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 ...

Citroen built 760,000 Traction Avant cars in various forms between 1934 and 1957. Citroen built 760,000 Traction Avant cars in various forms between 1934 and 1957. Over Anzac weekend, the Citroen Car ...

The Citroën Twelve, also known as the Citroën Traction Avant, debuted in 1934. It was advertised as being a "car of an entirely new conception," a claim which, at least this one time, holds up pretty ...

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 ...

Traction Avant is French for “front-wheel drive.” It is synonymous, in automotive circles, with Citroën, the first manufacturer to make the concept a commercial success. It derives from Citroën’s ...

Two things are worthy to be mentioned. First and foremost, Michelin gave lots of money to Citroen before the Traction Avant was ready for production. In 1934, Michelin bought Citroen outright and ...