The Citroën DS’s hydraulic suspension system was so sensitive that it could detect a single passenger entering the car and automatically adjust ride height within milliseconds, yet this same responsiveness occasionally caused the suspension to oscillate unpredictably when driving over rhythmic road imperfections like bridge expansion joints, creating a phenomenon drivers called “the wobbles” that Citroën never fully resolved because the problem only manifested at specific speeds on specific road surfaces.
Car Fact #49 — August 4, 2026
