Xsara 2001 5-door

CITROËN AUSTRALIA

THE 2001 CITROËN
XSARA FIVE DOOR

New Engines

The Citroën Xsara is now powered by two state of the art 16 valve petrol engines that offer, with 83 kW from the 1.6 litre unit and 102 kW from the 2.0 litre engine, above class average power outputs. This provides the Xsara with a level of performance that all but puts its in the hot hatch bracket.

The new 1.6 litre engine, which is both lighter and more powerful than the 1.6 litre engine it replaces, is anything but a poverty pack entry level unit. It thrusts the Xsara to 100 kmh in a very respectable 11.0 seconds and, where law permits, takes it on to a top speed of 195 kmh.

This has been achieved by a number of changes to the TU5J4 engine, including reprofiling the inlet and exhaust manifold and increasing the size of the inlet valves. The engine has been fitted with state of the art sequential fuel injection and it's controlled by a fly-by-wire electronic throttle. But it’s not all about performance. The new engine is also cleaner than the unit it replaces and easier to service. For example the catalyst has been moved closer to the engine so that it warms up more quickly and, therefore becomes fully functional after shorter distances. It is also now possible to change the oil filter – which is also recyclable – without draining the oil.

The new Xsara 2001 - 2.0-litre engine in the VTS With an output of 102 kW, the new EW10J4 engine is unusually powerful in its class and this produces a quick 0-100 kmh time of 9.6 seconds and a top speed of 210 kmh, performance figures that would have put this family five door in the hot hatch class just a few years back. This advanced 16 valve unit has seen a number of changes to prepare it for installation in the 2001 Citroën Xsara.

New Citroen Xsara 2001 - 1.6-litre engine It has been on a fat fighting campaign to reduce weight, with grams carved off the cylinder block, crankshaft and pistons and, at the same time, it has been made more muscular by reducing the internal friction in the engine and made able to breath more fully with a re-profiled combustion chamber and air intake.

Again this engine is not just about more performance. It is more economical than the engine it replaces and it has lower emissions. Catalyst warm-up is speeded by an injector in the exhaust pipe that pre-heats the emissions equipment on cold start-up, while a redesigned manifold has also been designed for quick re-heat.