Especificaciones y análisis del Citroën XM
Power
150HP
Torque
240Nm
Consumption
10.4l/100
Emissions
-g/km
0-100 km/h
8.7s
Top Speed
215km/h
Weight
1462kg
Price
32,392€
Technical summary
Gasolina
Manual 5v
FWD
5 / 5 doors
540 L
80 L
110 kW
Current
Technical specifications
Engine
Capacities
Detailed analysis of the Citroën XM 2.0i Turbo CT SX · 150 CV (2000)
General description
The Citroën XM is not just a car; it is the embodiment of the audacity and avant-garde of a brand that always dared to be different. Launched as Citroën's flagship, the XM represented the culmination of decades of innovation, a journey into the future that you could drive in the late 80s and 90s, leaving an indelible mark on automotive history.
Driving experience
Driving an XM is an almost ethereal experience. The hydropneumatic suspension isolates you from the outside world, transforming the asphalt into a silk carpet on which the car seems to float. It's an enveloping silence and smoothness, a feeling of traveling in a bubble of absolute comfort. The 150 hp turbocharged engine adds a layer of serene power, pushing with a progressive force that makes every overtake a mere formality, all while you feel like the captain of a spaceship cruising down the road.
Design and aesthetics
The bodywork, designed by Bertone, is a futuristic work of art. Its sharp lines and wedge-shaped profile break with all conventions. The immense glass surface, with its multiple windows, floods the cabin with light and creates a unique sense of space. It is a design that does not age, but rather establishes itself as a timeless icon, a rolling sculpture that continues to turn heads and provoke admiration for its aesthetic bravery.
Technology and features
The technological heart of the XM is its Hydractive suspension, an intelligent system that adapted firmness in real-time to offer a sublime balance between comfort and stability. But the innovation didn't stop there. Its advanced electronics, the Diravi steering with variable assistance, and its studied aerodynamics placed it at the technological pinnacle of its era, proving that luxury was not just leather and wood, but also intelligence and brilliant engineering solutions.
Competition
In a market dominated by the German sobriety of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5 Series, and Audi 100, the Citroën XM stood as the alternative for those seeking more than just efficiency. It competed against them not by imitating their formulas, but by offering a completely different vision of luxury and road travel, a proposal more focused on absolute comfort and design with soul than on pure sportiness or conservative status.
Conclusion
The Citroën XM is much more than an executive sedan; it is a statement of principles. A car for connoisseurs, for dreamers, for those who value creative engineering and supreme comfort above all else. To own and maintain an XM today is to guard a piece of automotive history, a complex and fascinating machine that rewards with sensations that no other car of its time can match.