- L'Auto-Journal
"L'Auto-Journal" is a bimonthly magazine created in 1950 by
Robert Hersant and editor-in-chief Gilles Guérithault, devoted to automobiles. Notable journalists working for l'Auto-Journal wereRoland Gaucher andJean-Marie Balestre ."L'Auto-Journal" became famous in 1955 by unveiling the aspect of the
Citroën DS . It is in fact the first automobile magazine to propose automobile scoops. Sketches of the future cars were drawn by car specialist and historianRené Bellu ."L'Auto-Journal" was also the first magazine to introduce real test drives of cars in France. At a time when the handling qualities of cars in post-war France were poor at best, it was a welcome innovation. The most famous test driver of the golden years of "L'Auto-Journal" was
André Costa .Citroën reacted very strongly to some of "L'Auto-Journal"'s scoops, accusing them of industrial spying. The police even raided the offices of the magazine. The relationship with Citroën has remained sour for a long time.Now computer generated images and photoshops have replaced Bellu's drawings, but the automobile scoops are still the specialty of "L'Auto-Journal", especially regarding future French cars.
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* [http://www.autojournal.fr/ Official website]
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