King Of The Gauls

October, 1977

We Americans have always been a trifle puzzled about French cars. As our appetite for imported machinery from Japan, Germany, Italy and Great Britain increased over the years, French automobiles remained small-volume items. Which is odd, because France is an industrial giant, with a large automobile industry formed primarily by the triumvirate of Renault, Citroën and Peugeot--all of which are much-respected marques. Moreover, French cars have always been in the vanguard of technology--engineerin...