Citroën XM 3.0i V6 is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Bertone with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 5600 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
With a claimed kerb weight of 1420 kg, the Citroën XM 3.0i V6 dispatches the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 10.9 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 32 seconds.
Maximum claimed speed is 220 km/h, which equates to 137 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 8.0/10.1/16.9 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1447 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4708 mm | 185.4 inches | |
| Width | 1794 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1393 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1420 kg | 3131 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.14 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.64 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2975 cc (181.546 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 73 mm
3.66 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.1 kW/litre 57.3 ps/litre 56.5 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.67 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block; aluminium alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bendix Fenix 3B fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1013.8 kPa (147 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 32 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.33 kg/kW 18.93 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.0/10.1/16.9 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.0/10.1/16.9 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.5/9.9/5.9 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 35.3/28.0/16.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 29.4/23.3/13.9 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 3.260 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 15 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 15 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 224 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.28 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21219 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | Y3AG | ||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Citroën XM 3.0i V6 Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-02-10. |
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