Citroën Saxo

Citroën Saxo three-door (1996-1999)

The Citroen Saxo is a built from June 1996 to October 2003 compact car of the French car manufacturer Citroen. It was developed as a successor to the AX together with Peugeot and shares many components and the motors with the 106

The Saxo gave it as a hatchback with three or five doors. There were various trim levels of base available to the VTS. In addition to various gasoline engines 33-87 kW ( 45-118 hp) was also offered a 1.5 - liter diesel engine with 40-42 kW ( 54/57 hp).

In September 1999, the Saxo has undergone a facelift. The headlights and taillights have been revised and adapted to the current brand design.

As with many Citroën models, the replacement of the Saxo done in two steps. First came in the spring of 2002, the C3 as a replacement for the five-door Saxo on the market. Nevertheless, the Saxo was kept nearly two years after the appearance of the C3 as a cheap entry-level model in the program. In the fall of 2003, the C2, who used the shortened platform of the C3 and was available exclusively as a three-door and thus replace the three-door Saxo followed.

Citroën Saxo five-door hatchback (1996-1999)

Citroën Saxo three-door (1999-2003)

Rear view

Citroën Saxo VTS

Motors

Saxo électrique

As with the AX existed until 2003, the Saxo with electric motor. The electric car had a pure electric drive, a 11 -kW DC motor with separate excitation and recuperation, which allowed a top speed of 91 km / h. Its range was about 120 km. The batteries with a voltage of 120 volts and a load capacity of 100 Ah of juice were distributed in the engine compartment and underbody, whereby the interior was preserved. The energy consumption was 18 kWh per 100 km. Due to the weight gain - the curb weight was 1085 kg compared to the conventionally powered models - the ƒlectrique was only approved for four people.

The Swiss company Texx AG built accumulators of the latest lithium technology in one as standard, except for the batteries and charging logic Saxo and drove with this in June 2009 by Göschenen ( Switzerland ) to Genoa on the Mediterranean, ie over 300 km without " refueling ". Thanks to its specially developed fully automatic charging logic, the batteries can be fully charged in approximately 150 minutes again.

Both types, AX and Saxo électrique were together only about 2800 times built and exported in small quantities to Germany, among others, for the vehicle fleet of the Hamburg Electricity Works.

Saxo VTS 1.6l 16V Compresseur / Saxo bemani

2002 bemani engine by the Swiss firm of AG Citroën Saxo was launched together with the Peugeot 106 with an output of 163HP and a torque of 217Nm. An acceleration time of 6.3 seconds from 0-100 km / h could be achieved by means of a specially developed bemani compressor system.