Like many European carmakers focusing on affordable vehicles, Citroën didn't offer a V8 engine. The French experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it mostly stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills.

In business and career, the terms "innovation" and "paradigm shift" are often spoken of as innocent proofs of success.

The Citroën Traction Avant arrived in the 1930s looking like a visitor from the future, yet by 1955 it was still quietly rolling out of French factories, refusing to slip into retirement even as newer ...