CITROEN CX 1985-1989 Photos, engines & full specs

The French carmaker introduced a heavily revised CX in 1985, continuing the legacy left by the famous DS model.

Even by those times standards, the CX was an old car in 1985. It was already eleven-year-old but still didn't show its age. It was like a song that refused to go away from the charts. And when the customers started to lose their interest, a DJ came and made a new version for it. That was the 1985 CX.

Starting with the beginning of the '80s, the chromed metallic bumpers began to fade away from the automotive trend. Citroen already knew that and introduced the wrapped-around plastic bumpers on several models, and starting with 1985, it added it on the CX. All of a sudden, the car looked fresh again, like a pop-singer after successful plastic surgery. Its grille was body-colored, not black as before. Depending on the trim level, the car sported black or chromed door handles.

Inside, the carmaker installed a one-spoke steering wheel with a speed-dependable effort. The instrument cluster lost its unique design with barrels and received a more traditional design with regular dials. For the turbocharged version, the carmaker added a turbo-gauge at the bottom of the tachometer.

Citroen offered an improved engine lineup, including a new, improved turbo-diesel. Starting with the 1985 model, the CX featured only five-speed manual transmissions.