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a grand total of 6 Citroen C6 was imported and sold in Malaysia.... with only 3 still roadworthy....

Bigger is better?

LOL.. while I lived in Europe for a few years ... I owned a C6 (turbo diesel automatic) and it was a great car: spacious, comfortable, reliable and attractive IMO !!!

I wish we had them in the US..always so cool..😮

Last Citroen which was Avant Garde, unfortunately only by styling.

The C6 had this weird look that you either love it or completely hate it, but its killer was reliability, the car was a nightmare to own. Nice video as usual 👍🏻

They should have kept that body design, refined it and made a hybrid out of it. I think if Citroen went down the ahybrid path , they could have kept the C6 car alive , and kept their position in the market.

C6 is one of the few cars I'd ever really want to own. I will buy one before their values go crazy.

I love your videos, mate! Keep 'em coming please!

I would absolutely love a C6. Unfortunately they aren’t old enough to import yet

What a pretty design. Still looks modern 20 years later. Too bad we could not get this in the US. Of course it would not have sold here anyway. Not an SUV. No 700HP. No 6L V8. Done.

I worked for Citroen when the C6 was released and for the duration of it's production run. I was in Fleet sales and fleet managers would not touch it with a barge pole due to it's depreciation and residual values especially with leasing options. I do not think that the car should have flopped at all, but that Citroen badge compared to it's German counterparts and the badge snobs, well it was doomed for those two reasons.

the concepts for the C6 were.. interesting, some pretty in an unconventional way. The production model however, cursed by design. The headlights look thoroughly upside down

Personally, I think the C6 is stunning. Would love to own one, but in Australia parts and people to fix it is hard to find.

I saw it for the first time in Paris about 10 years ago. Fell in love with it, to me it was one of the best looking modern cars that I've seen. It still is. Sadly, I've never ridden in one.

Can you please do a Citroen sm podcast

Brexit sold well. People are more often flops

**cough-cough** C5X **Cough**

12:55 well boy have the tables turned!

Beautiful cars. Thanks for the review

I think Stalantis has their Alfa brand as a luxury sports "BMW fighting" brand and me personally I would choose an Alfa Giulia over a M3 any day. (As long as the Alfa still had it's factory warranty) lol.

Every top class Citroën has to come up against the myth created around the DS, and obviously every time the high expectations turn into disappointment. Times have changed and to create such a big difference with the competition today, the car would have to fly. That said, even if it had been a flying machine, if the C6 had retained a tabernacle instead of a dashboard, unfinished exterior styling, and a cockpit that smelled of glue instead of leather and rich materials, it would still have been a failure.

For some strange reason I always loved this car 😊

Sorry, the bigest flop is ... Madam Web (from Sony Pictures)! Wait...

The XJ220 was the first super car I ever loved and it’s still in my top 3.

14:20 Pretty sure that design did inspire the first new DS car - the DS5. A bit of a hybrid between the 9 concept and the SportsLounge 15:00 Early-to-mid 2023 saw the CDM Citroen C6 get a MASSIVE price drop in Hubei - where the local plant is. Basically the price of a Honda Accord cut down by the price of a Honda Fit. Then it turns out it was basically a desperate attempt to clear old parts and stock cars from all the way back to 2021. While it got a lot of orders and scalpers, ultimately that batch of "new" cars would be the last C6 units from the factory.

The C6 came out at a time when its true rivals like the Scorpio, Senator and 607 had already been dropped, and people were not only moving on from big cars from what were considered "everyday" manufacturers, but crossovers and other SUV-type vehicles were becoming more popular as well.

950 C6’s sold in the UK in total according to the Honest John website

To me the C6 just didn't have the aesthetic appeal of the XM, or the CX. It's strange that the first DS (China) model that didn't make it to market was absolutely stunning. A model I think would have sold well in Europe.

I still miss mine. Had one (2.7 v6 diesel) for around 6 years though once it reached about 100k miles (I put around 60-70k of those on it) I started to get an increasing number of issues including a turbos and the (Japanese) automatic gear box, both sorted under 3rd party warranty. When the second turbo went not long after the first was repaired I chickened out. Once more have a car with a head up display, but even with active matrix headlights I still miss the turning lights. Also the 'magic pillow' air con system was a second to none for comfort. You never felt the air flow unless the fan was on full, the only downside was a spot middle upper of the windscreen which would not clear unless you put the blower on the windscreen. Had two tyre blow outs in mine. First was front left due to a pot hole on an unlit country road at night. Was powerful enough it warped the alloy slightly but only found out there was more to the bang than the sudden drop of the car the next morning when I found my C6 was drooping. The second was the rear right, and again the car was fully drivable, though on that occasion it did feel like there was a strong wind on the rear. Bluetooth was only available on the last year of production, so mine never had it. I actually used a bluetooth speaker system clipped on to the driver sun visor. The uprated stereo system (optional on the middle spec version I had) had a useful hard drive, though I had the optional extra USB port added for playing audiobooks and MP3s. Depreciation wise, this was what made me hunt for a 3-4 year old car as I knew I would get a bargain, however I later discovered the second hand values were only the same as a comparable BMW 5 series or Mercedes E class that was one year older. Downsides were emissions, resulting in a high car tax when the values changed (the 3 litre v6 turbo diesel had similar performance but better economy and far superior emissions), economy was not great, and many parts were bespoke and made to order, as we found out when the specialist I used had a driver accidentally reverse in to mine. Took about 7-10 days for a replacement bumper to arrive. Was a superb waft mobile, Performance (mid 8s to 60 and ~135 top end) were not important, you just arrived in perfect comfort and without giving a damn about what time it was.

To me, it seems like a very worthy successor to the XM - maybe Citroen's worst mistake was the delay in getting it to market in time for the XM's demise. I tried the driving position in Geneva, 2005 and got the impression of a high quality starship enterprise. I don't think that Citroen failed its public, more like the public failed Citroen.

I never realised so many people actually like the look of this car, I had always just assumed that it didn't sell because its so fugly!

I have admired the cars of the Citroen brand since my teens, starting with the classic DS. I never owned a Citroen, but until the take over by Peugeot, it was a very innovative company that definitely thought "out of the box" not only in styling but also engineering.

I am rarely if not ever liking avant-garde styling but I love the c6. Mostly hating 4 doors this car pulls it off nicely. If I had only one choice it'd be lotus Carlton, this would be second tho the polar opposite styling wise equally attractive. I wonder I'd it have succeeded as a coupe?

Never make a production version that’s a far away, watered down, and rejigged version of a concept. You’ve disappointed the public and journalists and it will not ever live up to expectations. That was problem number 1.

I love big Citröen's... And I'm a big fan of the C6 with its Avant Guard styling, it makes the German stuff seem a bit.. meh!

I've never understood why the French can't make decent and acceptable executive cars for the rest of Europe? Part of it to me is the poor external paint finish which was always too orange peel and the woeful interior trim quality which just fell apart, they never learnt. I recall Car magazine in the late 70's describing the Renault 30 as their "citron". Probably true....

The problem with these mass market executive sector cars is that the premium and luxury brands started getting cheaper around the 2000s and why would you buy a big Citroen / ford / Renault / Vauxhall etc when you could have a REAL luxury brand instead?

How random, I saw one of these driving near my place in Brisbane, Australia last week, probably haven't seen one in more than 15 years, as they were very rare here... and then you release this video!

Interesting engine partnership LR/FORD V6 and v8 diesels tho.

I am so so happy your latest video is of the C6! For the SM you shouldn’t have shown the US version. The original with the 6 headlights behind a car-width glass cover and the inner lights swivelling is so much better. The US never understood this car. Missing the C7 name, I heard a story from within Citroen/PSA that there were plans for a large coupé based on the C6, that would have been the C7, but these plans never were followed up seriously. I think the idea was even lingering for some time, but there was no way to convince PSA. At this point I must admit I have a Citroen XM, the Y4 facelift as a V6. And yes, I do use it as a daily! What a wonderful car, still reliable, still in comfort and sportiness unbeaten. I also must admit my life philosophy is “Women should be curvy and cars should be square!” I love my XM being left field, but it is not only unusual, it is super functional, with 5 doors (little child and a pram) and the way it drives. I love hatchbacks, but Citroen doesn’t. The XM is a hatchback, but it has the so called “13th window” under the tailgate to avoid rear passengers getting a draft. Why did they not carry this on in the C6? But this is where I start getting its design. I must say even as a Citroen fan, when the C6 came out, I hated its curvy looks and tiny, slim headlamps. When the C6 was launched, I would not have wanted it because it was ugly. But isn’t exactly that how something special starts? A car that is neither ugly, nor nice, has no character and can never grow on the fan! Years later I get it in a huge style! It may be roundy, but it looks so different to anything BMW, Audi, Merc! It’s not only that, Citroen again was well ahead of their times. The C6 has this small digital instrument panel. This is maybe not a first, but it is maybe the first car with head up display standard and the entire dash designed around a centre sat nav! Today this is standard, but Citroen had that 20 years ago!!!! It may not have a tailgate, but Citroen already added that 13th window to the XM and the C6 rear window is concave, reminding on the CX. It goes on: That Chinese C6 is a VW Passat, and here VW is a synonymon for boring! Sadly (my personal taste) I have to say the same about the DS9. Just why? The Peugeot 508 looks far more interesting and sporty than the DS9. The DS9 to me looks like a VW or Hyundai. The real surprise: in that trio of cars for me the nicest is the Citroen C5 X! It may look comparatively cheap, and it doesdn’t cost much indeed, but it is a car that can’t be sorted into the norms, is it a sedan, is it a hatch, is it an estate, maybe 5-door coupé? The C5 X is not beautiful first sight, but it is functional, it has the rear door wedge kink as the XM…. Maybe PSA (Stellantis) does not everything right. But in that trio, the DS9 bores me to tears, the 508 is the nicest, but I have a feeling the C5 X is the one I remember and love the most in 20 years time! The C6 is not my style. But it is A style. And nowadays suddenly I see it as a car that could replace my XM! Only thing is, what was Citroen’s strength could now be their problem. The C6 was too ahead of its time. Too many electronics. The V6 HDI is known to be a troublesome and expensive to maintain engine. I keep having the feeling looking after my XM V6 gives me the better daily! And a question I do indeed have: Where do Hydropneumatic large Citroens stop? What makes the XM so great is that it is comfy as well as sporty. No car on standard suspension can combine that ever! I guess the same with the little sister Xantia, after 5 year XM it is no coincidence for me the Xantia Activa is still the best car in the Elch test after 25 years, when the tested Xantia did not even have ESP and still beats Ferraris and Porsches! My XM does not have a brake server for the brakes run over the HP! With the C5 that was changed, the C5 had the fantastic HP but had conventional brakes and lost the potential to be a hooligan driver with it. I guess it is the same with the C6? Even Citroen fans are arguing, “what was the last great Citroen?”. Some say when the DIRAVI steering went. My XM doesn’t have that, but she is still so, so great. It may not be what the Citroen HP stands for, but try to find the apex of a corner with a stiff, never fading brake pedal and a suspension that is not at all impressed or unsettled by bumps on the entry! Sorry, a Citroen with a break server, no thanks at all! Does the C6 have a brake server, or does it have proper brakes? That aside: maybe the biggest judgement is, I hated the C6 when it came out. But having that lovely XM now since years, if I ever have to replace her, it is either another XM or a C6, the C6 was the perfect XM replacement! Maybe not 100% my style, but everything else simply is drop dead boring!

Still have blue mk1. Love it.

I lived on the German/French border for many years. Spent about 14 years in Europe altogether. I’ve never liked Citroen styling. They’ve just always seemed to look weird for weirdness sake? I’m sure they are fine cars and those that have owned them seem to be happy when talking about them. But the styling just looks like a hodgepodge of incoherent design language. Now, that No.9 concept looks pretty sweet. Of course it’ll be the one they decide NOT to make 😂. You would think that France would be able to build a handsome car. And yeah, there’s been a few Renault and Peugeot that cars that have had good success. But for the most part, the French cars are fairly hideous. And to add insult to injury, most of them have embarrassingly weak power plants too. Weird you have Chanel, Dior and so many fashionable brands hailing from France. And yet they build such ugly cars?! And the country of France is directly attached to Germany and Italy. And they build beautiful cars. Go figure.

I love it

I have a C6 for the last 10 years and love it and it does turn heads

Such a beautiful car however the march to dull crossovers and the horrendous road tax at over £700 in todays terms meant as a non German luxury saloon this was destined to fail as a new or used car.

I had an original 2003 C5 1.9TDI & I absolutely loved that car, it was quick enough (relatively speaking), it was extremely comfortable, roomy, practical, handled.. Okay ish, as long as you didn't get too spirited & very fuel efficient.! It did have its little foibles though, it used to do a little dance in the carpark.. Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, etc, etc.... 😂 😂 😂 I can remember seeing loads of other C3's doing exactly the same dance.! I got it when it had 31,000 miles on the clock, kept it for 8 years when it had 98,000 on it & then the suspension went on it, my local garage told me it would be at least a couple of grand to fix, (along with a few other jobs) so I donated it to my local fire service as a training car. (I've actually done that with a lot of my old cars) I was a bit disappointed because I did hope to keep it a few years longer, but at least it served a useful final role.! (I have the pictures of it after they'd practiced using the jaws of life on it... Not a pretty sight).! Funny story.. I'd only had it about a week, I was coming home late at night along a new stretch of road that was striaght, wide & with very fast long sweeping turns, so I decided to see what it had in it.... I saw the speedo approaching 125 when all of a sudden the biggest red stag I'd ever seen jumped out in front of me.!!! I barely had time to take my foot off the accelerator before SMASH, CRASH, SHATTER.!!! I was covered in an explosion of glass, then a blast of fresh air & the headlights went out.! I jammed my foot on the brake & somehow stopped on the centre line.. Living in the Scottish Highlands, hitting Deer is not an uncommon thing by any means (I've hit 5 so far in the 30 years I've been driving & I've honestly lost count of the near misses, they really are a serious menace) so although I was a bit shocked, I was able to quickly asses the situation & decided to get the car as close to home as I could.. It was obvious that the car was seriously damaged because of the fact that something (the front right wing) was catching the tyre, steam was pouring out the radiator, along with the windscreen having a huge hole in it & the headlights being out.. I limped home, parked up, went in & poured myself a few HUGE drams while having glass picked out my hair.! I was white as a sheet & didn't stop shaking for hours.! I went out the next morning & simply couldn't believe the devastation I saw.!!! It ended up needing a front bumper, radiator, both headlights, a bonnet, both front wings, a windscreen, a dent pulled out the roof & A pillar, both right doors & glass, a huge dent pulled out the right quarter panel, quarter glass, a right rear light cluster & a new rear bumper.!!!!!! I paid £9,000 for the car a week earlier & it now needed £5,500 in repairs.!!! I'D ONLY HAD IT A BLOODY WEEK.!!! 😲 🤯 Fortunately the insurance paid out immediately. The garage told me it was literally a borderline write off.!!! The (Arnold Clark) garage also pulled the well known trick of charging the insurance company for OEM parts while they actually fitted aftermarket parts.!! so you could clearly hear the difference between shutting the left doors & the new right doors.... B#stards.!!! Anyways, I can tell you... I bloody well slowed my roll after that.!!! And I developed a whole new level of respect for the local Scottish wildlife.! As for the Stag... The last I saw of him, he was nothing but a bag of minced meat on the side of the road.! 😉

As a serial owner of Citroen XM’s in the early ‘90’s to the early 00’s I looked at the C6 as a replacement, but it was hopeless. Really compromised by sharing the platform with the C5 (poor driving position, too little legroom, no stadium seating). No estate. No hatch. Auto only. V6 only. High CO2. Ghastly interior.

Great intro:)