Citroën Xantia
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| Manufacturer: | PSA Group |
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| Production: | 1993—2000 |
| Predecessor: | Citroën BX |
| Successor: | Citroën C5 |
| Class: | Large family car |
| Body style: | 5-door liftback 5-door station wagon |
| Related: | Peugeot 406 |
| Similar: | Ford Mondeo Peugeot 406 Opel Vectra Renault Laguna |
The Citroën Xantia is a large family car produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1993 and 2000. Citroën sold over 1.2 million Xantias during its 8 years of production. After production in Europe ended in 2000, the SAIPA Corporation in Iran continued producing for them for 5 more years.
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[edit] History
The Xantia replaced the earlier Citroën BX and maintained the high level of popularity of that model.
It signalled that Citroën had learned from the reception given the staid Citroën ZX, introduced two years earlier and criticised by contemporary journalists for its lack of traditional Citroën flair in engineering and design. The Xantia addressed these concerns in an updated, conventionally attractive form.
Although the Xantia was not as dramatically styled as the BX, it was certainly more distinctive than its contemporaries such as the conservative Ford Mondeo and Opel Vectra. The Xantia also used the traditional Citroën hydropneumatic suspension system pioneered in the legendary DS. It was initially only available as a liftback (Berline), but an station wagon (Break) version built by Heuliez appeared in 1995.
In-line with PSA Group policy, the Xantia used the floorpan, core structure and the engines from the Peugeot 406, launched 2 years later.
[edit] Suspension
From an engineering perspective, the Xantia's biggest advance was the suspension. From launch, the more expensive models were available with an enhanced version of the XM's Hydractive computer-controlled version of the hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension. This used extra suspension spheres to allow a soft ride in normal conditions, but taut body control during hard braking, acceleration or cornering.
In 1995, the Activa technology was introduced, which again used a combination of computer control and mechanical changes to all but eliminate body roll. This technology is more broadly known as active suspension
The Xantia was the last Citroën to use a common hydraulic circuit for suspension, brakes and steering like the pioneering Citroën DS.
[edit] Engines
Power came courtesy of the familiar Peugeot XU-series gasoline engines, this time in 1.6 L, 1.8 L and 2.0 L displacements, a 2.0 L 16-valve version for the Xantia VSX, a turbocharged 2.0 L engine, a 3.0 L V6 engine, and later a 1.8 L 16-valve and a 2.0 L 16-valve engine. The popular XUD turbodiesel units in 1.9 L (turbocharged: 92 hp, low-pressure turbo: 75 hp, or not: 71 hp) displacement proved to be the best-selling engine. The biggest diesel was a 2.1 L turbodiesel with an output of 109 hp.
In 1998, PSA introduced the HDi direct injection turbodiesel (in two versions: 90 hp and intercooled 110 hp). For an economical diesel engine, the HDi offered the kind of throttle response normally seen in a gasoline engine and quiet high speed cruising at a top speed of 115 mph. Acceleration was also good at 11.4 seconds from 0 to 60 mph.
[edit] External links
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- Citroën World: Xantia links
- Xantia at Citroënet
- Saipa Xantia, the Xantia from Iran
- Citroën Xantia EuroNCAP crash test results
- Buying a used Xantia
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