The ZX won the Paris-Dakar Rally four straight years, then Citroën kept building it in China as the Fukang until 2013.
Lead trim: ZX 1.1i TU1M/Z EFI (60 PS) · up to 165 hp
Citroën ZX1991–1998
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FactThe ZX won the Paris-Dakar Rally four straight years, then Citroën kept building it in China as the Fukang until 2013.
The Citroën ZX is a small family car produced by Citroën between 1991 and 1998 (and as the Fukang, Elysée and C-Elysée in China until 2013), designed by Donato Coco in collaboration with Bertone and offered as a 3- and 5-door hatchback and 5-door estate ("Break"). At the beginning of the 1990s it was Citroën's entry in the class traditionally dominated in Europe by the Ford Escort and Vauxhall/Opel Astra, a segment Citroën had briefly abandoned with the demise of the GSA in 1986 (the BX had tried to address the small and large family car segments by being "between sizes"). For 1993 its chassis was also used for the Peugeot 306, an even more successful twin with attractive Peugeot 205-derived styling; the Berlingo and Peugeot Partner were built on the front half of the same platform, with the rear from the 405, an arrangement shared by the Xsara Picasso. It was built at Aulnay-sous-Bois, Rennes and Poissy (France), Vigo (Spain), Casablanca (Morocco), Barra de Carrasco (Uruguay) and, from 1992, Wuhan/Xiangyang in China (DPCA), the first Citroën built in China; total production reached 2,637,100 by 2013. The range spanned petrol engines from a 60 PS 1.1 to the 167 PS 2.0 16v (0–100 km/h in 8.5 seconds), plus indirect-injection 1.9 diesels and the 92 PS 1.9 TD turbodiesel; the ZX won the Paris–Dakar Rally four times (1991 with Ari Vatanen and 1994, 1995 and 1996 with Pierre Lartigue, 59 stage wins) and five FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies titles, the ZX 16V Turbo won two FIA European Rallycross titles (1994 and 1996) with Kenneth Hansen, and the ZX Kit Car won the 1997 Spanish rally championship.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZX 1.1 TU1 carburettor (60 PS) | 1991–1992 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 67 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.1i TU1M/Z EFI (60 PS) | 1993–1997 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 65 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.4 TU3 carburettor (75 PS) | 1991–1992 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 86 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.4i TU3JP EFI (75 PS) | 1992–1997 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 82 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.6i XU5 M3/Z (88 PS) | 1991–1992 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 87 hp | 97 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.6i catalyst (88 PS) | 1992–1997 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 87 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.8 16v XU7JP4 (110 PS) | 1996–1997 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 114 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.8i Automatique (101 PS) | 1993–1997 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 100 hp | 113 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.8i XU7JP (101 PS) | 1992–1996 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 100 hp | 113 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.9 D XUD9/Z indirect-injection diesel (64 PS) | 1993–1995 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 63 hp | 87 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.9 D XUD9/Z indirect-injection diesel (68 PS) | 1995–1997 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 67 hp | 89 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.9 TD XUD9 TE/L turbodiesel (92 PS) | 1993–1997 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 91 hp | 145 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.9i XU9JA (130 PS) | 1991–1992 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 128 hp | 119 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.9i catalyst Automatique (120 PS) | 1993–1993 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 111 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 1.9i catalyst XU9JA/Z (122 PS) | 1992–1994 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 120 hp | 105 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 2.0 16v XU10 J4D/Z (152 PS) | 1992–1996 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 150 hp | 135 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 2.0 16v XU10 J4RS (167 PS) | 1996–1997 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 165 hp | 142 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| ZX 2.0i XU10J2C (121 PS) | 1992–1994 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 119 hp | 130 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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