Miscellaneous

• Citroën's originally Dutch family name was Citroen, meaning "lemon," as one of his grandfathers was a citrus seller in Amsterdam's street markets. An old-fashioned nickname for Citroën cars is "Citron" (lemon in French). Oddly enough in English, "lemon" is a slang term for an unreliable or problematic car.
• Citroën is a major competitor in the World Rally Championship, winning the constructor title in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2004, 2005, and 2006, French driver Sébastien Loeb won the Drivers' Championship driving the Citroën Xsara WRC. In 2007, Sébastien Loeb won the Drivers Title again, but this time in a Citroën C4. Citroën narrowly missed out on the Constructors title again in 2007, like in 2006.
• In the early 1970s, Citroën investigated the possibility of producing helicopters with the Wankel engines manufactured by its subsidiary Comotor. Some models, like the Citroën RE2, were flight-tested and still exist.
• Citroën vehicles are well known for their longevity - many CX models have travelled over 400,000 kilometers.
• The Iconic Citroën DS celebrated its 50th birthday in 2005 with over 2000 DSs, covering every year of production from 1955 to 1975, driving in convoy through the streets of Paris.
• Citroën has been selling cars in Australia since 1925. The DS was made in Australia in the 1960s, the only Citroën to be built there.
• One of Citroën's biggest factories is in Vigo, Spain.
• At least one model of the Citroën has a steering wheel with only one spoke.
• The defunct language magazine Quinto Lingo ran an article of puns, including this one in German: "Kennst du das Land wo die Citroëns blūhn?" (Do you know the land where the Citroëns/lemons bloom?"