Paul Magès

In 1942, Pierre Boulanger asked him to join the design office to think about the suspension of the future 2 CV. Paul Magès explored an idea: using a liquid to compress a gas.

In 1944, a first experimental system combined a gas reservoir with each wheel. It theoretically allowed the flexibility to be varied from one to four, but the cork separating the gas from the liquid could not withstand the high pressure.

He formed his own team, which manufactured the components, multiplied the tests and simplified the concept. In 1946, Boulanger asked him to continue on a Traction to prepare for the future VGD, the "Voiture Grande Diffusion".

In October 1966, he took responsibility for new studies. His research also touched on carburetion, road holding, steering, braking and semi-automatic gear changing.

Some inventions would never see the light of day, for lack of time or for economic and commercial reasons. The hydrostatic transmission remains one of his great unfinished projects: he had to interrupt its study upon retirement, even though it was already well advanced.

In September 1974, he left Citroën at the age of 66. His work helped write the legend of the brand.