Citroen Xsara

Citroen Xsara

The Citroen Xsara in this catalogue has 1 generation: 1 generation, Estate 5-door, 1997-01-01 to 2006-12-31. The generation field counts 42 modifications; the supplied records with full specifications are the twelve versions named here. There is no later generation to compare against, so “what the extra generation bought” is not measured. Every comparison is inside this one Estate 5-door run.

The Citroen Xsara in this catalogue has 1 generation: 1 generation, Estate 5-door, 1997-01-01 to 2006-12-31. The generation field counts 42 modifications; the supplied records with full specifications are the twelve versions named here. There is no later generation to compare against, so “what the extra generation bought” is not measured. Every comparison is inside this one Estate 5-door run.

Engines and specs

All twelve versions are Front, transverse, FWD, 4 Inline cylinders, Distributed injection (multi-point), tank 54 l. Boost is No on every Gasoline and on the 1.9 MT Diesel; Turbo on the 1.4 MT Diesel 68 hp and the 2.0 MT Diesel 90 hp. Gearboxes are Manual 5 or Automatic 4. Wheel sizes are not measured on every version.

Specific output (hp per litre of displacement): 1.6 MT 109 hp and 1.6 AT 109 hp lead at 68.7 hp/l. Next is 2.0 MT 132 hp at 66.1 hp/l, then 1.8 MT 110 hp at 62.4 hp/l. The two 88 hp 1.6 versions sit at 55.4 hp/l, almost the same as 1.4 MT 75 hp at 55.1 hp/l. The 1.8 MT 90 hp is 51.1 hp/l. Diesels sit lower: 1.4 MT 68 hp Turbo 48.6 hp/l, 2.0 MT 90 hp Turbo 45.1 hp/l, 1.9 MT 71 hp (boost No) 38.0 hp/l.

Performance and economy

Measured 0–100 km/h and top speed, ranked fastest to slowest where both exist:

• 2.0 MT 132 hp: 10.2 s, 206 km/h
• 1.8 MT 110 hp: 11.1 s, 196 km/h
• 1.6 MT 109 hp: 11.2 s, 196 km/h
• 1.6 MT 88 hp: 13.5 s, 180 km/h
• 1.8 MT 90 hp: 13.5 s, 182 km/h
• 2.0 MT 90 hp Diesel: 13.6 s, 181 km/h
• 1.6 AT 109 hp: 14.4 s, 193 km/h
• 1.4 MT 68 hp Diesel: 14.9 s, 164 km/h
• 1.4 MT 75 hp: 15.3 s, 175 km/h
• 1.8 AT 101 hp: 15.8 s, 177 km/h
• 1.9 MT 71 hp: 17.7 s, 162 km/h
• 1.6 AT 88 hp: 0–100 not measured, top speed not measured

Fuel use is measured on two versions only. 1.6 MT 88 hp: city 10.6, highway 6.4, mixed 7.3 l/100 km. 1.9 MT 71 hp: city 8.4, highway 5.4, mixed 6.2 l/100 km. That mixed gap is 1.1 l/100 km in favour of the Diesel. On every other version city, highway, mixed, CO2 and eco class are not measured.

What the Automatic 4 costs in time: 1.6 AT 109 hp is 3.2 s slower to 100 km/h than 1.6 MT 109 hp (14.4 vs 11.2) and 3 km/h slower at the top (193 vs 196). 1.8 AT 101 hp is 4.7 s slower than 1.8 MT 90 hp (15.8 vs 13.5) and 5 km/h slower (177 vs 182) even though it has 11 hp and 6 Nm more. 1.6 AT 88 hp shares the 88 hp / 135 Nm engine with 1.6 MT 88 hp; its sprint and top speed are not measured, so the Automatic 4 penalty on that pair is not measured.

The 21 hp step from 1.6 MT 88 hp to 1.6 MT 109 hp cuts 2.3 s off 0–100 (13.5 → 11.2) and adds 16 km/h (180 → 196). The 20 hp step from 1.8 MT 90 hp to 1.8 MT 110 hp cuts 2.4 s (13.5 → 11.1) and adds 14 km/h (182 → 196). The 22 hp step from 1.8 MT 110 hp to 2.0 MT 132 hp cuts 0.9 s (11.1 → 10.2) and adds 10 km/h (196 → 206). Extra power above 110 hp therefore buys less time than the 88→109 or 90→110 steps.

Same 90 hp, Gasoline vs Diesel: 1.8 MT 90 hp (147 Nm @ 2600, boost No) does 13.5 s / 182 km/h; 2.0 MT 90 hp (205 Nm @ 1900, Turbo) does 13.6 s / 181 km/h. The Diesel has 58 Nm more and 700 rpm earlier, but is 0.1 s and 1 km/h behind. Kerb weight explains the arithmetic: 1220 kg vs 1055 kg, +165 kg.

The 1.4 MT Diesel 68 hp has 150 Nm at 1750 rpm — 30 Nm more than the 1.4 MT Gasoline 75 hp (120 Nm at 3400) and 1650 rpm earlier. Sprint is 14.9 vs 15.3 s, but top speed is 164 vs 175 km/h. Low-rpm torque does not buy the highest speed here.

Dimensions and weight

Ground clearance is 150 mm on 1.6 MT 88 hp, 1.6 AT 88 hp, 1.8 MT 90 hp, 1.8 AT 101 hp, 1.8 MT 110 hp, 2.0 MT 132 hp and 1.9 MT 71 hp. On 1.4 MT 75 hp, 1.6 MT 109 hp, 1.4 MT 68 hp, 1.6 AT 109 hp and 2.0 MT 90 hp it is not measured. Wheels are not measured on all twelve. Tank is 54 l on all twelve.

Kerb / gross (kg):

• 1.6 MT 88 hp: 1050 / 1650 — lightest kerb
• 1.8 MT 90 hp: 1055 / 1650
• 1.8 AT 101 hp: 1070 / 1670
• 1.8 MT 110 hp: 1075 / 1670
• 1.9 MT 71 hp: 1075 / 1690
• 2.0 MT 132 hp: 1115 / 1710
• 1.4 MT 75 hp: 1162 / 1682
• 1.4 MT 68 hp: 1165 / 1670
• 1.6 MT 109 hp: 1166 / 1694
• 1.6 AT 109 hp: 1197 / 1728
• 2.0 MT 90 hp: 1220 / 1740 — heaviest kerb and gross
• 1.6 AT 88 hp: kerb not measured / 1650

kg per hp (kerb ÷ hp), where kerb is measured: 2.0 MT 132 hp 8.4; 1.8 MT 110 hp 9.8; 1.6 MT 109 hp 10.7; 1.8 AT 101 hp 10.6; 1.6 AT 109 hp 11.0; 1.8 MT 90 hp 11.7; 1.6 MT 88 hp 11.9; 2.0 MT 90 hp 13.6; 1.9 MT 71 hp 15.1; 1.4 MT 75 hp 15.5; 1.4 MT 68 hp 17.1.

Two chassis patterns sit in the same generation. Independent, spring rear with Disc rear brakes: 1.4 MT 75 hp, 1.6 MT 109 hp, 1.4 MT 68 hp, 1.6 AT 109 hp, 2.0 MT 90 hp. Semi-independent, torsion rear with Drum rear brakes: 1.6 MT 88 hp, 1.6 AT 88 hp, 1.8 MT 90 hp, 1.8 AT 101 hp, 1.9 MT 71 hp, and 2.0 MT 132 hp (Disc front, Drum rear). 1.8 MT 110 hp is Semi-independent, torsion rear with Disc rear brakes — the only mix of that rear layout with discs at both ends. Front brakes are Disc on all twelve. Front suspension is Independent, spring on all twelve.

Payload (gross − kerb) where both exist: 1.6 MT 88 hp 600 kg; 1.8 MT 90 hp 595 kg; 1.8 AT 101 hp 600 kg; 1.8 MT 110 hp 595 kg; 1.9 MT 71 hp 615 kg; 2.0 MT 132 hp 595 kg; 1.4 MT 75 hp 520 kg; 1.4 MT 68 hp 505 kg; 1.6 MT 109 hp 528 kg; 1.6 AT 109 hp 531 kg; 2.0 MT 90 hp 520 kg. The lighter 88–110 hp cars carry about 595–615 kg; the 109 hp Independent-rear pair and both 1.4 MT cars carry about 505–531 kg.

Which version to choose

Prices are not in these data, so “extra money” is extra displacement, extra hp, Automatic 4 instead of Manual 5, Diesel instead of Gasoline, and 4 valves per cylinder instead of 2. Those are the only extras that can be counted.

If the goal is the shortest 0–100 and the highest top speed: 2.0 MT 132 hp. It is 0.9 s and 10 km/h ahead of 1.8 MT 110 hp, 1.0 s and 10 km/h ahead of 1.6 MT 109 hp, and 5.1 s and 31 km/h ahead of 1.4 MT 75 hp. It also has the lowest kg/hp (8.4). Fuel use, CO2 and eco class are not measured. Fuel grade is 95. Rear brakes are Drum.

If the goal is 196 km/h without the 2.0-litre: 1.8 MT 110 hp (11.1 s, 1075 kg, 9.8 kg/hp, fuel 98) or 1.6 MT 109 hp (11.2 s, 1166 kg, 10.7 kg/hp, fuel 92). The 1.8 is 91 kg lighter and 0.1 s quicker; the 1.6 uses 92 instead of 98 and has Independent, spring rear with Disc rear brakes. Specific output favours the 1.6 (68.7 vs 62.4 hp/l). Compression is 9.6 on the 1.6 MT 109 hp and 10.4 on the 1.8 MT 110 hp.

If the goal is Automatic 4: only three versions exist. 1.6 AT 109 hp is the only Automatic with a measured sprint (14.4 s, 193 km/h). Versus 1.6 MT 109 hp that is +3.2 s and −3 km/h, plus 31 kg of kerb (1197 vs 1166). 1.8 AT 101 hp is the slowest Gasoline with a measured sprint (15.8 s, 177 km/h) — slower than 1.8 MT 90 hp despite +11 hp. 1.6 AT 88 hp matches 1.6 MT 88 hp on 88 hp / 135 Nm / 1587 cc; 0–100, top speed, fuel use and kerb are not measured, so it cannot be ranked on performance.

If the goal is the lightest Estate 5-door with a full mpg set: 1.6 MT 88 hp, 1050 kg, 13.5 s, 180 km/h, mixed 7.3 l/100 km. Versus 1.4 MT 75 hp it is +13 hp, +15 Nm, −1.8 s, +5 km/h and −112 kg. Versus 1.6 MT 109 hp it is −21 hp, +2.3 s, −16 km/h and −116 kg. Fuel 95 vs 92 on the 109 hp twin.

If the goal is Diesel torque at low rpm: 2.0 MT 90 hp, 205 Nm at 1900, Turbo, 13.6 s, 181 km/h, 1220 kg. Versus 1.8 MT 90 hp Gasoline at the same 90 hp it is +58 Nm, −700 rpm for peak torque, +165 kg, +0.1 s, −1 km/h. Fuel use is not measured. 1.4 MT 68 hp is the other Turbo: 150 Nm at 1750, 14.9 s, 164 km/h, 1165 kg — 55 Nm less than the 2.0 Diesel, 4 km/h above the 1.9 MT 71 hp’s 162 km/h top speed. 1.9 MT 71 hp is boost No, 125 Nm at 2500, 17.7 s (slowest measured), mixed 6.2 l/100 km (lowest measured fuel use). Choose 1.9 MT 71 hp only if the mixed 6.2 figure matters more than the 17.7 s sprint; choose 2.0 MT 90 hp if 205 Nm and 181 km/h matter more than the missing mpg line.

If the goal is not to buy 98 octane: skip 1.8 MT 110 hp (fuel 98). 1.6 MT 109 hp, 1.4 MT 75 hp and 1.8 MT 90 hp use 92. 1.6 MT 88 hp, 1.6 AT 88 hp, 1.8 AT 101 hp, 2.0 MT 132 hp and 1.6 AT 109 hp use 95.

If the goal is Independent, spring rear and Disc at both ends: 1.4 MT 75 hp, 1.6 MT 109 hp, 1.4 MT 68 hp, 1.6 AT 109 hp, 2.0 MT 90 hp. The 2.0 MT 132 hp, despite being the performance pick, is Semi-independent, torsion with Drum rear.

If the goal is maximum payload: 1.9 MT 71 hp at 615 kg, then 1.6 MT 88 hp and 1.8 AT 101 hp at 600 kg. The Independent-rear 109 hp cars and both 1.4 MT cars sit at 505–531 kg.

Reliability and problems are not in these data. What is measured is the spread: 68–132 hp, 120–205 Nm, 10.2–17.7 s, 162–206 km/h, kerb 1050–1220 kg, mixed fuel 6.2 or 7.3 l/100 km where measured, otherwise not measured. There is one generation; the version names to match on a modification page are exactly 1.4 MT, 1.6 MT, 1.6 AT, 1.8 MT, 1.8 AT, 2.0 MT, 1.9 MT, distinguished by 75 vs 68 hp on 1.4 MT, 88 vs 109 hp on 1.6 MT, 88 vs 109 hp on 1.6 AT, 90 vs 110 hp on 1.8 MT, and 132 vs 90 hp on 2.0 MT.