The Citroën Saxo is a supermini produced by the French manufacturer Citroën (PSA) from 1996 to 2003. It was also sold in Japan as the Citroën Chanson. It shares many engine and body parts with the Peugeot 106 (which itself was a development of the Citroën AX), the major difference being interiors and body panels. It was replaced by the Citroën C2 in the autumn of 2003.The Saxo received a style makeover at the start of the year 2000, commonly branded as a MK2, with the major differences being more modern styled headlights, bonnets and grilles to replace the square style on the MK1 and Multipoint injection replacing the single point on the 1.1L engines.
PAS became standard on all but the very basic models. More subtle changes were alterations to the rear lights (the indicator sections are more "white") and the engine control unit moved from a single plug to 3 plugs. The old 3 stud wheel layout was also dropped.
There was also a minor facelift during the MK1 phase of the cars production in line with the then current releases by Citroen, moving towards a rounder look.
To the eye, there are stark differences between the MkI & MkII Saxo. However, they were still not the most modern of cars. In fact, very little changed inside the vehicle and some would argue that they were driven straight out of the ark! The dashboard and glovebox arrangment remained the same with the possible addition of a passenger-side Airbag in some high range models.
By 2003, some buyers were more attracted to the spacious and practical five-door C3. However, the 1.6 VTR and VTS models remained popular. The Saxo finally finished production in late 2003 when the three-door C2 was launched. Its twin, the Peugeot 106, also ceased production at this time. By the end of the Saxos production life its design was 7 years old.
It was a sufferer of poor performances along with its twin, the 106 in a 2000 EuroNCAP test.
Citroen Saxo
Citroen Saxo
Citroen Saxo
Citroen Saxo
Citroen Saxo