If you don't remember the Citation, let me say that you didn't miss much, and if you do remember the Citation...then I'm sorry about that. When GM renames its compact offerings (like it does every 5 years or so) it is a feeble attempt to wash the taste from the last pile of junk out of your mouth...and the Citation was no different...but the X-11 version just might have offered a hint of sweetness to offset the taste of bile. Find this 1982 Chevrolet Citation X-11here on eBay bidding for $6,999 with a few hours to go, located in Cumberland, MD.
by Kevin -- GM’s X bodies launched with much fanfare, including a Car of the Year award. However, they quickly gained notoriety for, um, not being very good. This 1981 Chevrolet Citation X-11 offered for $5,500 in Rochester, NY via craigslist may be one of the nicest remaining.
The Citation was a 1958 model year only flop that was the first salvo in the total failure of branding known as Edsel. It was a shame that Edsel become the punchline to many jokes because the rolling dome speedo and teletouch steering wheel mounted transmission selector are some of the coolest features you'll ever find in a 50s automobile. Find this 1958 Edsel Citation 4-door offered for $8,000 in Denver, CO via craigslist. Tip from iNteloper
General Motors ramped up its steady front-wheel-drive-ization of its product lineup in 1980 with the introduction of the X-platform. The X-body was GM's attempt to compete with Toyota/Honda and included the Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Citation, Oldsmobile Omega, and Pontiac Phoenix. They were totally forgettable cars, but if you shove a Cadillac V8 up front, it suddenly becomes interesting. Find this 1981 Chevrolet Citation X11 with 4.9L V8 offered for $3,000 in Coral Springs, FL via craigslist. Tip from BallsJefferson.
Having plumbed the depths of the K-Car and now nearing the end of
the alphabet its only appropriate that we head straight for the nadir
of the auto industry. The 1980's X cars from GM. X is for xactly what the doctor didn't order, which is what the X-Body cars of the
1980's were from GM. The steam rising from that pile of xcrement was the
Citation X-11. Find this one-family owned 1983 Chevrolet Citation X-11
waiting for you, staged beside a waterway, owned by some guy who has
at least a four car garage and a lift and loves classics, like his X-11, which he's offering to you for what has to be a record setting high price of $6,395.