This car has a 5 door hatchback type body styled by Bertone with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 121 bhp (123 PS/90 kW) at 5750 rpm and 176 Nm (130 lbft/17.9 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 5 speed manual set of gears.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1104 kg, the Citroën ZX 2.0i Volcane dispatches the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 10.2 seconds and the standing kilometre in 31.9 seconds.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 202 km/h, or 126 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 6.1/7.8/10.6 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 hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 4085 mm | 160.8 inches | |
| Width | 1707 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1386 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1104 kg | 2434 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56 litres | 12.3 [14.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
123 PS (121 bhp) (90 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
176 Nm (130 ft·lb) (17.9 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.2 kW/litre 61.4 ps/litre 60.6 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
88.09 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Marelli O8P fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1106.9 kPa (160.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 31.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 202 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 111.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.24 kg/kW 20.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.1/7.8/10.6 l/100km 90 km/h 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.1/7.8/10.6 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.4/12.8/9.4 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 46.3/36.2/26.6 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 38.6/30.2/22.2 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 82V | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 82V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.59 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 37664 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Citroën ZX 2.0i Volcane added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-06-04. |
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