Citroën Saxo

The Citroën Saxo is a supermini produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1996 to 2003. It was also sold in Japan as the Citroën Chanson. It shares many engine and body parts with the Peugeot 106 , the major difference being interiors and body panels. It was replaced by the Citroën C2 in the autumn of 2003. All engines were from the PSA TU engine series that powered the Peugeot 205 from 1988 and the Citroën AX, and had their roots before that with the OHC PSA X engine various other PSA cars used, such as the Citroën Visa, Peugeot 104 and early Peugeot... 205. The range included five petrol engines and one diesel engine, all naturally aspirated. Although the power outputs seem low in modern terms, even the range-topping VTS had a kerb weight of just 965 kg , giving all models quite a 'nippy' feel around town. The 1.0 was quite underpowered, the 1.1 was much better, since it was nearly 200 cc larger, and had roughly 30% more torque. There were 3 sport models of the Saxo: These models included 247 mm vented front brake discs, with the VTR and VTS also having rear brake discs discs.
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