Citroën metropolis concept car (2010)(citroenet.org.uk) |
Citroën metropolis concept car (2010)(citroenet.org.uk) |
Put that grill on a BMW 6 series from that time, looks about the same.
While the Xantia itself wasn't any particular standout in Citroën's history, its Activa variant felt like the Citroën engineers had finally broken through the Peugeot penny-pinchers. At least one last time. Citroën used to be about pushing unconventional engineering (like front-wheel drive (Traction-Avant), unibody (ditto), hydro-pneumatic suspension (DS), self-adjusting headlights (SM), active self-adjusting steering (CX), anti-roll (Activa)); the Metropolis - by contrast - just seems like a styling exercise with some conventional (though uncommon at the time) engineering.
Citroën used to push the frontiers of car manufacturing, but haven't done that since the 1990s.
Disclaimer: I own two classic Citroëns, so I'm likely a bit biased.
Speaking of logos, the new Citroën logo itself is very ugly.
It's bad when a budget brand, Dacia, is going more inventive stuff, like designing a slide in bed system and attachable tent for their station wagon.