Citroën’s Pierre Leclercq on the brand’s bold future
The Citroën head of design discusses the architecture of automation, utility, versatility, and more
At the start of May 2021, Citroën unveiled a new flagship model, the C5 X. The new car is a bit of a design hybrid, in that it brings together several different styling elements; the space of an estate car, the sleekness of a saloon, and the ground clearance and stance of an SUV. It was previewed by the 2016 Cxperience concept and marks the company’s return to having a big, dramatic model in its fleet. Citroën has a mighty heritage of innovation, not just stylistically but also in terms of engineering. The type of car overseen by Robert Opron in the 70s and 80s has now been largely overshadowed by the dominance of SUVs, so it’s a welcome return to…
