In 1952, Citroen forever changed car suspension technology, introducing their first vehicle with hydropneumatic, suspension, the Taction Avant 15CV H. Normally, cars rely on springs, or at that ...

Hydropneumatic suspension was the brainchild of Paul Mages, who developed prototypes for Citroën throughout the 1940s and '50s. It debuted for sale as the rear suspension in the 1954 Citroën ...

Called hydropneumatic suspension and invented by Paul Magès in 1944, the belt-driven technology was fitted to a prototype 2CV in 1946, then debuted on the futuristic-looking Citroën DS of 1955.

The Citroen ZX Rallye Raid was introduced in 1990 and remained active until 1997. During this time it won four Dakar titles (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996) and five FIA World Cup titles for Cross-Country ...

The French automaker’s innovative hydropneumatic suspension system used pump-driven hydraulic fluid and small nitrogen-filled bladders at each wheel to absorb road impacts like no metal spring ...

Traditionally, large Citroen cars have featured an advanced suspension, and the new C6 is no different. The new active suspension with variable damping allows it to set new standards in terms of ...

It’s official, ladies and gentlemen. The hydropneumatic suspension designed by Paul Mages and used by various Citroen models since the 1950s will be replaced by progressive hydraulic cushions.

Ask anyone of a Citroen persuasion and they'll reel off a list of seminal cars that either changed the automotive landscape or made other manufacturers think again. But they won't mention the ZX. In ...

By 2015, Citroen threw in the towel, announcing that it would be leaving its signature invention behind. However, even if Citroen doesn't use the system anymore, it's not gone completely.