CITROEN Xsara Picasso · 1.8i 16V · Minivan · 2000 ‐ 2004

From 2000 Citroen launched production of automobiles type Xsara Picasso, modification of 1.8i 16V and finished it in 2004. This car has 5 doors, the body is in the form a minivan, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.3 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«Xsara Picasso 1.8i 16V» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. This auto can be accelerated for 12.2 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 190 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 115 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 54 l of petrol, so when intermediate fuel consumption is 7.7 l per 100 km (5.9 liters on the highway, 10.8 liters in the city), that allows drive roughly 702 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 266 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 228 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension type «Transverse arms, independent, » and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 185/65R15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Citroen Xsara Picasso got the many number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags).