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====Changing design language==== PSA gradually diluted Citroën's [[Unique selling proposition|ambitious, highly individualistic, and distinctive]] approach to engineering and styling. All through the 1980s, Citroën models became increasingly Peugeot-like. The 1982 [[Citroën BX|BX]] used the [[hydropneumatic]] suspension system and had a typical ''Citroënesque'' appearance, whilst being powered by Peugeot-derived engines and using the floorpan later seen on the [[Peugeot 405]]. In this respect PSA followed the worldwide motor industry trend of [[Car platform|platform sharing]] which is a logical way to reduce costs whilst selling apparently different models. By the late 1980s, many of the distinctive features of the brand had been removed or altered. Peugeot's conventional switchgear replaced Citroën's quirky but ergonomic ''Lunule'' designs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/miscellaneous/prn/satellites.html|title=PRN satellites - lunule|website=www.citroenet.org.uk}}</ref> complete with self-cancelling indicators that Citroën had refused to adopt on ergonomic grounds. The cars were "more banal and conventional",<ref name="citroenet.org.uk"/> but also able to break into new markets, like fleet vehicles in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/reviews/citroen/xantia/|title=Citroën Xantia (1993 - 2000)|date=24 July 2016|access-date=12 June 2017|publisher=Honest John}}</ref> {{multiple image | align = center | direction = horizontal | width = | image1 = 1985 Citroën Visa 14TRS.jpg | width1 = 178 | caption1 = 1984 [[Citroën Visa]] | image2 = BX-PRIMERA-SERIE.jpg | width2 = 170 | caption2 = 1982 [[Citroën BX]] | image3 = Citroën Berlingo Multispace HDi 90 Selection (II, Facelift) – Frontansicht, 29. Juli 2014, Wülfrath.jpg | width3 = 200 | caption3 = [[Citroën Berlingo]] |image4 = 1996 Citroën Xantia VSX hatchback (2015-11-11) 01.jpg | width4 =170 | caption4 = [[Citroën Xantia]] }}
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