Citroën Xsara /

The Citroën Xsara is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën from 1997 to 2006. Like its predecessor, the Citroën ZX, the Xsara shares running gear with the Peugeot 306. It came in three and five-door hatchback and five-door estate body styles; the estate was marketed as the Break and the three-door as the Coupé. The straight-4 engine range includes 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines as well as 1.6, 1.9 and 2.0-litre turbodiesels. The Xsara was 1998 Semperit Irish Car of the Year in Ireland. The original Xsara was launched in 1997, and was available with different engine choices: In 2000 the Xsara was facelifted; the car was now stiffer (so safety and handling improved), had a new front design and some interior modifications (i.e.: new steering wheel). The facelift also saw the introduction of multiplex wiring. New 1.6i and 2.0i 16 valve engines were being introduced and 1.8L were removed. Now Xsara is offered with following engine choices: In line with other models from the same company at the time, the Xsara largely sold on price because of stiff competition from the class leader, the Renault Scenic. The 2002 model had slight interior modifications (i.e.: