Citroën SM - French style meets Italian power in this innovative GT | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop

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Fresh from it's excursions at the hands of Hammond and Clarkson on The Grand Tour's 'Carnage a Trois' special, this stunning Citroën SM, previously owned by Mike Brewer (he of Wheeler Dealers fame) has arrived in the workshop, ready for the attention of Iain and his team. It was impossible to ignore shining the spotlight on this 1970's French exotic straight away! Iain delves in to the history of this car that broke the mould in France as Citroën created a high-performance luxury grand-tourer. Having bought Maserati in 1968, Citroën combined a V6 crafted by Guilio Alfieri with in-house styling by Robert Opron to create this masterpiece, full of technical innovations well ahead of it's time. Circumstances meant that just under 13,000 were produced in total. Join Iain to discover why this classic is so revered, as he treats the engine to a tune-up before taking it out on the road to sample it's delights. 00:00 - Introduction 01:14 - European engine taxation 02:43 - Maserati and Alfieri's V6 05:44 - Engine layout 06:53 - Engine multi-tasking 08:06 - Groundbreaking technical innovations 09:57 - Aerodynamic tear-drop 10:20 - Interior 10:35 - Media star 11:27 - Engine tuning 12:04 - Road test 20:04 - Kamm tail styling 21:15 - Outro Thank you once again to everyone for the overwhelming reception of these videos and for all the support of likes, subscribes and wonderful comments. This video was brought to you by Aston Lark - https://www.astonlark.com/tyrrellsworkshop Filmed and edited by Whipp3dCream - https://whipp3dcream.com/ Interested in purchasing a classic car? Check out Iain's guides with Supercars Monaco - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuvc72CwG8dJ-Fr6nH4jUw Follow Iain on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iain_tyrrell/ Follow Iain on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Personal-Blog/Iain-Tyrrell-Moments-2241519122747338/ --- IMAGE ATTRIBUTION: Hans van Dijk / Anefo (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Concorde_(vliegtuig)_weer_(tweede_keer)_even_op_Schiphol_landing_van_de_Concord,_Bestanddeelnr_932-2777.jpg), „Concorde (vliegtuig) weer (tweede keer) even op Schiphol landing van de Concord, Bestanddeelnr 932-2777“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Thomas Quine (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Renault_touring_car_(8560736329).jpg), „Renault touring car (8560736329)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Alf van Beem (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1911-1913_Peugeot_type_139_A_Torpedo_photo_3.JPG), „1911-1913 Peugeot type 139 A Torpedo photo 3“, crop, desaturate by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mondial_de_l'Automobile_2012,_Paris_-_France_(8666460406).jpg), „Mondial de l'Automobile 2012, Paris - France (8666460406)“, crop, desaturate by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terenure,_Co._Dublin_-_Ireland_(6017623517).jpg), „Terenure, Co. Dublin - Ireland (6017623517)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terenure,_Co._Dublin_-_Ireland_(6017518283).jpg), „Terenure, Co. Dublin - Ireland (6017518283)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Alf van Beem (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1952_Jaguar_XK120_Fixed_head_Coupé_3.4litre_6cylinder_160hp_photo3.JPG), „1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed head Coupé 3.4litre 6cylinder 160hp photo3“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Spanish Coches (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferrari_208_Turbo_(5099317873).jpg), „Ferrari 208 Turbo (5099317873)“, modified by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Unknown photographer (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1969_Giulio_Alfieri_and_SM_V6_engine.jpg), „1969 Giulio Alfieri and SM V6 engine“, crop, upscale by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Duke le Palois (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citroen_Traction_7A_1934_02.JPG), „Citroen Traction 7A 1934 02“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Jeremy from Sydney, Australia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1987_Renault_Alpine_GTA_V6_Turbo_coupe_(28745308461).jpg), „1987 Renault Alpine GTA V6 Turbo coupe (28745308461)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Jeremy from Sydney, Australia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1987_Renault_Alpine_GTA_V6_Turbo_coupe_(28821913265).jpg), „1987 Renault Alpine GTA V6 Turbo coupe (28821913265)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode