The Citroën C6, renowned for its sublime ride quality and its departure from Citroën’s ergonomically eccentric past, once a Double-Oh for a spokesman. While we don’t know when this advertisement was made, it’s still a classy piece today. Watch Sean Connery as the supple Citroën ride turns back the clock to a time when he was wrinkle-less and spoke fluent German.

Here in Canada, we don’t think much of this French luxury sedan, but don’t take it for granted. After all, this is the car that inspired the back end of the upcoming Ian Callum-designed Jaguar XJ.

Jeremy Clarkson’s take on the Citroën C6 is below.

Please excuse the poor quality…

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