{"id":163906,"date":"2025-06-20T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/spotted-a-citroen-sm-with-distinctive-wheels\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:30:00","slug":"spotted-a-citroen-sm-with-distinctive-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/en\/spotted-a-citroen-sm-with-distinctive-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotted: a Citro\u00ebn SM with distinctive wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Citro\u00ebn SM was an extraordinary car in its day. Much has been said and written about it. Also by us, so for the story of the SM you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/autos-van-toen-citroen-sm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this earlier article<\/a>. The car came under the spotlight again last year as DS Automobiles made a <a href=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/de-iconische-citroen-sm-is-even-terug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">modern reincarnation<\/a> of it &#8211; unfortunately with no production plans. Since the SM is well known in general, this week we are focusing precisely on the one we spotted.    <\/p>\n<h2><strong>The spotted specimen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In Den Bosch, we saw this 1975 Citro\u00ebn SM Injection, which has been in the Netherlands since 2016. As an Injection, the SM is powered by the original 2.7-liter V6, which was fitted with modern fuel injection starting in 1972. That&#8217;s also when power increased slightly, to 131 kW (178 hp). From 1973, a 3.0-liter version without injection was additionally available.   <\/p>\n<div class=\"galery galery-0\">\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AutoRAI-Gespot-Citroen-SM-Injection-1-1600x1200.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"galery-0\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AutoRAI-Gespot-Citroen-SM-Injection-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AutoRAI-Gespot-Citroen-SM-Injection-2-1600x1200.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"galery-0\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AutoRAI-Gespot-Citroen-SM-Injection-2-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>The wheels of the Citro\u00ebn SM<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The spotted example also stands out because of its wheels. Originally, the Citro\u00ebn SM was available with steel rims with stylish stainless steel hubcaps. However, these steel rims were (and still are) not always stable at high speeds. Therefore, Michelin &#8211; Citro\u00ebn&#8217;s owner at the time &#8211; already offered optional rims made of synthetic resin and fiberglass. Known as the Roues R\u00e9sines, these rims weigh half as much as standard steel rims. They also have a somewhat sportier design, see the photo below. The Michelin rims remained in production through 1992.      <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Citroen-SM-1-1140x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201342\"><\/figure>\n<p>So for the time being, the parts supply was fine, but in the recent past, the synthetic resin rims in good condition began to become rare and thus pricey anyway. Demand remained, as still the original steel rims are not ideal at higher speeds. The company Regembeau dived into that market with aluminum replicas of the Michelin synthetic resin rims. The company SM2 also makes them, but in a \u201cmodern\u201d larger rim size.   <\/p>\n<p>However, the rims on the Citro\u00ebn SM we spotted are of yet another type. To be honest, we can&#8217;t immediately figure out what type these are from. Certainly before the replicas from Regembeau and SM2, there were more aftermarket rim types popular for the SM.  <\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Citro\u00ebn SM in the Netherlands<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Often for the Gespot we also look up how many examples of the spotted car are (still) in the Netherlands. In the case of the Citro\u00ebn SM, the database returns 319. This is still a surprising number, although with a total of almost 13,000 examples produced, the SM is not super exclusive.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Citroen-SM-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201343\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You don't often come across a Citro\u00ebn SM, especially in regular traffic. 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