Citroën Xsara

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Citroën Xsara

Manufacturer:	Citroën
Production:	1997–present
Predecessor:	Citroën ZX
Successor:	Citroën C4
Class:	Small family car
Body style:	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 5-door estate
Layout:	FF layout
Related:	Peugeot 306
Similar:	Fiat Brava/Bravo Ford Escort Honda Civic Opel Astra Renault Mégane Toyota Corolla Volkswagen Golf

The Citroën Xsara is a small family car produced by the French automaker Citroën since 1997.

Like its predecessor, the Citroën ZX, the Xsara shared the running gear with the Peugeot 306. It came in 3- and 5-door hatchback and 5-door estate (denoted by the French term Break) body styles. The 3-door was marketed as a coupé. The engine range includes 1.4 L, 1.6 L, 1.8 L and 2.0 L petrol engines as well as 1.6 L, 1.9 L and 2.0 L turbodiesels.

The Xsara hatchback was discontinued and replaced by the C4 in 2004. However, as of 2005, the station wagon version is still produced. The Xsara continues to be produced for the Chinese market by the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile, a joint venture with the PSA Group.

1 Xsara Picasso
- 1.1 Engines
2 Xsara WRC
3 External links

[edit] Xsara Picasso

The Xsara Picasso was Citroën's answer to the enormously popular compact MPV Renault Scénic when it went on sale late in 1999. The rear seats could be removed to create extensive stowage space. It soon became the bestselling multi-purpose vehicle in France, Great Britain, and most of the rest of Europe.^{[citation needed]} The Xsara Picasso is also built in Brazil for the Latin American market since 2001, where it is the top selling car in its class.^{[citation needed]}

In early 2003 the Xsara Picasso in the UK was given a 2.0i 16v engine with a 4 speed Automatic gear box (the Picasso was only available with manual transmission for the first 3 years of production).^{[citation needed]} In August 2006, Citroën unveiled the new seven-seater C4 Picasso, based on the Citroën C4, but it was announced that the Xsara Picasso will remain on sale till the five-seater C4 Picasso is available.^{[citation needed]}[1]

[edit] Engines

1.6 L (1587 cc) TU5 I4, 95 PS (94 hp/70 kW) and 100 ft·lbf (136 N·m)
1.6 L (1587 cc) TU5 JP4 I4, 110 PS (110 hp/80 kW) (Latin America)
1.6 L (1597 cc) DV6 HDi Diesel I4, 110 PS (108 hp/81 kW) and 177 ft·lbf (240 N·m)
1.8 L (1761 cc) XU7 JP4 112 PS (110 hp/81 kW) and 114 ft·lbf (155 N m)
2.0 L (1997 cc) EW10 I4, 137 PS (135 hp/101 kW) and 141 ft·lbf (191 N·m)
2.0 L (1997 cc) DW10 TD Diesel, 90 PS (90 hp/66 kW)

Citroën Xsara Picasso

Manufacturer:	Citroën
Production:	1999–present
Class:	Compact MPV
Body style:	5-door MPV
Layout:	FF layout
Similar:	Renault Scénic Opel Zafira

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[edit] Xsara WRC

The Xsara WRC rally car, based on the road-going Xsara hatchback but ultimately having very little resemblance to it under the skin, is a major competitor in the World Rally Championship and one of the most successful cars in WRC history. The car took Frenchman Sébastien Loeb to 28 rally wins, three consecutive Driver's Championship titles from 2004 to 2006, and Citroën to three consecutive Manufacturer's Championship titles in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Although it is the Frenchman who has proved the archetype Xsara WRC pilot virtually since its 2001 conception, Carlos Sainz and Francois Duval are among the other drivers to have won.

[edit] External links

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Off-roader	Méhari
City car	LN			LNA			AX																			C1
Supermini																									C2
	Visa																Saxo							C3
Small family car	GSA											ZX						Xsara							C4
Large family car			BX											Xantia								C5
Executive car	CX									XM																C6

Leisure activity vehicle																		Berlingo
Compact MPV																				Xsara Picasso							C4 Picasso
Large MPV															Evasion								C8
Crossover																												C-Crosser