Citroen Xantia Activa V6 0-200 acceleration

1997 Series 1 Xantia Activa V6 5-speed manual.
2,9 liter 24 valve V6.
Rated at 190 bhp - several dyno tests I have done suggest it actually makes 205-210 bhp.
Torque: 260 Nm.

Open air filter mounted 🙂

[retrogamer]

V6 engines just have a special sweet sound

[sevenseems]

They underrated this engine to 190/194hp because of tax and insurance policies in europe in 90s... basically anything above 150kw was considered luxury highest class for insurance and road tax in most european countries.. so the car would not sell half as good if it was rated at 160kw (which was realistic).. and the engine actually received many praises for being very springy and lively compared to many other competition cars at 130-140kw.

[nvl]

Xantia V6 Activa, manual too. Lovely car

[JanJansen_]

I owned 2 Xantia's. I overtook so many cars at speed bumps. Not because I am a wild driver, there simply was no need to cancel the CC.

[karelh]

Actually insane for a late 90's/ early 2000 car with only 190 hp. Officialy . In fact they have more hp...

[MiMi-]

xantia 0:24 - 0:31 0-100 km ou or 0-60 mph = 7 sec like an alfa 159 v6 for exemple

[Messergebnis-liebhaber]

This is a fantastic car. Is it bone stock except for the open air filter? According to a German magazine road test back in 1997, a V6 Activa hits 100 km/h in 7.4s & 200 km/h in 35s.