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MichelinPLR

Unknown France Tire evaluation test car
ProductionUnknown
Recorded originFrance
ClassTire evaluation test car
Built1 units
Background

The Michelin PLR, internal name Citroën DS PLR Break, Poids Lourd Rapide [Break] means "fast heavyweight" [Station wagon], nicknamed as Mille Pattes, the French word for centipede, is a tire evaluation test car. The single-item based on a Citroën DS Break., built in 1972 by French tire manufacturer Michelin, when Michelin was a shareholder of car manufacturer Citroën. The PLR was used on the Test Track Ladoux, in Clermont-Ferrand. Michelin no longer uses the vehicle for evaluation, but instead as promotional vehicle at fairs and exhibitions. Most of the time, it is parked in the Michelin Museum in Clermont-Ferrand.

Text adapted from “Michelin PLR” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

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