The EOLE was conceived at a time that Citroen had no new products to offer at international auto shows. I convinced the Direction to allow us to do a concept car which would be completely developed using automated processes so that it did not interfere with the production designs our modelers were building. The surfaces were developed full size in the computer and then the body was milled on a 5 axis milling machine. I believe it was the first car presented in public to be done this way. The initial theme was created by Geoff Matthew. Marketing did not like the car because it looked too much like a Citroen, it was their goal to kill the aesthetic traditions of the marque. It had a Cd of 0.19. The front wheel covers operated off the car’s hydraulic system. The interior was constructed in the standard way. I received a patent for the audio/ visual system  which was an electric track running through the central console that permitted the radio/CD/ tape player to be placed in multiple locations and to be used outside the car. The seats were cantilevered off the center console.

INTERIOR FEATURES:  secondary controls move with steering wheel for constant ergonomic relationship. adjustable instrument binnacle, integral video game on front passenger side, uncluttered floor, ergonomic controls on center console, storage boxes on door uppers, armrests move with seats for constant ergonomic relationship.