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Citroën Xantia

🇫🇷 France ·1993–2001· hatchback / estate / wagon

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Citroen Xantia front 20071030: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. 1996 Citroën Xantia VSX hatchback (2015-11-11) 01: OSX· Public domain
  3. 3. 1996 Citroën Xantia VSX hatchback (2015-11-11) 02: OSX· Public domain
  4. 4. 2001 Citroen Xantia Forte HDi Estate 2.0 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. Citroen Xantia - Iran: Milad Mosapoor· Attribution
  6. 6. Citroen Xantia Activa V6 (1997) (35660018546): Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. Citroën Xantia Break 001: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. Citroën Xantia Estate: This image is a work by Miloslav Rejha ( User:M.Rejha ). When reusing, please credit me as: Miloslav Rejha, Wikimedia Commons . I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. Xantia bleu metal: A1AA1A· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. 1993 Citroen Xantia LX 2.0 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. 11. 1994 Citroen Xantia 1.9 LX TD (15407343409): Charlie from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
  12. 12. 1994 Citroën Xantia 2.0i (52785728544): Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
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Citroën Xantia, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 130 hptop version
  • efficiency 202 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 1,065 in NL#581 most common
  • price € 24.032new, 2001
  • weight 1,374 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1993–2001
body
hatchback, estate / wagon
engine
1.6 L–2.0 L
cylinders
—
turbo
—
power
68–130 hp
drive
—
gearbox
—
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,374 kg
fuel use
8.3–10.3 L/100 km
CO₂
202–244 g/km
US rating
—
EV range
—
US size class
—
avg new price NL
€ 24.553

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,065 are registered in the Netherlands today, #581 of all models. Most common build year: 2000 (229 cars).

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Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (15)
  • Xantia 797
  • Xantia 1.8I X E2 52
  • Xantia 1.8I SX E2 45
  • Xantia 2.0I SX E2 32
  • Xantia X 1.6I E2 27
  • Xantia X 1.9D 27
  • Xantia 1.8I 16V X 24
  • Xantia 2.0I SX Autom. E2 15
  • Xantia 1.8I 16V Tentation 9
  • Xantia 1.8I 16V SX 8
  • Xantia SX 1.9 TD 7
  • Xantia 1.8I Allure 7
  • Xantia 1.6I Tentation 5
  • Xantia 2.0I 16V SX 5
  • Xantia 1.8I Autom. 5

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.

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