Edsel Citation

The Edsel Citation was an automobile of the upper middle class, the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn (Michigan) produced only in model year 1958 under the brand name Edsel. Like the Corsair was the Citation on the longer Edsel platform, these models shared with the vehicles of Mercury.

Citation was one of two Edsel model names that were later used by other automotive manufacturers; the other was Pacer.

The Citation was the most luxurious car in the Edsel model range. In addition to the luxurious interior had the car a number of stainless steel components and gold-colored aluminum inserts on the rear fenders. These inserts were in body color, to be painted in the color of the roof or in a third color.

The Citation had a wheelbase of 3150 mm and a V8 engine with 6719 cc displacement, the (257 kW) made ​​345 bhp. The Edsel Teletouch automatic with selection buttons in the steering wheel hub part of the basic equipment.

Although the idea of the car was operated in the fall of 1957 with a lot of advertising expenses, disappointing sales figures and were a disaster for the strategy, the GM competitors in each class to oppose a series. A total of 9299 Citation were in the U.S. and Canada shipped 930 convertible, 5588 4-door hardtop models ( 5112 in the U.S., 476 from Canada) and 2781 2- door hardtop coupe ( 2535 from the U.S. and 246 from Canada). The selling prices were between 3500, - U.S. $ and 3766, - U.S. $.

In model year 1959 allowed the models Citation and Pacer expire; also disappeared which was only introduced in the fall of 1958, Teletouch automatic transmission, which was a lot of trouble.

The Citation - Cabriolet is one of the most sought-after models of the brand.