DIRAVI is the name given by Citroën to its proprietary power steering system, first seen in 1970. DIRAVI is an acronym for "Direction à rappel asservi"...

accustomed to DIRAVI in a very short time, only appreciating its unique abilities when they let go of the steering wheel in a car without DIRAVI, only to find...

the vehicle's speed increases; this is variable-assist power steering. DIRAVI innovated the now common benefit of speed sensitive steering. In this power...

was carried forward to the successful Citroën CX, launched in 1974 the DIRAVI steering being the most obvious example. The same basic engine in enlarged...

suspension, unibody construction, and refined Citroën technologies such as DIRAVI power steering. Meanwhile, the 1973 oil crisis put the brakes on the ambitious...

stability. The first vehicle with this feature was the Citroën SM with its DIRAVI system, first sold in France in 1970. The hydraulic steering system applied...

car 1970 Citroën SM: Variable speed auto-returning power steering, dubbed DIRAVI, and hydraulically actuated directional high beams. The beams of all six...

high-pressure hydraulic systems. The power steering used the Citroën SM's DIRAVI speed-sensitive variable assistance, which made steering lighter for easier...

" Magès kept a copy of this statement on his desk. Magès also developed DIRAVI speed sensitive power steering, first used on the 1970 Citroën SM. Many...

hydropneumatic suspension and a fully powered, self-centering steering system called DIRAVI; the SM was engineered as if it were replacing the DS family car, a level...

Citroën's hydro-pneumatic integral self-leveling suspension, speed-sensitive DIRAVI fully-powered steering (first introduced on the Citroën SM), and a uniquely...