The large family automobile known as the Citroen BX was made by French auto stalwarts Citroen between the years of 1982 and 1994. Over two million units of the Citroen BX were issued throughout the vehicle’s long history.
The hatchback version of the car was discontinued in the year 1993 after the Citroen Xantia arrived as a sort of replacement vehicle. The estate version of the Citroen BX, however, would continue to be produced for another year.
In the year 1982, the Citroen BX was given a grand unveiling beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The car’s design was considered quite radical in comparison to many of its competitors.
The idea behind the Citroen BX was to come up with a replacement vehicle for the Citroen GS, a smaller, but successful family vehicle that Citroen produced. When the Citroen BX was finally replaced after a twelve year run, it was with two quite different vehicles – the large Citroen Xantia and the small Citroen ZX.
The angular designed hatchback version of the car had been inspired by the Reliant FW11 British concept vehicle, as well as the Volvo Tundra concept vehicle of 1979.
The Citroen BX was one of the first vehicles to be produced after the merger of Citroen and Peugeot in the year 1976.
