CITROEN ZX 3 Doors

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CITROEN ZX 3 Doors
CITROEN ZX 3 Doors   1996 1997
1996 1997

The last facelift for the three-door version of the Citroen ZX came a bit late to put the model back on the map in 1996.
The sales loss to it German counterparts was irrecuperable thus it was discontinued a year later. The model’s spec was quite good, with most models featuring power steering, electric windows, electric sunroof, airbag and ABS. The engine was pushes as far back as it could to put the weight behind the front axle, while the rear suspension used PSA’s fully independent trailing arm/torsion bar setup along with passive rear wheel steering and in-house made shocks.

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CITROEN ZX 3 Doors
CITROEN ZX 3 Doors   1994 1996
1994 1996

Often criticized for unreliability, Citroen ZX received its first facelift in 1994 when parent company upgraded both the interior and the exterior of the car.
While the exterior styling improvements are pretty obvious (reshaped grille, restyled headlights and new front bumper), the interior enhanced with very important parts, such as driver airbag and keypad immobilizer unavailable on the first generation ZX. More importantly, ABS became standard on top models. ZX production was ceased in 1998 when Citroen decided to replace the whole range with the newly-designed Xsara.

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CITROEN ZX 3 Doors
CITROEN ZX 3 Doors   1992 1994
1992 1994

After a four-year gap between the models, Citroen introduced a replacement for the GS range in 1990: the ZX.
Like most carmakers, Citroen didn’t reveal all its plans, and while it started with the five-door hatchback version in 1990, it waited another year to introduce the three-door version. Later on, in 1993, it added the station wagon. For some reason, the three-door was more important. Citroen built a rally-raid version on its base and won the Paris-Dakar race in 1990. Then, the customers started to ask, “where is the three-door version?”.

With a styling signed by Bertone, the ZX looked special compared to other hatchbacks from the market. Its angular headlights resembled those installed on the BX lineup, and there was no grille between them. Still, the carmaker needed to cool the engine, placed a small gap between the hood and the front bumper, and added a grille on the apron. A black stripe protected the car’s front and sides from minor scratches. The B-pillar was probably its most noticeable design signature, with a sloped lower line at its bottom. Behind it, a pop-out rear side window helped to ventilate the interior.

Inside, Citroen installed low-mounted front seats with almost no bolstering for the base models and sporty ones for the 16V version, its full-spec model. The squared-looking dashboard featured a raised, rectangular instrument cluster that sported side-mounted buttons. It was a reminiscence from the Citroen Visa. At least, they installed a turn-signal stack.

Under the hood, the carmaker offered the 3-door ZX with a choice of six engines, both gasoline, and diesel. A turbo-diesel was also on the list and provided decent performances for those times and excellent fuel efficiency.

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