FORM, FUNCTION AND STYLE
Loading the BX is made even easier by a large hatch that opens to floor level The BX's rear trailing arm complete with self levelling suspension unit is considerable more compact than conventional springing and lies flat under the car's floor. The BX's hatchback area has a spacious flat floor which extends as the rear seat folds forward. On all but base BX models, which have a different folding mechanism, this gives a flat floor area 1.4m long.
BX's overall design has earned it motoring and design awards in the UK, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan. The BX has become Britains best selling diesel car having been the best seller in Europe for some years and the BX range has achieved top selling positions in several markets, showing consistent growth in sales year by year. Understandably, the surprising roominess, together with a high degree of comfort, contribute greatly to its growing popularity.
AN INTELLIGENT APPROACH TO SPACIOUSNESS
A combination of factors contribute to the generous amount of interior space in every BX, allowing it to comfortably take five passengers and a large quantity of luggage. The brilliance of the design gives so much headroom, legroom and width that it belies the BX's low aerodynamic profile. This makes it easy to forget that you're actually within what -from the outside- seemed a trim, sporty car. A performance car that unlike many others, does not sacrifice efficiency of form for roominess, style or individuality. Open the tailgate and you're faced with 15.7 cu ft of space (51.4 cuft with the seats folded right down) and a flat floor.
SUPERIOR RIDE COMFORT THROUGH SUSPENSION TECHNOLOGY
A leading European motoring journal has claimed that no other car in the world in any class is as comfortable as a BX The reasons are as simple as the simple engineering principles that makes this overwhelming advance in suspension technology possible. Most cars sag as they're loaded, and their handling is affected. Equally, an unladen car can have a hard ride and jittery handling.The BX's self-levelling suspension eliminates these problems because the conventional car's metal spring is replaced by a gas sphere. A metal spring becomes progressively more compliant as the load upon it increases, but a gas filled sphere becomes progressively LESS compliant. The gas suspension spheres are connected via a hydraulic system to cylinders at each wheel. As the car is loaded, the hydraulics compress the gas in the sphere, but a pump and reservoir of hydraulic pressure compensate for any vertical displacement of the wheel, restoring normal ride height and angle to the road. This permits the BX to be quite softly (and thus comfortably) sprang, yet its ride height and handling remain consistent whether you drive alone or with maximum payload. Indeed its self-levelling suspension makes the BX uniquely practical because it can tackle not only large loads but ones which bring the total payload up to 565kg.
CLASS-BEATING COMFORT THROUGHOUT
Inside, every BX you'll find sumptuous, thick carpeting and soft, luxurious trim. The wide, anatomically contoured seating ' provides firm back and lateral support. Reclining front seats are fitted with adjustable head restraints. The safety belt buckles are seat mounted, so that they maintain the safest and the most comfortable position however you choose to adjust your seat. The interior layout shows the typical Citroen concern for practical ergonomics rather than mere styling. On every BX model except the BX 16 Valve the steering wheel features the Citroen single spoke design which gives unobstructed instrument visibility and collapses more easily in the event of a serious collision. Within easy reach of the wheel are clustered lighting and other major electrical controls. To the side of the instruments and within the natural arc of movement towards the gearchange are the heating and ventilation controls.
