Comments by "Lynott Parris" (@DenUitvreter) on "The Citröen C6 Was an Ultra-Quirky French Luxury Sedan" video.

The brilliance of the Citroen engineers makes me mad at the marketing and board people, it's lack of sales killed real Citroens forever. - You got by the most comfortable car in it's class, why not also a longer version like with the CX? Then you have comfort as a statement and everyone who wants to work in the car would have to consider it. - You got different settings on the suspension, and then you make a 'sport' setting that's still too soft for motoring journalists who always like to be the keen driver/ hard suspension type. It's a luxury, comfortable car, but also the top model. Why not put a bore out the engine for the flagship model? The car gets introduced and has a disadvantage on the competition straight away. Yes, it excells on comfort but that's not an excuse not to keep up with the competition on power. They had a gem that could save Citroen as a luxury brand and as a manufacturer that did things differently, but they wasted it on a few wrong choices.
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@chrisdavidson911 Indeed, they distinguished themselves from the Germans by beeing undermotorized and have the sports setting of the suspension too soft and not have a longer version. The could have had the Chinese market with the local obsession with rear seat leg room. Skoda made great money there. But at least the C6 showed inspiration, the thing a Citroen absolutely can't do without. With the Xsara and the C5 the looks were a give away of the structural problem at Citroen.
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I'd like to see him do a Tatra T113, the Renault AvanTime, a ZIL, some 70/80's Saabs, Lada Niva maybe, a Citroen SM. an Espada and the 70/80's Maserati Quattroporte.
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@pablorey9203 How could I forget that one.
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@armadillolover99 You're right, I saw that, it was Jay Leno who still has to.
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