The Citroën CX 25 Prestige is a saloon (sedan) designed by Robert Opron with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the front wheels.
Its 2.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 136 bhp (138 PS/101 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 206 N·m (152 lb·ft/21 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual set of gears.
The Citroën CX 25 Prestige weighs a quoted 1450 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 200 km/h (124 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Robert Opron | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3095 mm | 121.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Length | 4900 mm | 192.9 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1450 kg | 3197 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 67.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | M25/659 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2500 cc (152.559 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 92 mm
3.66 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
138 PS (136 bhp) (101 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
206 Nm (152 ft·lb) (21 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.6 kW/litre 55.2 ps/litre 54.4 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.4 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1035.5 kPa (150.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 625 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 69.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.3 kg/kW 23.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.HPS.ALC.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.HPS.ALC.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/70 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 224 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 24695 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Citroën CX 25 Prestige added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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