We took our 1997 Xantia 1.9 turbo diesel way into the Aussie Outback in 2016... Broken Hill, Flinders Ranges, Maree, up the famed Oodnadatta Track past Lake Eyre - where were we probably the vert few two wheel drive vehicles... Fabulous comfort, space, ride, dust sealing and air conditioning and even returned 5.4 litres/100 kms giving us over 1100 kms on the 65 litre tank with 100 kms to spare at 100-120 kph on the dirt... Then a couple of nights in an underground motel at Coober Pedy before another 1,100 kms to Kangaroo Island... A magical trip with a wonderful steed. Only 1,600 kms back home to Sydney.... the Xantia had very Long Legs... for the Open Road.
@WorivpuqloDMogh
Ай бұрын
You can put 73L in it if you fill it all the way to the neck. I have one, excellent car. Currently she is off the road, but will be on the road again this summer. I just don't want to sell her....
@WorivpuqloDMogh
Ай бұрын
Those cars handle incredible off road, i could fly over a gravel road with that car while others had to go slow it has excellent handling too. Glad you enjoy it over there in Australia. Just a little note, make sure you replace all LHM Y piece return lines. there is 1 in front, 2 in the back. In front it is a green one, rear right is blue, rear left orange. They are made of ABS and they disintegrate really easily after so long. The new ones are transparent but have the color written on them, and are twice as thick and 3d printed.
@bid84
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a beautiful cardigan he has draped on his shoulders
@bojanarezina2352
2 жыл бұрын
the so called power sweater
@Objectification
2 жыл бұрын
It’s breathtaking
@KarlHamilton
2 жыл бұрын
Fashion icon
@bid84
2 жыл бұрын
He’s so hot right now, (on account of the plush woollen fabric)
@stephencamilleri9390
2 жыл бұрын
More like a blanket over his shoulder 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@bordersw1239
2 жыл бұрын
Loved mine, used to raise the suspension to drive through floods and lowered it to go under ferry height restrictions (with a roof box) , so got charged less.
@blez5418
Жыл бұрын
Pretty smart
@thomaskruyer251
2 жыл бұрын
Love the old top gear!
@easydrive3662
2 жыл бұрын
good looking car the xantia, quite unique looking with certain details and shape that made them stand out.
@Swissair171
2 жыл бұрын
My aunt had a red Citroën BX (I believe it was a ’92 BX 16 TXI with the optional rear spoiler), followed a white Citroën Xantia in the late ’90s. Good times.
@VDPEFi
2 жыл бұрын
It was a great car, at low speed on tight bends it could feel a bit front heavy but everywhere else it was a masterpiece, gliding from point to point over any surface, the last truly french Citroen, even the c6 couldn't match it
@Lemont321989
2 жыл бұрын
I agree. Its regular suspension sags in very slow corners. In the others, it leans and then holds on quite well.
@mainiotaainetta
2 жыл бұрын
Xantia is beautiful, but quite normal looking and definitely hard as rock when compared to C6.
@kamrankhan-lj1ng
Жыл бұрын
@@mainiotaainetta hard as rock!!! What do u mean!!!
@s2000.
2 ай бұрын
@@kamrankhan-lj1ng Xantia is still very soft, but the suspension is slow due the nature of having to move hydrualic fluid throught channels and pipes. So small bumps, rocks, potholes, speed bumps can be felt strongly. But big wallowy roads at high speed are very smooth.
@pyeltd.5457
29 күн бұрын
The C6 is the last French 🇫🇷citroën looking like Benz 🇩🇪
@6ettinold
2 жыл бұрын
The one I had was plagued with electric issues. But it was supremely comfortable and fun to hustle into corners on twisty roads. My ex"s dad had an Activa as a company car. What I wouldn't give to find one of those now.
@KarlHamilton
2 жыл бұрын
An Activa as a company car?! That's got to be the best company car ever. Always wanted a go in an Activa. Absolutely none left though. Haven't even seen a normal Xantia in about 10 years :'(
@bensmithkent22
Жыл бұрын
One of the cars is standing still the other is cornering at 50mph was the advert in the car mags.
@Lemont321989
2 жыл бұрын
My daily car at the moment, X1 from 1995, only 35000 miles. Only a 1.8i with 8 valves, 101 hp. Ride is superb. Luxury car comfort for little money. Good brakes. Fair handling. I don't have the hydractive 2, but it's not necessary if you ask me, and it's something more that can break. Underpowered ofc, but who cares with this car. 3100 revs at 70mph is not great, but the stereo is fine ^^
@chrishart8548
2 жыл бұрын
1500rpm @ 70mph is the normal now. At 1500rpm (nice cruise rpm) that 1.8 x1 would be around 35mph give or take.
@Lemont321989
2 жыл бұрын
@@chrishart8548 Oh don't get me wrong, I know things have improved. Maybe the V6 was smoother on the highway.
@pallasathena55
2 жыл бұрын
This was the clip I remember as a child! been looking for this for years. In my memory this was Clarkson who did the review but I got that wrong. Thanks for uploading!
@alexanderstefanov6474
2 жыл бұрын
Still a great car even now
@265justy
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 I can think off plenty cars in that catagory from that era that are 100 times better... 🇯🇵Hint hint..
@lostre77
2 жыл бұрын
@@265justy The Carina, the Primera, the 626, the Galant even the mighty Accord during that period were really bland and boring mass produced average but reliable commuters. I wrote commuters...hint hint.
@265justy
2 жыл бұрын
@@lostre77 Are you saying basicly the Xantia was more desirable than the Japanese alternatives... I think not bud... For starters the Japanese alternatives also had far better performance in terms off power with the 2.0L GT, GTi and Type R versions off them. Plus the reliability and build quality..
@lostre77
2 жыл бұрын
@@265justyYou should do your homework. During that time that segment did not offer the R and the fastest versions of JP cars in that segment had around 140 to 150 HP. About the same with the Europeans. Plus that segment was targeting the middle aged customer, who wouldn't care less about power. JP cars were not that special during that time. Design spec and architecture was so similar between them.They were bland and inoffensive. They offered great hot hatches though (Civic vti) and coupes filled with technology. But their middle size segment was not their best effort. The Xantia was not more desirable. None of these cars truly were. But it offered more character. An unbeatable roadholding (see moose test) and unparalleled suspension comfort. To define what character means. The Xantia was great at 2 things unlike the JP competition which was good at most but great at none.
@nuclear944
11 ай бұрын
@@265justy Only problem is by now they are all rusted to f*ck. I've yet to see a rotten Xantia.
@Mooocheropordis
2 жыл бұрын
The wheels are on the corners of the car, clever
@AlexZ-lc6nl
Жыл бұрын
My father had this car in Peru as a businessman. It was beautiful, clean and wonderful.
@stephenberry8658
2 жыл бұрын
Drove a Cantina 1.9 turbo diesel half way across Australia including in the far outback on the Oodnadatta Track. Fabulous comfort, space and dust proofing with excellent air conditioning... All the other travelers in 4WDs marvelled at the speed and ride on the 400 Kms of dirt... Best tank gave us 5.4 litres per 100kms with over 1,000 Kms before refueling.. also very reliable..
@nudisco300
2 жыл бұрын
Bought one as a temporary banger about 15 years ago.. Ride was absolutely superb, only let down by its weird styling.
@salihahzem
2 жыл бұрын
Look how he pushes the car to the limit at 5:50 and still very little body roll!
@bensmithkent22
Жыл бұрын
Is that him you cant imagine a man like him ragging the absolute fuck out of it
@stevendavies3563
2 жыл бұрын
Takes great skill to wear a sweater like that and it not slip off
@trondedvardsen
2 жыл бұрын
Great skill - or velcro tape.
@peteglanton9259
2 жыл бұрын
Apparently it was sewn onto his shirt. All of the style, none of the sliding risk 👍
@callumhardy5098
2 жыл бұрын
Back when “a new citroen” was exciting.
@JohnSmith-it6hj
2 ай бұрын
Had 2 of these a 93 tdi and a 99 HDI best cars i ever had
@leepower2717
2 жыл бұрын
A business I worked at had a couple of Xantia on there company vehicle fleet, I remember they used to eat stop & tail bulbs.
@KarlHamilton
2 жыл бұрын
You were fitting cheap shite bulbs, that's why! 🤦
@leepower2717
2 жыл бұрын
@@KarlHamilton - We used the same bulbs in all the various fleet vehicles & only the 2 x Xantia would eat them.
@fuckinantipope5511
Жыл бұрын
@@leepower2717 if it's not the bulbs the manufacturer says you should use, no wonder they'll be burning through them quickly. Doesn't matter if the other cars don't burn through them.
@leepower2717
Жыл бұрын
@@fuckinantipope5511 - They where the correct spec bulbs for a Xantia.
@McBeamer94
2 жыл бұрын
There was also the 3.0 PRV V6 in the engine options, but that obviously was added later on. Nice looking car although Citroen's era of conventional aesthetics clearly wasn't its best. That 25-year period, from the launch of the Visa to the end of the Xsara, was almost like Citroen suffered from personality split.
@kiinanomistaja2402
2 жыл бұрын
The Xantia never came with the prv. The v6 that the Xantia had was the es9j4. The same engine found in the later Xm’s and 605’s, the 607 and the c6.
@alexanderstefanov6474
Жыл бұрын
No, it was a new 60o V, the 24v is a fantastic engine, especially on activa form
@lucylocket4740
2 жыл бұрын
Is this review from 1993 by any chance, after the car was launched to the press at the end of the previous year, the same time as the first Mondeo in December 1992 for launch the following month? 🚗
@CORRIGEEN71
2 жыл бұрын
Had one zantia great car
@ronaldderooij1774
2 жыл бұрын
The car was extremely comfy and reliable. My only criticism would be the "self-learning" automatic gearbox. It felt like a student taking his first driving lessons. And yes, you could somehow anticipate what foolish things that gearbox was going to do, but never quite all of it. Horrible idea.
@Ampelmannchen42
2 жыл бұрын
Often wondered what it meant for subsequent owners of the car if it were to be sold. It wouldn't know it had to re-learn driving.
@ronaldderooij1774
2 жыл бұрын
@@Ampelmannchen42 According to Citroën, it was constantly relearning every day. In an event of changing owners or driving style, it would take up to 900 km to relearn. I never noticed it. So I let the dealer check everything and nothing was wrong with the gearbox or the software. So, yeah... Who to believe.
@Automotivefactsandhistor-im2es
9 ай бұрын
@@ronaldderooij1774 Was it the AL4 or the 4HP20?
@rayaspo4893
2 жыл бұрын
Had one of these in 98 great drive but it had a stupid keypad immobiliser under the radio that required a four digit code. Once the novelty wore of i absolutely hated that device. That code is forever etched in my memory 1894 aaaaaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhh
@bensmithkent22
Жыл бұрын
As did the 406
@user-in1yw9ty5t
2 жыл бұрын
Came from a moose test vid
@BubbaSnipe
2 жыл бұрын
A very successfull design from the decade good design otherwise forgot all about.
@wilfamos7314
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant cars, had 2.0 HDi model in 2004. However, WTF was up with Chris and his jumper!!! LOL. Wally
@bensmithkent22
Жыл бұрын
Casually efforlessly draped almost matched the seat fabric.
@minimaxi802
2 жыл бұрын
All seemed to have vanished in recent years. Introduced around the same time as the Renault Laguna. Probably no more than 500 left in Britain.
@H71BCD
2 жыл бұрын
We saw an M plate one fairly recently parked at a Tesco. I had a good look at it as many of the familiar mid to late 90s cars have now disappeared from the roads. It still looked really good and didn’t look that dated either. It’s sobering when you consider its getting on for nearly 30 years old.
@seamusoflatcap
2 жыл бұрын
Mini Maxi : pretty good guess. There's a website saying as of 2021 there were 623 still registered as on the road. Makes H71BCD's sighting somewhat rare.
@H71BCD
2 жыл бұрын
@@seamusoflatcap I have seen a P reg Citroen ZX also parked in the same spot a few times so they might be Citroen enthusiasts. Both have got local registrations so they may have owned them from new and have really looked after the cars. Neither appear to have suffered with rust. I was comparing the Xantia to the other cars parked close by which were mostly identikit Hyundai / Kia and VW Group cars and realised just how dull the cars are these days.
@seamusoflatcap
2 жыл бұрын
@@H71BCD Citroen enthusiast. That's a terrible affliction to suffer from.
@bensmithkent22
Жыл бұрын
These were cabbie specials along with 405s and cavaliers/vectras until octavias and 406s pretty much took over everything.
@simonhodgetts6530
2 жыл бұрын
Possibly peak car in my view - everything else after this is just unnecessary multi media gadgetry, silly touch screens and ugly styling!
@blez5418
Жыл бұрын
I'm Gen Z. But I love how old cars feel and their classic look. Talking about futuristic cars, Tesla's look cool when it comes to tech and comfort and reliability ( Model X ).
@user-ob2kg6zu6w
2 жыл бұрын
Woww
@landyachtfan79
Жыл бұрын
1:43.........well, I sure as hell hope not!!!!!
@bigteddy66
Жыл бұрын
Had one towed my caravan with it 1.9td put me right off caravaning. Gutless plug. Hated it.
@n-r1-s-7_9_6
Жыл бұрын
😿
@n-r1-s-7_9_6
Жыл бұрын
Could you tell me how to travel in time?
@classlessbozo317
3 ай бұрын
I own an LX MY 2000, 40k miles, poverty spec with climate control. I wanted the legendary XUD but this one has the 8V HDi. It perfectly complements my Nissan Leaf and will easily outlast that pos.
@semiretired86
2 жыл бұрын
THe Xantia was better looking than the BX and sold better than the BX the ZX ended up flopping
@KarlHamilton
2 жыл бұрын
The ZX was no flop
@betaman7988
2 жыл бұрын
The ZX was a pretty popular model in the UK and sold immensely in Europe. Plus in China they loved it - it was still in production until a few years back!
@semiretired86
2 жыл бұрын
@@betaman7988 here in Denmark the ZX flopped the Citröen layalists didn't want it I don't know how well the BX sold the Xantia was pretty sucessfull - not only with fleetmanagers
@fuckinantipope5511
Жыл бұрын
@@semiretired86 the BX was a full on success as well. ZX was also quite far spread. It not being succesful in one country doesn't mean it wasn't succesful elsewhere
@elisorrells5314
2 жыл бұрын
I think that the Xantia was an average looking sedan but a great looking wagon
@lucylocket4740
2 жыл бұрын
*Liftback 🚗
@Lemont321989
2 жыл бұрын
I disagree. The longer you look at the Xantia sedan, the better it starts looking ^^. Also, there's almost nothing on the road that looks like this any more. Today's cars all look alike. Just compare Audis, BMWs, and Mercs. Interchangeable.
@hokman1
Жыл бұрын
@@Lemont321989 it definitely aged well, especially the broad voluptuous surface treatment on the rear hind quarters and doors
@MrWesternDuke
2 жыл бұрын
Had one as a company car (not my choice). Noisy, coarse & thrashy petrol engine, dubious build quality and suspension that would make passengers feel ill when crossing lorry ruts on dual carriageways. On the plus side, you could jack up the suspension to wade through flooded roads. I was so relieved when it was replaced by a Golf!
@pallasathena55
2 жыл бұрын
And yet I have a 1993 Xantia now and in 5 years nothing has broken and it's not rusty. Noone has ever felt ill in it. Nearly 30 years old. I'll concede the petrol wasn't the ideal choice but the 16v petrol was good. 1.9 and 2.1 TD were the choice for the era.
@fuckinantipope5511
Жыл бұрын
Then it was a crappy maintained Xantia. A Xantia that get's maintained from time to time will be great and one that get's maintained regularly as the manufacturer intended will last forever.
@kakasangi4933
Жыл бұрын
ایرانی
@albertogambino2562
2 жыл бұрын
1:48 REALLY? Do English people pronaunce Xantia in that way?
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