page_title: Citroën CX
section_title: Prestige
hierarchical_section_title: Citroën CX / Design variations / Prestige
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Citroen CX Prestige Fond, RückbankEnglish: Citroen CX Prestige Fond, rear seatFrançais&#160;: Citroen CX Prestige Fond, siège arrière
context_page_description: The Citroën CX is a large, front-engine, front-wheel-drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1974 to 1991. Production models took the form of a four-door fastback sedan, station wagon, and a long-wheelbase fastback limousine. The CX is known for its hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension system, and its low coefficient of drag, underscored by its nameplate CX, which references the aerodynamics symbol for drag coefficient.
  Voted the 1975 European Car of the Year, the CX has been described by some enthusiasts as the last "real Citroën" before Peugeot took control of the company in 1976, the CX was also the final successful model of the "big Citroën" era, dating to 1934.
context_section_description: The CX short wheel base fastback had insufficient rear legroom to function as a chauffeur driven limousine (a common use for the spacious DS model), so in 1976, Citroën introduced another 25 cm (10 in) longer version, the "Prestige" variant. The Prestige offered more rear legroom than any other standard-sized sedan in the world. In 1977, it also gained a raised roofline to improve headroom. Prestiges often came equipped with a vinyl roof. Contemporary reviews of the Prestige were favourable. In 1976 the UK's Driver and Motorist praised its comfort and interior fitments. In 1980, a diesel engine variant was introduced, the Limousine.
caption: Spacious rear seat of Prestige long wheelbase fastback
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