Hostia qué ilusión me hizo verte aquí Gustin, qué grande. Yo voy a heredar un ZX y debo admitir que me alegró el hecho de que tengas ese pedazo de Lexus habiendo empezado también con un ZX xD. Aun así cuidaré muy bien (O lo mejor que pueda con mi nula experiencia) el coche, que no por no ser un Lexus deja de ser un gran vehículo!
@@Gustingorriz "un maquinón"... y más aún sabiendo que cuando salió el ZX en 1991 la marca Lexus ni se conocía en España, y que además tomaba las curvas mejor que coches más caros gracias al eje trasero autodireccional
Back in the days when Top Gear was about cars! Good car the ZX. Note that a family car was a regular hatchback back then, whereas in 2021, everyone 'needs' a massive SUV. Groan. 😞
I had a metallic wine ZX Volcane, 1.9TD. Absolute MINTER of a car. The handling was unreal, the smoothness conversely was unreal, and its interior was just so gorgeous, so solid, tight and well-made; it felt very Germanic (I know they're French don't worry). Performance was just so lovely. Though it was 'only' 92bhp, its power to weight was such that it could go up one local hill faster than my current A4 130bhp TDi! I could fit so much into it with the seats down. It carried my first son as a baby comfortably. The sunroof let lovely light into the car, it was very economical.....oh....I could go on and on.....it only needed diesel, oil and brake pads in 100k. Absolutely EXCEPTIONAL car.....and in Volcane trim, just so damn handsome to look at too.
+VandaOST Oh I'd say that 1.6 was nice too in a relatively short and light enough car. Oh God yeah the 1.9TD *was* lovely. It had a higher power to weight than my current Audi A4 130 TDi. I wanted my local mechanics to do an engine transplant for me, by putting in the HDi in a 110bhp, which would have been lovely just as is, even without a chip upgrade. The HDi had considerably higher torque than the older TD, and of course better fuel economy. But it would have opened the door to some real nice tuning if I had wanted to after I got a bit hungry for more than the 110bhp. The guy used to build rally cars from scratch, used to love the PSA group diesels, and woudln't go NEAR the job!! F***in chickensh*t!!! So didn't know anyone else to do it, so....didn't! Anyway....that's history. Nice chatting about it with you though, I've enjoyed it. Best of luck again with the VRS! Cheers :)
I only had the 1.4 with 75bhp, but I can certainly attest that with the seats down, you can get 2 Marshall 4 x 12 " cabs in with plenty of room for guitars too
The PSA track record of magnificient diesel engines is really impressive. I will tell you that back in 2019 there was facelifted Xantia 1.9 TD (90 BHP) at Citroën dealer due up for regular maintenance. I kid you not it had 750 000 km on the clock! One of my uncles had the ZX (sadly not the Volcane) with that kind of engine. His had over 350 000 km when he sold it. I could go on and on. What the hell possesed you to buy A4 130bhp TDi? What`s wrong with C5 or atleast 508?
I had a 1.9D fairly recently. Handling was indeed the best part. Smoother ride than a modern car, but can still be thrown around corners. I didn't realise the Volcane was 130bhp. At that weight it must have flown.
Sadly missed . I bought one of the last made a 19rd bought ‘97 traded in as part of the Scrappage in ‘09 with 232,000 miles and a 2month old mot. Apart from wear and tear items no unexpected faults. A great car
I once had the 1.4 ZX Reflex (1993) it was a nice car to drive and drove many miles in it, shame it popped its head gasket at 64k. It also had a problem with the ecu and would buck and hop erratically when it was cold. It also like playing a game off I'm not letting you in when it would freeze, and the door handles would not go back down so the doors wouldn't stay closed.....oh, what fun it was lol. I still love Citroens old and new, I've had a C4 coupe and also a Picasso Hdi this was the most reliable car I've ever owned. The Diesel engines are far better than the petrol.....I would still love either a Bx or a Zx 16v though.
Saw a 1.9 Turbodiesel Zest ZX a few weeks ago, looked not bad for it's age if they've had it that long since 1997 shows you just how reliable the XUD engine really is didn't get a swatch at the mileage though, seems to be older people who have them where I live nowadays, but my techie teacher had the estate, fell asleep in the passenger seat going up Loch Lomand for a hillwalking outing, ride was soo smooth I didn't feel any juddering or anything, then again it's the same chassis as the 306 Citroen really were innovative and different and that's what they're missing today.
Well, if it had such a smooth ride was thanks to a self-directioning rear axle, which made cornering easier, even with the estate bodystyle. Add this to a cavernous boot, and you could ditch the idea that a good load-lugger can never be driver-appealing. And yes, the 306 had the same great chassis, but has never been as practical as the ZX, either hatchback or estate
I bought a new 1.9D Avantage 3 door in 1993 and drove it 248k miles over my 14 years of ownership. The fastest car around a roundabout I have ever had.
The first ZX I drove was Volcane 16v 2-door. It has a great engine,fantastic ride & handling,a sportier looks of a coupe & better comfortable seat than the basic yet comfy seat of other ZX models.
Still driving my 1997 TD SX. No reason to change! Only 70,000 mls, 45/47mpg, 95mph on the autobahn, tiny turning circle for easy tight parking, NEVER ONCE let me down, ever, only needs servicing once a year - which is done religiously. Car is still in showroom nick apart from minimal scuffs on bumper corners (supermarket carparks!). Only major unscheduled part replacements in all that time were a new battery and a replacement radiator due to minute seepage. No, you can't have it!
I had a 1.9 diesel (no turbo) as a company car. It had no guts at all and not good for long distances or hilly terrain. It was however very comfortable, good for lugging company gear about in and I did 116,000 miles in it with No issues. The turbodiesel would have been a great car, but being a company car, that was not mine to decide.
@TheScaryChipmunk What I hope is making special Top Gears like one doing now and making car reviews and buying tips as normal show. As I like both new and old Top Gear stylings.
When I watch these old videos from 30 years ago of cars, I think of how they would compare to nowadays. I think of the Tesla, for instance. It's a car well ahead of its time, it's not cheap but it is very much what we're heading for (just like the Citroën was at the time, in this case). From the last time I checked, you can grab a car from 1991 for less than a grand. To think this is probably where Tesla cars will be heading in 30 years time!
Yes, yes, it's all very lovely and all, but why have you used the Grandstand theme tune? Don't get me wrong, it's a cracking old tune, but it's not "Jessica" now, is it?
It's funny how he says that the 1.6 will be the one to be sold most in the uk. I have only ever seen 1.4s, a few 2Ls and ONE 1.8 petrol advertised for sale second hand. Not one 1.6.
My old man had a 1.9TD Reflex Until we found out the previous owner threw away the original keys, and gave dad the copies, resulting in him snapping the key in the ignition and having to hotwire the car. Not the best.
@@paulanderson79 You are sort of right. THe PSA track record of magnificient diesel engines is really impressive. I will tell you that back in 2019 there was facelifted Xantia 1.9 TD (90 BHP) at Citroën dealer due up for regular maintenance. I kid you not it had 750 000 km on the clock! One of my uncles had the ZX with that kind of engine. His had over 350 000 km when he sold it. I could go on and on.
@666RiffsOfDeth666 Thanks for that, but id reccomend them and i'm on my...pause to count...fifth. A turbo diesel, a diesel, a turbo diesel, 1400 petrol, all five doors, except one which was a three door. And now a diesel estate. I have a hankering after slipping a V6 into the front of a Volcane, or maybe a 2L turbo...
why did they care so much if the car had a catalytic converter? was the UK giving tax breaks to people with more environmentally friendly cars? was unleaded cheaper?
What do you mean "rear axel is no good"? Ofcourse it is. I know what I`m talking about - we had 2 ZXs 1.4i (75 BHP). one from 1991 and the 2nd one from 1997. One of my uncles had the 1.9 TD (90 BHP). There were no problems with the rear axel. There was however a lot of fun (not as much as you`d get in the mighty Xantia Activa but still) and comfort. I miss the ZX.
paulanderson79 This might be... but since 2002... i have never seen an ZX again... it took 15 years when i spotted a ZX again. And i was driving an Astra MK3 at this time. Very rare Car now... when i see how many Astra mk3 models are still on the road and how many ZX's... it's hard to believe that the ZX was much better.
My first Car was a ZX Berline 1.6i Aura with 88hp in White, got it for 250 Bucks, with 390'000ish km, i rocked that thing into the ground, uphill, downhill, on mountain roads, full throttle whenever i could, basically floored it over speedbumps and jumped it over stuff. Even with all that beating on it and not doing any maintenance only two things did go wrong with it: At around 400'000km the Oil Pan got punctured while jumping it over a Dike near the Neterlands, only noticed that there was something wrong when the Oil light came on and drove it like 5 km to the next shop where i installed a new Pan. That was also the only "oil change" it had,(only poured new stuff in, didn't even bother to change the Filter) and the Odometer let go about 2 Years in at 442'327km. It was the most amount of Fun i ever had in any Car i have owned even to this day, my 3.0 Biturbo 310hp C5 does 0-100 in less then 6 Seconds and has a top speed of roughly 270km/h, it still isn't as fun as that little bastard was. In the End i scrapped it after someone rear ended me in Bern, Car got written of and i got 1'000 from the insurance, looking back i think that must have been more then double of what i had spent over the 2 1/2 Years of owning it, don't know the Mileage it had in the end, the Odo still showed 442'327, i think i still have that thing somewhere, but it must have been closer to 455'000 at that point.
@@tyraela115 3.0 Biturbo HDI, the one with 241hp, later on i turned back the power because i didn't quite trust the transmission with all the torque, they are made to hanďle a maximum power of 450nm after all, i don't own the car anymore tho
@@aaaabababa A wise decision about turning back the power not just because of transmision but the engine. I mean people don`t realise (generally speaking now) that there`s a reason why any factory tunes this or that engine to that specific power and torque output. If you wan`t to upgrade don`t just chip tune it. You have to know what`re doing - upgrading the mechanics, materials etc. One of my uncles has C5 Tourer 2012 2.0 Hdi (163 BHP & 6 speed manual gearbox). Driven it myself on several occasions. What a seriously underrated car! What do you drive these days if you don`t mind me asking?
@@tyraela115 well, with this specific engine i wouldn't worry about the Engine not handling the Power, but that's about it, the same Engine was avalable in some Jaguars with 310hp and 700nm, i had about 310 and 600nm, at least it was somewhere around there, and the only real difference between the two engines is that the one in the Citroen has different Software and Turbos. The real reason to why they only have about 240hp and 450nm is the Aisin Transmission which is only aproved to 450 or 460nm.
I almost bought a '93 1.8i Furio as my first car, but got a Rover 200 instead... It was terrible. handled like a jelly, gearbox was shot after 50k miles and the engine leaked coolant. Wish I'd gotten the ZX in hindsight.
"this gives you the Best handling you can have from a small car" good :) both citroen 306 and zx is regarded as the best handling small cars of the 90s
i had 2 of them, break, big versions loved them both last til 300 000km no problems very comfortable i used them for traveling and never had catastrofic breakdown
Citroen did well to design the zx with the features it had (even by today's standards) but the brand and the fact it's French probably turned a lot of people off! What i hate though, is that stupid front single wiper! I'm glad it didn't catch on.
Back then Jezza was a star in a reasonably priced car.
I have a ZX 1.9d Advantage. One of the most reliable Citroen ever. I've saw ZXs with 500000 km running smooth without problems
Gustingorriz Wow
Vaya, cómo ha pasado el tiempo y evolucionado la montura
Hostia qué ilusión me hizo verte aquí Gustin, qué grande. Yo voy a heredar un ZX y debo admitir que me alegró el hecho de que tengas ese pedazo de Lexus habiendo empezado también con un ZX xD. Aun así cuidaré muy bien (O lo mejor que pueda con mi nula experiencia) el coche, que no por no ser un Lexus deja de ser un gran vehículo!
@@juanzann7082 es un maquinón. El Lexus fue el primer coche que me compré, pero el ZX fue mi primer coche de verdad
@@Gustingorriz "un maquinón"... y más aún sabiendo que cuando salió el ZX en 1991 la marca Lexus ni se conocía en España, y que además tomaba las curvas mejor que coches más caros gracias al eje trasero autodireccional
Almost 30 years later this car is still has more style than most car brands on the road.
Had a 1.4i version, really loved it.
Had a 1.9d, it was a gullet to get going, but a good car.
The ZX was extremely underrated.
I agree with you
Great french car
look at jeremy's hear. :D :D
3:13 : a Mehari, a 4L and a 2CV in the same image ! Sadly it's becoming a rare sight today even in France...
Back in the days when Top Gear was about cars! Good car the ZX.
Note that a family car was a regular hatchback back then, whereas in 2021, everyone 'needs' a massive SUV. Groan. 😞
I bought a 1996 ZX Aura as my very first car today, great car. Hugely comfortable
Try again.
I had a metallic wine ZX Volcane, 1.9TD. Absolute MINTER of a car. The handling was unreal, the smoothness conversely was unreal, and its interior was just so gorgeous, so solid, tight and well-made; it felt very Germanic (I know they're French don't worry).
Performance was just so lovely. Though it was 'only' 92bhp, its power to weight was such that it could go up one local hill faster than my current A4 130bhp TDi!
I could fit so much into it with the seats down. It carried my first son as a baby comfortably. The sunroof let lovely light into the car, it was very economical.....oh....I could go on and on.....it only needed diesel, oil and brake pads in 100k.
Absolutely EXCEPTIONAL car.....and in Volcane trim, just so damn handsome to look at too.
+VandaOST
Oh I'd say that 1.6 was nice too in a relatively short and light enough car.
Oh God yeah the 1.9TD *was* lovely. It had a higher power to weight than my current Audi A4 130 TDi.
I wanted my local mechanics to do an engine transplant for me, by putting in the HDi in a 110bhp, which would have been lovely just as is, even without a chip upgrade. The HDi had considerably higher torque than the older TD, and of course better fuel economy. But it would have opened the door to some real nice tuning if I had wanted to after I got a bit hungry for more than the 110bhp. The guy used to build rally cars from scratch, used to love the PSA group diesels, and woudln't go NEAR the job!! F***in chickensh*t!!! So didn't know anyone else to do it, so....didn't!
Anyway....that's history. Nice chatting about it with you though, I've enjoyed it.
Best of luck again with the VRS!
Cheers :)
I only had the 1.4 with 75bhp, but I can certainly attest that with the seats down, you can get 2 Marshall 4 x 12 " cabs in with plenty of room for guitars too
The PSA track record of magnificient diesel engines is really impressive. I will tell you that back in 2019 there was facelifted Xantia 1.9 TD (90 BHP) at Citroën dealer due up for regular maintenance. I kid you not it had 750 000 km on the clock! One of my uncles had the ZX (sadly not the Volcane) with that kind of engine. His had over 350 000 km when he sold it. I could go on and on.
What the hell possesed you to buy A4 130bhp TDi? What`s wrong with C5 or atleast 508?
I had a 1.9D fairly recently. Handling was indeed the best part. Smoother ride than a modern car, but can still be thrown around corners.
I didn't realise the Volcane was 130bhp. At that weight it must have flown.
+Anthony Scaife There was also the ZX Dakar with 157 BHP. :))))))
They actually built a 2.0 16v with 163hp later on.
I had a Citroen Zx 1.4 Xp Break for 13 years
Sadly missed . I bought one of the last made a 19rd bought ‘97 traded in as part of the Scrappage in ‘09 with 232,000 miles and a 2month old mot. Apart from wear and tear items no unexpected faults. A great car
Never seen this before, I like the ZX.... I've had 6 of them!
1x Avantage 1.4i, 2x 1.9i Volcane, 2x 2.0i Volcane, and 1x 2.0i 16v.
i still have mine, a 1.9 diesel from 1995, used every day without any problems
im still using 1.4i .... and i love it !
I once had the 1.4 ZX Reflex (1993) it was a nice car to drive and drove many miles in it, shame it popped its head gasket at 64k. It also had a problem with the ecu and would buck and hop erratically when it was cold. It also like playing a game off I'm not letting you in when it would freeze, and the door handles would not go back down so the doors wouldn't stay closed.....oh, what fun it was lol.
I still love Citroens old and new, I've had a C4 coupe and also a Picasso Hdi this was the most reliable car I've ever owned. The Diesel engines are far better than the petrol.....I would still love either a Bx or a Zx 16v though.
I had a '96 Elation 1.4. I really loved that car. Great handling for definite, you could really chuck it about. I kinda miss it.
still driving a 1.4er from 93 :)
and it seems to have the same color as in the video, wish it had the comfort stuff in the tested one though...
Saw a 1.9 Turbodiesel Zest ZX a few weeks ago, looked not bad for it's age if they've had it that long since 1997 shows you just how reliable the XUD engine really is didn't get a swatch at the mileage though, seems to be older people who have them where I live nowadays, but my techie teacher had the estate, fell asleep in the passenger seat going up Loch Lomand for a hillwalking outing, ride was soo smooth I didn't feel any juddering or anything, then again it's the same chassis as the 306 Citroen really were innovative and different and that's what they're missing today.
Well, if it had such a smooth ride was thanks to a self-directioning rear axle, which made cornering easier, even with the estate bodystyle. Add this to a cavernous boot, and you could ditch the idea that a good load-lugger can never be driver-appealing. And yes, the 306 had the same great chassis, but has never been as practical as the ZX, either hatchback or estate
I really love this Car
I bought a new 1.9D Avantage 3 door in 1993 and drove it 248k miles over my 14 years of ownership. The fastest car around a roundabout I have ever had.
what Jeremy said about Citroen and Grace jones is funny because she was in one of their commercials
The first ZX I drove was Volcane 16v 2-door. It has a great engine,fantastic ride & handling,a sportier looks of a coupe & better comfortable seat than the basic yet comfy seat of other ZX models.
The 16v model was not called the Volcane, it was simply called the '16v'. Differentiated by a bodykit.
I had one in the late 90s, hugely under rated.
@@aston-martin-internationalist it has the same bodykit as the volcane
Excellent car and unbiased review,good top gear
Still driving my 1997 TD SX. No reason to change! Only 70,000 mls, 45/47mpg, 95mph on the autobahn, tiny turning circle for easy tight parking, NEVER ONCE let me down, ever, only needs servicing once a year - which is done religiously. Car is still in showroom nick apart from minimal scuffs on bumper corners (supermarket carparks!). Only major unscheduled part replacements in all that time were a new battery and a replacement radiator due to minute seepage. No, you can't have it!
AX's big brother!
oh a new episode of TopGear!
Things evolved fast af...
I had a 1.9 diesel (no turbo) as a company car. It had no guts at all and not good for long distances or hilly terrain. It was however very comfortable, good for lugging company gear about in and I did 116,000 miles in it with No issues. The turbodiesel would have been a great car, but being a company car, that was not mine to decide.
The ZX was a competant good value hatchback especially in 5 door Turbo Diesel form.
@TheScaryChipmunk What I hope is making special Top Gears like one doing now and making car reviews and buying tips as normal show. As I like both new and old Top Gear stylings.
Terrific cars.
When I watch these old videos from 30 years ago of cars, I think of how they would compare to nowadays.
I think of the Tesla, for instance. It's a car well ahead of its time, it's not cheap but it is very much what we're heading for (just like the Citroën was at the time, in this case).
From the last time I checked, you can grab a car from 1991 for less than a grand. To think this is probably where Tesla cars will be heading in 30 years time!
I've just ditched my "modern" car for a '96 ZX TD. I kid you not. Completely bored of modern junk. Will update.
How are you getting on?
@@nathantoyn1873 Perfect! It just works! Did have to replace l/h indicator stalk tho.
Ain't no way, a fking ZX from 1991 has adjustable rear seat! No cheap car had or has that! It seems like such a premium feature.
I do wish Top Gear nowadays would just occassionally break from their neew norm and simply review cars like this again...
Why would they want to review a 1991 car again.
I remember the training video with Quinton Wilson in it I think it was maybe before it went on sale I liked the zx
I do really like that back seat. I wish more cars in the US came with that feature.
So import one. :)
Its a shame the zx has faded away.
Yes, yes, it's all very lovely and all, but why have you used the Grandstand theme tune? Don't get me wrong, it's a cracking old tune, but it's not "Jessica" now, is it?
C'mon Jeremy, you like that there is no catalyst or ABS :D
That's a 1.9, by the way.
It's funny how he says that the 1.6 will be the one to be sold most in the uk. I have only ever seen 1.4s, a few 2Ls and ONE 1.8 petrol advertised for sale second hand. Not one 1.6.
My old man had a 1.9TD Reflex Until we found out the previous owner threw away the original keys, and gave dad the copies, resulting in him snapping the key in the ignition and having to hotwire the car. Not the best.
Oh shit. But you know you can`t blame the car for that.
Never had one. First was vauxhall nova
Second vauxhall cavalier
Third vauxhall corsa.
Last TT baby.
DUDE my father has one of these
ma zx 1.4 a 313678 km ca marche du feu de dieux vive citroen
+guille64 esto si que habria molado verlo ;DD
My 1st car :))
Why is Clarkson speaking so weirdly? Like 1920's posh British accent... the kind yanks think we speak like every day.
1991 BBC.
Ναί ρε φίλε, αυτό το αμάξι είναι σκυλί..
We had a red Citroen ZX 1.4 Reflex! But the motor died after 18 jears:-(
my grandparents bought a 1.4 reflex in 1992, my mum never liked driving it as it was too big for her
theirs was red
do you recommend zx 1.8 8v gasoline?i had a c4 two door but i really like zx!
I recomend both - the C4 and the ZX. :)
@MrCanopius i drove three of them, and wrote one off. Oooops... But they were great. Two of mine had driver's lights! Ha, take that Clarkmeister..
@MrDionisis7 David Bowie - Fashion
1.9 td is the best diesel engine on the road
That's probably a step too far.
@@paulanderson79 You are sort of right. THe PSA track record of magnificient diesel engines is really impressive. I will tell you that back in 2019 there was facelifted Xantia 1.9 TD (90 BHP) at Citroën dealer due up for regular maintenance. I kid you not it had 750 000 km on the clock! One of my uncles had the ZX with that kind of engine. His had over 350 000 km when he sold it. I could go on and on.
@@tyraela115 I ran a 2.2 HDi for some years. Very civilised four cylinder diesel unit.
@BrianSupreme im driving 1993, i love it so much because its my first car but its slowly falling apart ;(
@666RiffsOfDeth666 Thanks for that, but id reccomend them and i'm on my...pause to count...fifth.
A turbo diesel, a diesel, a turbo diesel, 1400 petrol, all five doors, except one which was a three door. And now a diesel estate. I have a hankering after slipping a V6 into the front of a Volcane, or maybe a 2L turbo...
why did they care so much if the car had a catalytic converter? was the UK giving tax breaks to people with more environmentally friendly cars? was unleaded cheaper?
Help me *KENNY!!* Help me! He’s just got my dog! *HELP ME!!!! HELP ME!!!!*
Yeah and now we know, that the ,,new"(at that time) rear axel is no good. Though the car is very very nice i have one of them the 1,4.
What do you mean "rear axel is no good"? Ofcourse it is. I know what I`m talking about - we had 2 ZXs 1.4i (75 BHP). one from 1991 and the 2nd one from 1997. One of my uncles had the 1.9 TD (90 BHP). There were no problems with the rear axel. There was however a lot of fun (not as much as you`d get in the mighty Xantia Activa but still) and comfort. I miss the ZX.
Clarkson was less of a 'proper knob' in those days.
I had a volcane! was a beast! had it for a week then I blew it up...
AGREED!
Clarky saying he has a beef with no catalytic converter... YOU`RE maaaaddd haha!
funny just had crash in one of thease got broken leg 6 week :'(
Got a Citröen Zx Advantage 1.9 diesel I'm 13 I drive it in a field
The Escort was dump
On the dot
ايام حرب الخليخ
His hair looks like a 2-3 year old potted plant threaded down his head.
@MegaMrDamo Er is 'sick' youth speak for good?
Name of song at 1:30?
hehehe proper knobs...
Ah, i hate this ugly car!! But really, thanks for uploading these!!
When i saw this Video... I'd started thinking ,,In the end, this is an Astra mk3 with Citroën emblems on it..."
The ZX was a far better car than the Vauxhall Astra.
paulanderson79 This might be... but since 2002... i have never seen an ZX again... it took 15 years when i spotted a ZX again. And i was driving an Astra MK3 at this time. Very rare Car now... when i see how many Astra mk3 models are still on the road and how many ZX's... it's hard to believe that the ZX was much better.
@@DB103Freak I'm not a Citroën fan either.
@@sotirismp2883 I actually really like Citroën. My comment was just to get rid of the poster here who adores Vauxhalls.
@@DB103Freak come to Portugal, there are still plenty
@lazakas wish i could more thumbs up on this comment!!
This is a Volvo
I bet this car looked outdated even back then
You lose your bet.
Send me your money, all of it!
Buona auto, ma motore fiacco e tenuta di strada cattiva....troppo rollio e beccheggio di serie. Good car but engine is slow and Handling is bad....
It`s not even a good joke.
Owned 2 of them, both 2.0i Volcane models. Easily one of the best cars I’ve driven.
A lot of cool features that are finally making it to market in 2012 cars. Imagine. And this was 91... Typical Citroen, 20 years ahead of it's time...
My first Car was a ZX Berline 1.6i Aura with 88hp in White, got it for 250 Bucks, with 390'000ish km, i rocked that thing into the ground, uphill, downhill, on mountain roads, full throttle whenever i could, basically floored it over speedbumps and jumped it over stuff.
Even with all that beating on it and not doing any maintenance only two things did go wrong with it:
At around 400'000km the Oil Pan got punctured while jumping it over a Dike near the Neterlands, only noticed that there was something wrong when the Oil light came on and drove it like 5 km to the next shop where i installed a new Pan. That was also the only "oil change" it had,(only poured new stuff in, didn't even bother to change the Filter) and the Odometer let go about 2 Years in at 442'327km.
It was the most amount of Fun i ever had in any Car i have owned even to this day, my 3.0 Biturbo 310hp C5 does 0-100 in less then 6 Seconds and has a top speed of roughly 270km/h, it still isn't as fun as that little bastard was. In the End i scrapped it after someone rear ended me in Bern, Car got written of and i got 1'000 from the insurance, looking back i think that must have been more then double of what i had spent over the 2 1/2 Years of owning it, don't know the Mileage it had in the end, the Odo still showed 442'327, i think i still have that thing somewhere, but it must have been closer to 455'000 at that point.
Man i loved that bastard...
So you tuned your C5 Biturbo to 310 BHP? 3.0 petrol or 3.0Hdi?
@@tyraela115 3.0 Biturbo HDI, the one with 241hp, later on i turned back the power because i didn't quite trust the transmission with all the torque, they are made to hanďle a maximum power of 450nm after all, i don't own the car anymore tho
@@aaaabababa A wise decision about turning back the power not just because of transmision but the engine. I mean people don`t realise (generally speaking now) that there`s a reason why any factory tunes this or that engine to that specific power and torque output. If you wan`t to upgrade don`t just chip tune it. You have to know what`re doing - upgrading the mechanics, materials etc.
One of my uncles has C5 Tourer 2012 2.0 Hdi (163 BHP & 6 speed manual gearbox). Driven it myself on several occasions. What a seriously underrated car!
What do you drive these days if you don`t mind me asking?
@@tyraela115 well, with this specific engine i wouldn't worry about the Engine not handling the Power, but that's about it, the same Engine was avalable in some Jaguars with 310hp and 700nm, i had about 310 and 600nm, at least it was somewhere around there, and the only real difference between the two engines is that the one in the Citroen has different Software and Turbos. The real reason to why they only have about 240hp and 450nm is the Aisin Transmission which is only aproved to 450 or 460nm.
I almost bought a '93 1.8i Furio as my first car, but got a Rover 200 instead... It was terrible. handled like a jelly, gearbox was shot after 50k miles and the engine leaked coolant. Wish I'd gotten the ZX in hindsight.
+soundseeker63 A Rover with a failed head gasket? That's unusual..... On a parallel universe.
The Aura was most certainly not the biggest seller in the UK. Avantages seemed to outnumber them by about 10 to 1.
My father owns one ZX, in a medium condition. It's amazing, you are feelin the road.
Is it me or is the styling of the ZX similar to that of a Yugo Sana?
Yep, similar
"this gives you the Best handling you can have from a small car" good :) both citroen 306 and zx is regarded as the best handling small cars of the 90s
I had one, a diesel..only cause my dad bought me one. Was too sluggish for me
adeso o la terza zx .una machina come poche
As a kid I wanted the XM, the BX or even the tiny AX but the ZX looks like the bext all-rounder of them all looking back.
小粋なダブル・シェブロンの新世代コンパクトカー
i had 2 of them, break, big versions
loved them both last til 300 000km no problems
very comfortable i used them for traveling and never had catastrofic breakdown
Citroen did well to design the zx with the features it had (even by today's standards) but the brand and the fact it's French probably turned a lot of people off! What i hate though, is that stupid front single wiper! I'm glad it didn't catch on.
Among other Citroëns we also had one BX and 2 ZXs. What`s wrong with single wiper?