Long shot

Chris570 · Post by **Chris570** » 17 Oct 2010, 12:34

Did citroen ever make the xantia estate with the v6 engine?

i would guess that this would have to be in LHD guise..

longer shot, activa estates?

Post by **CitroJim** » 17 Oct 2010, 14:13

No and no I'm sad to say Chris....

A "special" RHD V6 estate exists, made, I believe, by BL Autos and was up for grabs a while back. Very expensive though...

There was never any Activa estates at all

Not sure if any specials have been made either...

A V6 automatic Activa estate with Exclusive spec. would be my ideal Xantia...

Toby_HDi · Post by **Toby_HDi** » 17 Oct 2010, 14:15

CitroJim wrote:A V6 automatic Activa estate with Exclusive spec. would be my ideal Xantia...

The next project then Jim.....

red_dwarfers · Post by **red_dwarfers** » 17 Oct 2010, 16:20

Didn't the Pug 406 have some unusual specs?
I seem to remember reading about poverty spec v6s along with v6 estates. I could be wrong though, still its a nice thought

spider · Post by **spider** » 17 Oct 2010, 16:44

red_dwarfers wrote:Didn't the Pug 406 have some unusual specs?
I seem to remember reading about poverty spec v6s along with v6 estates. I could be wrong though, still its a nice thought

Most were GLX (older shape)

Newer ones were GTX or Exec spec

I 'think' there may have been some base spec ones around for the Police service etc, along the same lines as there was such a thing as a 405 GL 1.9i (low spec no electrics but the powerful 1.9 unit) for them.

Post by **CitroJim** » 17 Oct 2010, 18:55

Toby_HDi wrote:
CitroJim wrote:A V6 automatic Activa estate with Exclusive spec. would be my ideal Xantia...
The next project then Jim.....

A lovely thought Toby, but two problems. Time and money

Not sure if an Activa estate is possible, the rear suspension is different on an estate and I'm not sure how the suspension from an Activa hatch would go...

406 V6 estates exist and are good but they don't do a lot for me. they lack the necessary ingredient - green blood...

spider · Post by **spider** » 17 Oct 2010, 19:33

CitroJim wrote:
406 V6 estates exist and are good but they don't do a lot for me. they lack the necessary ingredient - green blood...

What ? You don't like boats ?

lexi · Post by **lexi** » 17 Oct 2010, 19:38

It's a bit sad that the car that has it all is such an ugly brute.............C5 V6 estate. Including 220bhp.

Post by **CitroJim** » 17 Oct 2010, 19:42

spider wrote: What ? You don't like boats ?

Boats are OK on water Andy, but not on the road...

My lad has a 406 2.1TD so I know exactly what you mean

My 405 was a bit floaty and used to make our youngest travel sick. She never had a problem when I swapped it for a Xantia...

addo · Post by **addo** » 17 Oct 2010, 20:33

The basic chassis horns - or whatever you may wish to call them - for a V6 are close to the Activa and diesel cars. Petrol NA four-potters are slightly different.

Hardest things about Activating an estate (other than parts) are the firmware and a marginal requirement to uprate the rear anti-roll bar.

Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 17 Oct 2010, 21:06

Ive seen the V6 Xantia estate, manual S1 with a S2 front. Its very nice, it was on the CCC stand at the NEC classic car show one year, same year as our van was.

I think the 406 estate was available with a V6 and a manual box?

The C5 V6 estate would make a very nice car in my opinion, fully hydractive, strong V6 engine and lots of space and spec. I wouldnt mind trying a V6 C5, something i wouldn't mind owning.

spider · Post by **spider** » 17 Oct 2010, 21:09

Citroenmad wrote: I think the 406 estate was available with a V6 and a manual box?

I can confirm it is (well, was) , although apart from the Coupe most were auto.

If I had to take a wild guess, I would say 1/10 V6's were manual if that, although I did not see that many V6's generally anyway.