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Citroen SM Pearl Grey Norev 1:12

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Citroen SM Pearl Grey Norev 1:12 121707 Diecast
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Norev's 1:12 diecast Citroen SM reproduces the 1972 Citroen-Maserati grand tourer in pearl grey over a sealed zinc alloy body. The larger scale gives the SM's aerodynamic shape, covered headlights, and hydropneumatic-era detailing genuine presence on a shelf. A technically ambitious French GT for collectors who want a centrepiece rather than another conventional sports coupe.
Citroen SM Pearl Grey Norev 1:12
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Car Brand
Citroen
Model Manufacturer
Norev
Scale
1:12
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
121707
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About the Citroen SM Pearl Grey Norev 1:12

TL;DR: Norev's 1:12 diecast Citroen SM reproduces the 1972 Citroen-Maserati grand tourer in pearl grey over a sealed zinc alloy body. Built around a Maserati V6 and Citroen's hydropneumatic suspension, the SM remains one of the most technically ambitious GTs of the 1970s, rendered here at a genuinely large display scale.

Citroen asked Maserati to build an engine worthy of a chassis already years ahead of anything else on the road, and the result baffled contemporary road testers as much as it impressed them. Norev's 1:12 scale gives that complexity room to breathe, a format large enough to do the SM's genuine engineering ambition justice.

Norev's 1:12 Diecast Citroen SM

Zinc Alloy Weight and a Genuinely Large Footprint

At 1:12, this SM sits noticeably larger than the 1:18 pieces that dominate most collections, and Norev's zinc alloy construction gives it a substantial weight to match that footprint. The body is a sealed, one-piece shell rather than one built with opening doors or bonnet, and across the SM's long, low nose that choice keeps the shutlines running as clean, unbroken cuts exactly where the real car's aerodynamic surfacing depends on continuity rather than interruption. A casting this size has real presence on a shelf before a single detail is examined closely.

Pearl Grey Paint and the SM's Aerodynamic Shape

Pearl grey paint suits the SM's futuristic, slightly alien shape, a colour that lets the car's teardrop glasshouse and covered rear wheel arches read as pure form rather than being broken up by a busier finish. The SM's swiveling headlights, covered behind glass fairings, carry their distinctive shape accurately, and the low, sweeping roofline that made the car look fast standing still comes through clearly at this larger scale. Chrome window surrounds and the subtle rear haunches stay sharp rather than softened, detail that a smaller scale would have struggled to resolve at all.

Citroen and Maserati's Unlikely Collaboration

A V6 Borrowed from Modena, Suspension Built in Paris

Citroen commissioned Maserati, which it had recently acquired, to build a compact V6 specifically for the SM, since no suitable engine existed within the Citroen range for a car this ambitious. The result displaced 2.7 litres in early cars, mounted behind the front axle for better weight distribution, while Citroen's own hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension carried over from the DS to deliver a ride quality rivals from Italy and Germany could not match. Citroen's engineers reworked the DS platform's underpinnings specifically to accommodate the V6's dimensions, a genuine cross-brand engineering exercise rather than a simple engine swap.

Technology That Outpaced Its Own Era

Beyond the engine and suspension, the SM introduced speed-sensitive power steering that lightened at low speeds and firmed up at motorway pace, a self-centring system years ahead of anything else fitted to a production car. Combined with its exceptional aerodynamic drag figure for the era, the SM was arguably the most technologically advanced grand tourer sold anywhere in the world when it launched. That same complexity is precisely why a well-kept diecast replica appeals to collectors who admire the engineering without taking on the ownership risk themselves.

A Serious Centrepiece for a French GT Collection

Few 1970s GTs combined this much genuine engineering ambition with styling this distinctive, and Norev's 1:12 scale gives both the room they deserve on a shelf already populated by smaller, more conventional subjects. The SM rewards a collector who wants a centrepiece rather than another entry in a long row of similarly sized models. Set beside period Citroen DS or Maserati's own contemporary GTs, this SM tells the specific story of a brand willing to borrow an engine from Modena rather than compromise on ambition closer to home. It belongs on a shelf built around genuine engineering interest rather than badge-chasing alone.

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