The Citroën CX 22 Safari is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and an estate/station wagon body designed by Robert Opron.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 2.2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 5600 rpm and 178 N·m (131 lb·ft/18.2 kgm) at 3250 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1390 kg.
Top quoted speed is 166 km/h, which equates to 103 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | |||
| Designer | Robert Opron | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3095 mm | 121.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4960 mm | 195.3 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1390 kg | 3064 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2165 cc (132.116 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 89 mm
3.46 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 178 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18.2 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.6 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.1 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
82.22 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1033.2 kPa (149.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 541.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 14.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 166 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.21 kg/kW 27.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.HPS.ALC.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.HPS.ALC.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 6138 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Citroën CX 22 Safari added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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