Citroen Saxo VTR (Citroën Saxo 1.6i VTR)

Member Name: jmillen

Product:	Citroën Saxo 1.6i VTR
Date:	25/01/09 (580 review reads)
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Advantages: Low insurance, excellent handling

Disadvantages: It'll always be the "wannabe" to the VTS

I owned my 1998 Red Saxo VTR for about 2 years. All in all it was a very good car, do you buy one? It depends...read on!

With a 1.6 litre 8 valve engine the car is far from slow. With 98bhp its not lacking in power, with most of it available in low revs.

As with alot of French cars of this age, you do get the usual rattling from various places in the car, ,but with a bit of investigation work they're normally easy to elliminate. The front and rear bumpers have clips which can sometimes break, but again, easy enough to replace.


The interior can seem quite empty when you first sit in the,car and is generally quite basic. A sun roof is provided, but with no air con, it can get quite stuffy on a hot summer day if you dont want to drive along with the windows open everywhere you go.

The alternative to this car is of course the Saxo VTS...If you're reading this review, you're probably aware that this alternative exists, the details of which will be saved for a separate review.

Summary - A nice cheap car, with relatively low insurance group (7) and easy to drive. The handling is excellent, these Saxo's are like go-karts. You can throw them into the silliest of corners and (tyres depending of course) they'll hold on. Fuel economy is okay and general running costs are good.

Definitely a car to consider if you are looking for a relatively cheap, small second hand car.

Summary: Good....but it needs 8 more valves

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