I don't. :/ The bumps are there for a reason.

@@Asdayasman Well the reason should have thought of that before deciding to be where the cars are.

@@theofficialsikris this system needs cars to be rebuilt otherwise you can rip your exhaust

I used tor have a Citroen GSA and three times a BX in the 80's, they have the same suspension type as the DS, but a bit less soft. I can assure you that you feel the bumps if they are too steep, the suspension system sort of launches the car when it reacts to the wheels going up by adding pressure to the system, it will put your car higher on the wheels which is not nice when they go down again at the other side of the speed bump, it feels like the speed bump is extra high..

It's a woman and she doesn't know or care. Someone else will pay for it.

Definitely Citroen

Agreed, but how about bmw ?, most of my friends say bmw or mercedes benz suspension very comfortable when passing speed bumps

@@caturlifelive way better ds is so rubbish taking a corner

@@thepoldergoon : Each car is designed for its natural habitat. DS is better in France (at the time) and BMW is better in Germany.

@@theGoogol you must be a fanboy no way you think this is a good system so many flaws

It’s essentially a nitrogen balloon with hydraulic fluid which keeps these things suspended

@@maxnewts Thank you Morgan Freeman

@@maxnewts That's a nice little story 👍

Wait wait wait, am i having a deja vu or have i already heard this story?

@@marcotangari2992 It’s probably a recurring event with these cars as I have also heard a similar story.

Can't agree more m8, very well said

it was ahead of its time, but today's air suspensions offer similar levels of comfort at a lesser cost. there is a reason citröen stopped using this, and that's because you don't want to get an s-class repair bill on your compact car.

@@bubberlad I agree, hydropneumatics had no place in an econobox, but in an executive car, wich the DS is, yeah, it makes sense. And Air suspension is pretty expensive to repair ngl

Today’s cars are a collection of widgets on wheels.

Ir either you have no clue because the suspension is trash.

Well to be fair they said new C5 will have even better suspension, so we will have to wait and see that...

Nowadays Citroën pretendes to innovate and doesn't innovate enough. They should focus on the comfort, they are loosing that. I have a c4 coupé and before I have had the Xsara, R19 and Ax and I have to say the C4 suspension is harder on the bumps than Xsara and Ax and it still is not hard enough to be a proper sports car so I would prefer it to just be softer and be a nice comfortable cruiser and not a weird "something in between". Another problem with my car and that I would not expect from one of the very first manufacturers to take a look at ergonomics and with such a huge tradition in designing instrument bins is the total mess of digital indicators on the car. Fortunately the car has the black panel/night drive mode and you can shout the dammed thing off at night. Citroën is not making bad cars, it is making OK cars when they could be doing amazing cars. I think the C4 cactus is on the right track and. Let's see how Citroën heads from here.

new Citroen c4 uses hudraulic suspensión

@@danyan7 No, it has normal suspension, just with additional hydraulic limiters.

@@TheAllMightyGodofCod Citroen its innovation and also handy and advanced. But PSA gradually had turned into low cost cars, and announced it, nor his great suspension system,otherwise the low prices. I have had an AX, and now a C5, and there are very good cars, despite PSA on board computer system.

*When I was kid, there was a DS parked in my street. I loved watching it as the owner started it and it rose up like a hovering spaceship. Magnificent car.

​@@victoriagrayson5082 you had To add one comma? GREAT JOB!!

You probably mean you loved to watch the owner work the car covered in hydraulic oil all the time

The ds was used as the flying taxies in back to the future 2

Except for Rolls Royces because they have the exact same suspension

@@melvinharris7859 except for that american cars that were this soft couldn't really competete in handling.

The only thing not to like on the DS is the brake pedal, or the lack of it the brake is activated by a button on the floor, only around 8mm of travel takes you from no brake to full brakes and the brakes are very good, this takes a fair bit of getting used to, the advantages though are in an emergency you don't have to lift your foot just swivel it sideways.

We had a work truck like that, it was a 01 f450 and the breaks broke in some fashion to where only the fronts worked, and the pedal went to the floor except for the last 1/2 inch or so. We called it a brake switch instead of a pedal lol

Probably cost and serviceability reasons - air suspension is still easier to diagnose 🤔

The system was protected by patents for 25 years. After that time German manufacturers did use it on the rear of some cars but it is expensive to build. Rolls Royce bought into the patent and produced a lower pressure system with larger bore pipes. I have had people ask if my car has the RR suspension and I have to explain that RR used the Citroen method.

@@petermolnar8667 LHM leaks are much more visible than air :)

Do you mean these Nazis? Man just f with them...

Plenty of Mercs had it!

Fantastic ideas and creations with little to no follow up afterwards, is basically our curse in France, in practically every field one can imagine.

Citroen GT. Let's wait another 7 years.

actually, i had such an econobox (C4), it had a regular suspension that was still ahead of most cars in speedbump-absorption department. That is, until it (suspension) breaks... and it did. Regularly.

DS and reliable. Make more jokes please.

Haha. On point

How about body roll? Was it much?

@@BadThrusher Probably not much - cannot say for BX, but Xantia back in 1999 established moose test record at 85 km/h with almost zero body roll. And no one beat it since then.

@@kwahoo5746 The Xantia used a quite different setup than a BX, same core principles but the Xantia had electronically controlled damping.

the BX was also very light, so it handled like a dream. I had a late "BX Leader" model with 110 HP that was extremely light-footed and yet comfortable.

Translation?

@@ronakgour6521 - “How is it possible? God damn it!” (approximately speaking)

@Mohamed - I mean that it may not be a literal translation. “Approximately - Used to show that something is almost, but not completely accurate or exact; roughly.” It does not relate exclusively to numbers. It is perfectly acceptable to say, for example, that you have an approximate idea of how you are going to be spending your weekend. Likewise, you could say that you have a “rough idea”. In this sense, “approximately” and “roughly” are synonymous as is suggested by the definition I quoted above.

@Mohamed approximately absolutely applies to language, not every language has a 1:1 direct translation of a word, term or phrase's meaning.

That's actually the literal translation

Lmao

Parents won't be keen either. Ever lived where arseholes race up and down 24.7?

snapchat lmao

@@julianshepherd2038 tbh who tf race a Citröen DS now

Scotty Kilmer if he reviewed a Citroen

Yeah, what a shame. (Miss my old 2cv).

Even the chrome lines are to become forbidden 😠

now just any other car. Uglier than most cars. ^^

The Austin Healey definitely did have a unique suspension system

​@@WilsonPendarvis-tn3wmWouldn't it be vulnerable to gradual air leaks, given the high pressure it must have maintained in reserve?

@@WilsonPendarvis-tn3wm I wish Austin Healey's had this suspension, especially the low-slung rear of the AH 100 and 3000! But they didn't. Of Austins only the 1100 (and maybe some 'badge' engineered variants had the Air Suspension.

@@andrasharp6217 The hydrolastic suspension on ADO16 models -1100/1300 , suffered from leaks and was not as good as the Citroen liquid suspension ...

@@carlcushmanhybels8159 if you are talking about the ADO16 1100/1300 it was liquid -not air

Yes, it did. Made illegal in some counties.

yup, and they worked by using piano cords. No, I'm not joking lmao

@@christopping5876 why ?

@@christopping5876 yeah why

yes it do, among others tech stuff

What's the point of having one if not to use it?

They don't though. Some repair shops make a good profit of this myth and ask way too much for what is a simple repair. The suspension spheres are usually the only things that break on the suspension of these cars, and those are neither expensive, nor a lot of work to change. Never had a DS, but my Xantia's spheres cost 30EUR and take about 10 minutes to replace. A shop will ask up to 400EUR, just based on the fact that people believe they require expensive repairs, this on it own keeps this myth going.

What you need is better roads

@@fisherking7798 Oh you're absolutely right. Unfortuntale, it's NYC we're talking about here. There's more chance to get new buses here than there is getting roads fixed. As a matter of fact, it already happened.

Why does soft suspension mean high fuel consumption?

@@chrisburn7178 There's the added weight of the suspension system itself and the increased ride height, both of which have a negative effect on fuel efficiency. But the maintenance of the hydraulic system is really the worst part and the main reason why you would want to avoid a Citroen DS or similar. Nostalgia is fine, but you might end up seeing your car mechanic more often than your wife.

@@jacquesmertens3369 Sorry, but that's just rubbish. The hydro pneumatic system is not more heavy than a system with steel springs. Because it spares the springs and also the pumps for power steering and brake booster. Any Car with a hydraulic brake system and power steering does need a reservoir for the fluid. So all together you really even spare wight, because of all the different pumps are just replaced with some brake pipes and some little hydraulic valves. I did drive three GS/A and never had any fail with the hydraulic system. All you need to do, is to give the car the maintenance it will need as any other car. If you don't care about your car, any common steel suspension will break down too. But unfortunately the fairy tale of hydro pneumatic prone to failure is simply not eradicated with many people. The reason was a Problem with the Hydraulic fluid (LHS) which became agressive when it got over a temperature of 180° C (356° F). Unfortunately it took about two years until they found out the source of the leakage problem. Because if the fluid was in a normal temperature, like it was always in the Citroën 15 Six H which had a hydro pneumatic rear axle from 1953, it has never failed, because it never reached this high temperatures. But in the DS, this fluid was taken central for all the hydraulics in the car. This means Suspension, power steering and brakes were all together driven by a single hydraulic pump. So the fluid got hot, if the car was braked from high speeds or drove it downhill. Also the main pipe of the hydraulic pump was straight next to the exhaust manifold. So it came to overheating even at this place. After two years of research a chemist finally did had fund out about the circumstance, that the fluid became agressive above 180 ° C / 356° F. So they did change the fluid (LHS2), and this problem was solved. In 1967 when the DS became the twin headlights behind glass, they did change the fluid to the green LHM (Liquide hydraulique minérale = mineral hydraulic fluid). Since then the hydraulic system doesn't even corrode anymore and suited millions of sold cars world wide, without any remarkable failures. In reality a steel suspension even need more maintenance because of the shock absorber which will be worn out once and need to be replaced. This is also necessary with the spring balls wich should be replaced always all five together. 2 x front axle, 2 x rear axle and 1 x for the pressure accumulator. If you are used to do this work, you will need about 15 minutes to replace them, because you get on to it freely. Try this with any steel suspension to replace all four shock absorber.

@@chrisburn7178 I averaged 47mpg with my 2 litre C5 Tourer Exclusive over the past 6,000 miles, urban and motorway, lugging family, freezers etc across the country. I do not consider that as high fuel consumption. I have had a BX, first gen C5 and the last C5 model, all with this suspension. I did 250,000 miles in one, with no significant problems, the last C5 was not so reliable, but still a beautiful drive. My mate got a new BMW 5 series, I could have sworn that they used rocks for the suspension. Don't know why he bought it after having to have a new engine in his last BM!

I love this car man. Never sell it!

@@azwris by now it is sitting in a garage waiting for me having enough money to repair it or for a buyer who will fix and love it. I just can't afford fixing my beloved XM. :(

@@89erMerun Ι understand..I was a teenager when this car came out. I used to examine it so much but I was never capable of affording it. Who knows? Maybe in the future. Keep collecting some money and you will restore it soon!

So you are proud to drive at 80 km/h on a road limited at 50 km/h or maybe even 30 km/h ? In France driving at more than 50 km/h more than the speed limit does not just implies a fine but the tribunal.

@@didierpuzenat7280 Good thing I live in Germany. Also this comment is 8 years old. I was young and stupid.

Well screw them

A speedbump like that only costs like 30 minutes to make

@@SmolWeeblet probably not

@@aidenh_ it's the Netherlands and I'm Dutch so I know

@@SmolWeeblet and you just happened to know how long it takes to lay one?

I don't speak much Dutch but I know that caption was not accurate

*swirling his tiny moustache with the other hand

"People of France, a good looking depressed guy smoking a cigarette is not a movie!"

Yep

hey hey

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HI @bruncebanani8854

Only in certain conditions

Nah it's from the French people who think it looks like a 'déesse' (goddess) floating along the road.

1954

@@Davyfb75 1955

You mean they were godesses

@@gachabruh3222 that how you prononce the name of the car in french (goddesses=déesse/DS)

@@thepatriot1569 I know, i'm french

I miss that show.

Absolutely, it was intended because as you said DS sounds exactly the same as Déesse, goddess.

@@H0kram Also, I think the poor-man's version, the 'ID' was pronounced idée, which is French for 'idea'

Thanks you german brother, I love your old version of the BMW like the E28, very classy and great looking

That is a backhanded compliment if ever there was one.

I would say the CX is the best followed by the SM, C6 XM and Xantia, but the DS has to be the tops considering the era when it was launched.

Also an indonesian: "I shall use the sidewalk to avoid it"

You know we used to have a speedbump "Made in England" in Depok main street and after 3 years it disappeared either because: 1. It was stolen or 2. It couldnt handle Indonesian traffic and got disintegrated.

Other: speed bump Indonesian: polisi tidur

Is this by any reason...PONTIANAK????

@@ngapainturing at least that "sleeping police" is much better than "real" police. canda police

FWD is not fantastic, it's a downgrade in every way except for economics.

@@kristoffer3000 For everyday drivers it is much safer.

​@@dimitristripakis7364 How is it safer when RWD cars have more grip to begin with?

@@kristoffer3000 Try to push a box of matches, on a table, with your finger. Then try to pull it. Compare stability during turns and accelerations.

@@dimitristripakis7364 I've driven cars since I was 16, I'm 33 now. I've driven all shapes, sizes and drivetrain layouts, even semi trucks FWD is crap, no amount of coping on your part can change that it's fundamentally flawed due to the driven wheels being asked to steer as well.

And exocet missiles 😉

"One of the few things" proceeds to say two of the few things

@@alexanderaugusto8464 Well I could just add a third one just to annoy you

@@theburningman5047 How dare you >:(

They are quite good with food in general

Define effective. Speed bumps are meant to slow traffic, not stop it. There are better ways to do than large smooth bumps or small jarring bumps. They need to combine the two… closer small smooth bumps/dips that will viciously rock the vehicle if driven over too quickly or numerous speed tables, especially at pedestrian crossings (raised pedestrian crossing).

@@LuckyCharms777 Okay I'll define effective: Any traffic calming item that has a high efficacy at slowing traffic while providing minimal discomfort to users travelling at the desired speed. All you need it one speed bump that isn't either too aggressive or passive in design. But the holistic approach is often better, design urban space that encourages more relaxed driving by town layout, road designs and surface changes.

In a straight line but they go round corners like a boat