The name DS pronounced Déesse in French, which means goddess, sums this car up perfectly.

Its futuristic styling and innovative technology are backed up its beautiful design, whilst setting new standards for ride quality, handling and braking.

Citroën’s of the era were known for being a bit ‘out there’ with their designs compared to what the rest of the world’s manufactures were putting out.

This, however, is what cemented their favour with the legions of adoring fans, with the DS right at the top of the desire list, even being named ‘the most beautiful car of all time’ by Classic and sports car magazine.

Just to focus on some of the features that were brought about on the DS for a moment, as the cars were used as a test bed for some remarkably familiar modern systems and components that we’d expect from today’s offerings.

It was most famous for its hydro-pneumatic suspension with automatic levelling and variable ground clearance creating an exceptionally smooth ride for which Cit...