The old DS was a car that turned the world upside down upon it's introduction to the market back in 1955. It was the time of recovery after the second World War and the time of the space race, so every country had to develop it's image in the post-colonial world. In the 1950s Citroen was a company famed for technological advances, striking design and unconventional for the time engineering. The predecessor of the DS was the Traction Avant which was the first unibody front wheel drive mass produced car. So the old DS had quite a pedigree of innovation to live up to. When it was unveiled at the 1955 Paris Auto Show, the DS was such a success that there were over 750 orders in just the first 15 minutes rising up to 12,000 until the end of the day. You can say people quite liked the car and contemporary motoring journalists were in awe. They compared it to fallen from the sky - it was that beautiful. And it was not only beauty that won the hearts of reviewers and potential customers, it was the technical innovations as well. Hydraulic suspension, transmission, brakes and power steering all helped achieve that "Magic carpet" ride quality that arguably is not surpassed even today. Not to mention the futuristic interior with steering column mounted shifter, "mushroom" brake pedal and the headlights that follow the road. You can begin to see what the new DS 5 has to live up to. So let's see if the new DS 5 has as much technical innovations as the original "Goddess".
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