,,,,, used for 7 years,,
great video, great car, it's good to watch someone who knows what he's talking about, a very rare thing for the auto-journals these days...
there are more unique features which he did not cover,,, Changing tire is unique, no use of jack,, can drive on one rear wheel removed,,,brake paddle travel just 1 1/2 to 2 inches,,,,,with no force,,, steering return force increasing with speed,,, single wiper blade,,, car always maintain same level,,,,, empty or loaded... height adjustment,,,, I had driven car with front left blown tire in full control and realized by the time all side wall had gone,,,
Nice overview of the car. Yours, in this royal blue color, is truly beautiful. At times, your pictures clearly show how stable the bodywork is: it literally floats through the holes in the road without so much as shaking!! Thanks for posting this.
I had one once. The beauty of traveling indeed!
Ich dachte immer, Citroen DS sei ein Thema, das cinematografisch endgültig bearbeitet sei. Aber dieser Film erreicht eine neue Stufe der Liebeserklärungen, auf dem künstlerischen Niveau des Autos selbst! Mein großes Kompliment für dieses Kunstwerk nach Ungarn (wer hätte das gerade von dort erwartet) von einem Liebhaber aus Deutschland (ID 19, D-Super, ID 20 Break, DS 21 Pallas, CX 2200 D, GTI, 2500 TD Break, XM Exclusive, C6 2,7).
Very nice one....good pictures, background and music! Bravo! I have a 1969 DS 21 in Jakarta.
My family had one of those since I can remember back in the 80s, it was such a pleasure to look at.
To me, the nicest car ever made
Fantastic video, beautifully done! I have a DS 21 Break (same colour, too!), and I can vouch for the car's capabilities... both on the road and as a traffic-stopper everywhere it goes...
Keep up the great work!
Super vidé, bravo
La Citroën ds la voiture française par excellence, j'étais enfant et émerveillé devant cette voiture,les docteurs notaire haut fonctionnaire roulé avec cette voiture exceptionnel pour son époque, pour moi toujours dans l'ère du temps
It STILL looks like a car from the future.
Excellent video captures the eath-shattering magic of the DS.
Même en 2019 le dessin de cette voiture est toujours d'actualité vraiment en avance sur son temps . DS forever .
Such a passionate natural story
Thank you for sharing
This is pretty much the best video clip about the DS I have ever seen.
The very soul of this vintage car and its heart-wrenching beauty are brought out just exceptionally well. Even the few minor mistakes about technical details don't matter at all - this video is about a thing of beauty and in this respect it's close to perfect .
Fantastic video. Thank you for the English sub-titles. I sure could enjoy what you were saying about your beautiful Citroen DS. Excellent driving scenes to experience in a way what you were extolling about this fabulous car. Wonderful video!!!!
fantastic page about DS history..facebook.com/pages/Culture-DS/797448893655012
One of the coolest car ever made.
Any time I ever see a Citroen, which is very rare these days, I always hear one of Erik Satie's Gymnopedies playing in my head!
You mean everytime you see a DS cause there are plenty of citroën everywhere !
@@Heimrik01 Negative, my friend. I live in North America. They are not exported to us.
Yes, it's a mighty fine car - and you even do not have to pump the gaspedal with start to have suspension to act - if the pump is ok it just rises steady after a small time, a few seconds... The engine is so quiet you almost don't hear it idling, no tincking noises of valvetrain and high pitch whines like today is the norm even in new cars. Just loved it, had one in my youth...
The greatest car ever built!
or Citroën Sm??
Excellent video showcasing possibly the best car ever! Why did Citroen not continue with swivelling lights and hydropneumatic suspension which was so good it was used under licence by Rolls Royce. My dad had an ID20 nearly 50 years ago and I was totally amazed by it. It still has a futuristic look about it. Thank you for presenting this.
Szeretnénk még sok ilyet látni Pista!Művészi munka!
Excellent video. You have captured the essence of their tremendous engineering marvel, that is both mechanical, and emotional. Well done.
Awesome video dedicated to the Citroen DS! It really makes you appreciate it's rare eccentricity :)
Best car and best DS video ever.. Thank you ❤️
True words.
It only has disc brakes in the front, but cleverly placed at the gearbox. The rear are drums.
Beautiful video, beautiful car! Bravo.
Beautiful car and some very nice video work!
You guys make truly enjoyable videos to watch. It's a shame I have to rely on the subtitles, otherwise it would be perfect. The person responsible for all the images and the way it looks deserves a raise. You guys make truly natural and very nice to watch videos. Keep up the great work!
What a beauty! My dad had the same one, same colour inside ans outside.
Without a doubt, the finest car ever made. Brava!!
Thank you. We're looking forward to make more films with english subs, even older ones. And maybe - one day - you will be surprised with something we can't tell now :)
Great work! Greak car, and great City! I love it all
What an amazing car, I'd love to own one someday..
A wonderfull car and a wonderful video. Really, camera and music choise... felt like a little vacation for me.
That was incredibly beautiful.
Thanks for that. We forward it to the owner. Notice, that this car is in everyday use. It's not a garage-sleeper. And this thing made is really-really respectable.
No other video clip(including that of Top Gear) does the DS this much justice. Great job guys!
Thank you for amazing video.
Excellent video. Lovely car. A true goddess.
Thanks
What's the music from minute 8:40 to the end?
Nice to know there are real Citroen amateurs even in countries such as Hungary with no domestic automobile industry.
For the "no automobile industry" I would mention that the 120 years old IKARUS was the worlds 4th largest Bus manufacturer in the 70's and 80's. Of all the buses worldwide, the Ikarus 260 was one of the most produced. 2/3 of the worlds articulated buses were done by IKARUS in the 80's.
Of course with many other industries in Hungary and else in Eastern Europe, after opening the fragile economy to western market it was bought by competition, namely the French Irisbus and killed off.
Супер. Про гидроподвеску отдельная тема, но то что уже в 1955 году французы уже делали поворачивающиеся фары это меня очень поразило и удивило, молодцы.
it was the first production car with discs... it only had two in the front
this car its a dream
C'est une voiture française et le gars parle l'espagnol et traduction anglaise .La traduction en Français aurait été plus courtoise et polie.
Yes please dp - because the rest of us who would like to own the epitome of a DS would prefer to buy it instead. A properly set and maintained BVH gearbox is a joy to drive.
My favourite ever !
E-type second !
A framework of the automotive industry
Absolutely fantastic! The best car I've ever had... I utterly miss my ID 19!
I miss my D-Special!
Amazing design of an old car which left it's fingerprint on future design. See Tesla's front end in comparison to the DS.
Beautiful car, but why do all these feature films depict the facelift model instead of the original single headlamp version? By the way, the DS does not have 4 wheel disc brakes,
Superb car and video..
Szép és jó munkát. Szép videó. Szép tisztelgés a Citroën DS. Azt hogy a videó a mi francia oldalon. bravó
Great vid guys. Keep 'em comming !
You are correct in that the fluids are not compatible - but the hydraulic spheres on earlier models were black - not the fluid. It is only on later models (late 1966 onwards) that the fluid and spheres were all green.
I love these cars.
Too Bad How People or Should I say the most of the car Companies Turned Greedy & we don't Get to see A Car Like this at a Reasonable Price.. Love DS
Great video friend... Very well put together.
Loved this What a car!!!
DS l'auto più bella di sempre !!!
Dear >Totalcarmagazine> 1:56 the first mass produced front wheel drive car was STOEWER V5 designed 1930 and manufactured in Szczecin PL(Stettin DE) from 1931 to 1932 in 2,1 thousand egz . So please do make a short actualization of Your narration.
very nice work ,bravo my friend ;)
@Nicholas Scarff The ds was first produced in 1955, 2 yrs before that Jaguar...
beautiful video
Super film...all except some mention of first front wheel drive...Of course there were many before this or Traction Avant, including the first ever car!
This car deserves it
Fantastic Car...I had two!!But design whas of Bertoni!!!!
+nasina07 The looks were done by Bertoni and facelift Opron, the construction by Lefevebre, the hydraulics by Magés.
Very nice !
Ilyen teszteket csináljatok Pista!
absolutely great car, but it should be on Michelins (XAS then XVS after 1973) - the car was designed to run on them!
John from Australia
+Ilovefotz A set of those is about 1000€, cca nearly 2 times the average monthly net wage in the country where the video was taken. Just sayin.
Gyönyörű !!! Mennyit kóstálhat egy ilyen restaurált darab ? Honnan szereznek hezzá alkatrészt ?
Szerintem 10ezer eurotól, xy összegig.
Felújitják őket,vagy esetleg használt jó állapotú.
The best car ever!
A great car. I do not believe it was allowed into the USA. Hungarian language must have been similar to Finnish & Estonian man years ago but not today.
Um marco da indústria automobilística
Kései példányok már a nem szerelhetővel jöttek. Pontosan nem tudom, mikor volt a váltás. Videó ettől még zseniális :)
I really enjoyed the video, lovely car. By chance, could you tell us the name of the songs played in the video?
O Mais Emblemático e Belo Carro Construido
@John K "a french BMW" Thanks God it is nothing like a BMW...
As soon as a blemish appeared on the bodywork they ceased to be beautiful! I dont know why? but the lines needed to be perfect. In the 70s and 80s I saw so many of these rusting away and never has so much rust been supported and moved on such a small area.
Who made the original video before you subtitled it, please and added the bookending bits? I know I've seen it on UA-cam, but can no longer find it. Thanks! And I do appreciate the subs.
The comments regarding the particular hydraulic spheres attached to the car in the film are incorrect - or at least the translation. You cannot take apart welded spheres to repair them other than to recharge the nitrogen gas in them. The earlier large spheres - correct for the DS and SM, can be disassembled completely and new diaphragms installed. Replaceable spheres are still possible up to the current model C5 however their design is different again.