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| − | '''Citroën AX. 1986–98 (prod. 2,425,138). 3- and 5-door saloon. F/F, F/A, 954, 1124, 1294, 1360 cm³ petrol, 1360, 1527 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC).''' Smart, rational AX was conventionally engineered but had plenty of Citroën brand flavour looks-wise. Short bonnet length hints at car’s development origins as a one-box car. Promoted using TV campaign with actress Janet Mas and Red Chinese scenes. Good seller: millionth example built 1990. Good power from 1·4, mostly good handling range; diesels very economical. Facelift in 1991 relatively minor outside but smarter facia inside. Replaced by Saxo, but tooling used in Malaysia into 2000 as [[Proton Tiara]]. | + | '''Citroën AX. 1986–98 (prod. 2,425,138). 3- and 5-door saloon. F/F, F/A, 954, 1124, 1294, 1360 cm³ petrol, 1360, 1527 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC).''' Smart, rational AX was conventionally engineered but had plenty of Citroën brand flavour looks-wise. Short bonnet length hints at car’s development origins as a one-box car. Promoted using TV campaign with actress Janet Mas and Red Chinese scenes. Good seller: millionth example built 1990. Good power from 1·4, mostly good handling range; diesels very economical. Facelift in 1991 relatively minor outside but smarter facia inside. Replaced by Saxo, which had a related floorpan, but tooling used in Malaysia into 2000 as [[Proton Tiara]]. |
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| − | ''Manufacturing locations:'' Aulnay, France | + | ''Manufacturing location:'' Aulnay, France |
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| − | ''Marque:'' [[Citroën]] | ''Predecessors:'' [[Citroën 2CV]], [[Citroën Visa]], [[Citroën LNA]], [[Talbot Samba]] | ''Successor:'' [[Citroën Saxo]] | + | ''Marque:'' [[Citroën]] | ''Predecessors:'' [[Citroën 2CV]], [[Citroën Visa]], [[Citroën LNA]], [[Talbot Samba]], [[Oltcit (1981–94)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Citroën Saxo]] |
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| − | ''q.v.'' [[Proton Tiara]]
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| | ==Off-site links== | | ==Off-site links== |
| | *[http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/1193667704/index.ehtml ''Motorbase'': Citroën AX] | | *[http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/1193667704/index.ehtml ''Motorbase'': Citroën AX] |
Revision as of 15:11, 9 April 2015
Citroën AX. 1986–98 (prod. 2,425,138). 3- and 5-door saloon. F/F, F/A, 954, 1124, 1294, 1360 cm³ petrol, 1360, 1527 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC). Smart, rational AX was conventionally engineered but had plenty of Citroën brand flavour looks-wise. Short bonnet length hints at car’s development origins as a one-box car. Promoted using TV campaign with actress Janet Mas and Red Chinese scenes. Good seller: millionth example built 1990. Good power from 1·4, mostly good handling range; diesels very economical. Facelift in 1991 relatively minor outside but smarter facia inside. Replaced by Saxo, which had a related floorpan, but tooling used in Malaysia into 2000 as Proton Tiara.
Manufacturing location: Aulnay, France
Marque: Citroën | Predecessors: Citroën 2CV, Citroën Visa, Citroën LNA, Talbot Samba, Oltcit (1981–94) | Successor: Citroën Saxo
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