This Xantia Activa held the moose-test speed record — 85 km/h — for 26 years before a Porsche Cayman GT4 RS finally beat it.
Lead trim: 1.6i 8V XU5 M3/Z (88 PS) · up to 201 hp
Citroën Xantia1992–2001
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FactThis Xantia Activa held the moose-test speed record — 85 km/h — for 26 years before a Porsche Cayman GT4 RS finally beat it.
Bertone-styled successor to the BX, presented to the press in December 1992 and built at Rennes (the Break estate by Heuliez at Cerizay) until 2001, with a facelift at the end of 1997 and 1,216,734 built; SAIPA also made it in Iran until 2010. It shares a platform with the Peugeot 406 and was the last Citroën with the common LHM green-fluid hydraulic circuit for suspension, brakes and steering, in variants from plain hydropneumatic to Hydractive II (with a programmed self-steer rear axle) and the Activa active anti-roll suspension (SC.CAR). The Xantia Activa V6 held the record for Teknikens Värld's moose test at 85 km/h, beating a Porsche 997 GT3 RS. Engines were PSA's XU petrols (1.6-2.0, a 2.0 16V, a 2.0 turbo from 1995 and a 3.0 V6 from 1997, fewer than 2,600 with Activa), XUD diesels (the 92 hp turbodiesel was the best seller) and from 1998 the 2.0 HDi in 90 and 109 PS; the HDi reached 118 mph. UK Activas used the 150 bhp XU10 turbo, as fitted to the XM 2.0CT and Peugeot 605 SRi. The C5 replaced it.
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Trims & Figures
18 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6i 8V XU5 M3/Z (88 PS) | 1993–1995 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 87 hp | 96 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8i 16V XU7 JP4 (110 PS) | 1995–2001 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 109 hp | 114 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8i 8V XU7 JB (90 PS) | 1995–2000 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 108 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8i 8V XU7 JP (101 PS) | 1993–1998 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 113 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 D XUD9 A diesel (69 PS) | 1993–1995 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 68 hp | 89 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 D XUD9 Y diesel (68 PS) | 1995–1996 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 67 hp | 89 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 SD XUD9 SD diesel (75 PS) | 1996–2000 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 Turbo D XUD9 TE/L (92 PS) | 1993–1996 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 91 hp | 145 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 Turbo D XUD9 TE/Y (90 PS) | 1996–2000 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 145 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 HDi DW10 ATED (109 PS) | 1998–2001 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 107 hp | 180 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 HDi DW10 TD (90 PS) | 1998–2001 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 151 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0i 16V XU10 J4D/Z (150 PS) | 1994–1995 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 135 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0i 16V XU10 J4D/Z (152 PS) | 1993–1994 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 150 hp | 135 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0i 16V XU10 J4R (132 PS) | 1995–2001 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 130 hp | 130 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0i 8V XU10 J2C (121 PS) | 1993–1998 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 119 hp | 130 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0i Turbo CT 8V XU10 J2TE (147 PS) | 1995–2000 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 145 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.1 Turbo D12 XUD11 BTE (109 PS) | 1995–1999 | 2.1 L Inline-4 | 107 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3.0i V6 24V ES9 (204 PS) | 1997–2000 | 2.9 L V6 | 201 hp | 197 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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