I understand what you are saying. I know that I may catch grief for this, but I do have a soft spot for Citroens and Peugeots. There, I said it.
Back in the 90’s a former business partner had one of those odd, AMC-Renault Premiers, not a pretty car or at least I didn’t think so, but he loved it. It was an exceedingly smooth and quiet car, the French do smooth riding just as well as American cars once did, maybe better since they didn’t get all floaty at speed.