Citroen Xsara

The Citroen Xsara is a compact family car produced by the French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen under its Citroen marque from 1997 to 2006. It was a development of the Citroen ZX and the Peugeot 306, with which it shared a platform and running gear, and came as a three- and five-door hatchback and a five-door estate, the estate being sold as the Break and the three-door as the Coupe. Its styling shared cues with the larger Bertone-designed Xantia but was regarded as bland by the motoring press. The straight-four range took 1.4 to 2.0 litre petrol engines and naturally aspirated and turbocharged diesels, and the Xsara was the 1998 Semperit Irish Car of the Year.