The Xantia V6 Activa is a passenger car from Citroën, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.9 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 188 bhp (191 PS/140 kW) at 5500 rpm and 268 Nm (198 lbft/27.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1451 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 230 km/h, or 143 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 15.9/8.0/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2740 mm | 107.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1482 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1442 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Length | 4444 mm | 175 inches | |
| Width | 1755 mm | 69.1 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1451 kg | 3199 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Citroën | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2946 cc (179.776 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 82.6 mm
3.43 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 191 PS (188 bhp) (140 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 268 Nm (198 ft·lb) (27.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.6 kW/litre 64.7 ps/litre 63.8 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.97 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1143.2 kPa (165.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 491 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 129.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.35 kg/kW 17.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.9/8.0/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.9/8.0/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/12.5/9.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.8/35.3/25.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.8/29.4/21.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 15 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 15 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 694034 | ||
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| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Citroën Xantia V6 Activa added 2020-07-21. Last modified 2020-07-21. |
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