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{{Infobox automobile
| image = Citroen ZX front 20080118.jpg
| name = Citroën ZX
| manufacturer = [[Citroën]]
| aka = [[Citroën Fukang|Citroën ZX Fukang]] (China)<br />[[Citroën Elysée]] (China)<br/>[[Citroën C-Elysée]] (China)<br/>[[Citroën Fukang|Dongfeng N15]] (van, China)<br/>[[Citroën Fukang|Dongfeng EQ1010F]] (van, China)
| production = 1991–1998 (Citroën ZX)<br />1992–2008 ([[Citroën Fukang]])<br />2002–2008 ([[Citroën Elysée]])<br />2008–2013 (Citroën C-Elysée)
| assembly = {{ubl
  | France: Aulnay-sous-Bois ([[PSA Aulnay-sous-Bois Plant]])<ref name="usinenouvelle.com">{{cite journal|url=https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/productioncomment-citroen-a-transfere-ses-zx-d-aulnay-a-rennesle-constructeur-d-automobiles-realise-actuellement-le-transfert-de-la-production-de-ses-zx-de-region-parisienne-en-bretagne-une-operation-.N78130|title=Production: Comment Citroën a transféré ses ZX d'Aulnay à Rennes|date=29 February 1996|journal = L'Usine Nouvelle |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210822140037/https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/productioncomment-citroen-a-transfere-ses-zx-d-aulnay-a-rennesle-constructeur-d-automobiles-realise-actuellement-le-transfert-de-la-production-de-ses-zx-de-region-parisienne-en-bretagne-une-operation-.N78130 | archive-date= 2021-08-22 }}</ref>
  | France: Rennes ([[PSA Rennes Plant]])<ref name="usinenouvelle.com"/>
  | France: Poissy ([[Stellantis Poissy Plant|PSA Poissy Plant]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2008/12/psa-va-redistribuer-le-travail-entre-aulnay-et-poissy-avec-sa-nouvelle-c3-517478|title=PSA va redistribuer le travail entre Aulnay et Poissy avec sa nouvelle C3|date= 2008-12-17| work = Les Echos | language = fr | first = Denis | last = Fainsilber | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210822133618/https://www.lesechos.fr/2008/12/psa-va-redistribuer-le-travail-entre-aulnay-et-poissy-avec-sa-nouvelle-c3-517478 | archive-date= 2021-08-22 }}</ref>
  | China: [[Xiangyang]] and [[Wuhan]]
  | Spain: Vigo ([[PSA Vigo Plant]])
  | Morocco ([[Sopriam]])<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=Dossier le secteur automobile marocain|work=Al Wassit Magazine|number=24|date=May–June 1998|url=http://archives.cnd.hcp.ma/uploads/news/018524.pdf}}</ref>
  | [[Uruguay]]: [[Barra de Carrasco]] (Oferol)
  }}
| designer = [[Donato Coco]] in collaboration with [[Gruppo Bertone|Bertone]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Julian | last = Marsh |url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/prototypes/projet-n/n2.html |title=ZX Prototypes |publisher=Citroenet.org.uk |access-date=2023-07-25}}</ref>
| predecessor = [[Citroën GS]] (1970–1986)
| successor = [[Citroën Xsara]]
| class = [[Small family car]] ([[C-segment|C]])
| engine = 
| layout = [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive]]
| related = [[Citroën Xsara]]<br />[[Citroën Elysée]]<br />[[Peugeot 306]]<br />[[Aeolus S30]]<br />[[Lifan 520]]
| body_style = 3-door hatchback<br />5-door hatchback<br />5-door wagon
| transmission = 4-speed automatic<br/>5-speed manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|2540|mm|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 March 1993 |title=Peugeot 306 vs Citroen ZX vs VW Golf |work=Autocar}}</ref>
| height = 
| length = {{convert|4085-4260|mm|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicdb.fia.com/sites/default/files/car_attachment/1731517201/homologation_form_number_5468_group_a.pdf|title=Homologation Form In Accordance With Appendix J Of The International Sporting Code|access-date=18 October 2025}}</ref>
}}

The '''Citroën ZX''' is a [[Compact car|small family car]] produced by the French manufacturer [[Citroën]] between 1991 and 1998.

At the beginning of the 1990s, the ZX was Citroën's entry in the class traditionally dominated in Europe by the [[Ford Escort (European)|Ford Escort]] and [[Vauxhall Astra|Vauxhall]]/[[Opel Astra]], a [[market segment]] Citroën had briefly abandoned with the demise of the [[Citroën GS|GSA]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=3266 |title= Model specs: 1970-1986 Citroen GS/GSA | work = Octane |publisher= Dennis Publishing Limited | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708163128/http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=3266 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Citroën BX|BX]] had tried to address the small family car market and the large family car market by being "between sizes" but well packaged. For 1993, the Citroën ZX chassis was also used for the [[Peugeot 306]] which, with its attractive [[Peugeot 205]] derived styling, was an even more successful car than its twin. The [[Citroën Berlingo]] and [[Peugeot Partner]] were also built on the front half of the same platform, the rear coming from the 405, an arrangement shared underneath the Xsara Picasso.

It was replaced by the [[Citroën Xsara|Xsara]] in September 1997, but production in Europe continued until 1998.

==China==
The ZX was the first Citroën built in [[China]]. A [[Saloon (automobile)|saloon]] derivative, called the [[Citroën Elysée]], along with the China-based ZX known as the [[Citroën Fukang|Fukang]], continued to be produced for the [[China|Chinese]] market by the [[Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile]], a [[joint venture]] with the [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation]].

== Model History ==
[[File:1994 Citroen ZX Dimension 1.9 Rear.jpg|thumb|left|Citroën ZX Dimension (five door, facelift)]]
[[File:1993 Citroen ZX Volcane TD (9758856532).jpg|thumb|Citroën ZX Volcane (three door, pre-facelift)]]
[[File:Citroën ZX interior.jpg|thumb|Interior]]
The [[Citroën GS]] had been a ground breaking and radical new model in the small family car market on its launch in 1970, scooping the [[European Car of the Year]] award, and was facelifted in 1979 and gained a hatchback which saw it transformed into the GSA.

However, such was the success of the larger [[Citroën BX|BX]] after its 1982 launch, that PSA decided to delay the launch of an immediate replacement for the GSA when it was finally discontinued in 1986. Development work began on a new C segment hatchback, which was originally expected to be launched as the Citroën FX at the beginning of the 1990s.

Although the Rally Raid version of the ZX debuted during 1990, the ZX was officially launched on the [[Left- and right-hand traffic|left hand drive]] continental markets on 16 March 1991, with [[United Kingdom|British]] sales beginning in May that year, initially only with petrol engines. The diesel ZX went on sale later in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|first=Julian | last = Marsh |url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/psa/zx/zx1.htm |title=Citroën ZX |publisher=Citroenet.org.uk |access-date=2011-08-07}}</ref> The ZX was helped at the time of introduction by having reached the market a few months before the new version of the [[Opel Astra|Opel]]/[[Vauxhall Astra]].

The sales target was about 230,000 vehicles per year, with half of that number going outside of [[France]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=February 1991|first=Xavier | last = Karcher | title = Nous ferons école! | language = fr | magazine =L'Action Automobile et Touristique|issue=352}}</ref>

It went on sale in New Zealand in the beginning of 1993, as a five door in 1.6 Aura or Turbodiesel trim, with the naturally aspirated diesel and Volcane GTi (1.9) models joining a few weeks later. New Zealand's unleaded petrol was of a low octane rating, meaning that initially only uncatalyzed cars were on offer.<ref name="NZCarp44">{{cite journal | ref = NZC393 | journal = New Zealand Car | title = Sweet Package | page = 44 | volume = 7 | number = 5 | date = March 1993 | editor-last = Anderson | editor-first = Donn | location = Auckland, New Zealand | publisher = Accent Publishing Cnr | issn = 0113-0196 }}</ref>
[[File:Citroen ZX Aura Turbo D Heck.JPG|left|thumb|Citroën ZX Break/Estate]]

In January 1994, the estate of the ZX debuted, and went on sale in May, shortly thereafter followed by a mid-cycle facelift.

The first examples of the ZX had been produced in 1990, with the three door Rally Raid model being the winner of the [[Paris-Dakar]], which started just after Christmas. The first prototypes of the ZX had actually debuted at the [[Baja Aragon]] on 20 July 1990. Drag resistance ranged from Cds 0.30 to 0.33.<ref name=NZCarp46>[[#NZC393|''Sweet Package'']], p. 46</ref>

The launch of the ZX marked the return of Citroën into the C sector of the car market; it had discontinued the GSA in 1986 with no immediate replacement, largely due to the success of the larger BX. However, Citroën had decided to phase out the BX between 1990 and 1993, by at first launching a smaller model, and then adding a larger model (the [[Citroën Xantia|Xantia]]) to its range.

The ZX's interior space and value received praise from critics and consumers. Of particular note was the unusual rear seat arrangement: the rear bench was mounted on a sliding platform that allowed it to be moved rearwards to increase rear legroom, or forwards to increase cargo space or to allow the seat back to be tilted backwards.<ref name="TV1191.11">{{cite magazine | ref = RC91 | title = Cittra med klang | trans-title = Citroën with tone | language = sv | magazine = [[Teknikens Värld]] | publisher = Specialtidningsförlaget AB | location = Stockholm, Sweden | page = 11 | date = 1991-05-30 | issue = 10 | volume = 43 | first = Robert | last = Collin }}</ref> Unfortunately, only the seat backs folded forward on models so fitted; lower specification models had more ultimate cargo capacity as the rear seat cushion folded up, allowing the seat back to be laid down flat. The ZX's specifications were good for its class, with most models getting [[power steering]], electric windows, electric sunroof, a driver's side (and sometimes passenger's side) [[airbag]], and [[anti-lock braking system]] as either optional or standard equipment. It remained competitively priced though, unlike the Mark III [[Volkswagen Golf Mk3|Volkswagen Golf]], which was priced at a premium when launched in August 1991.

The familiar range of PSA powertrains drove the front wheels of a seemingly conventionally designed chassis. At the front was a standard [[MacPherson strut]] layout with [[anti-roll bar]], while the rear used the PSA Peugeot-Citroën fully independent [[trailing arm]]/[[torsion bar]] set up that was first introduced on the estate of the [[Peugeot 305]].

However, PSA's chassis engineers employed some unusual features, including [[Steering#passive|passive rear-wheel steering]] to induce compliance understeer by means of specially designed bushes in the rear suspension.<ref name="TV1191.11"/> At high mileages, this is prone to wear off the axle mounting bushes, which is easily fixed. The rear shock absorbers were developed and constructed in house.

[[File:1994 Citroen ZX Dimension 1.9 Front.jpg|left|thumb|1994 Citroën ZX (five door, facelift)]]
It is also prone to wear in the rear axle trailing arm bearings, which then wear the trailing arm axle tubes, requiring an expensive rebuild or a replacement axle assembly.<ref>{{citation | title = Citroen ZX Petrol/Service and Repair Manual: 1991-1998 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140912025936/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/122038287/Citroen-ZX-Suspension-and-steering | archive-date = 2014-09-12 | url = http://www.docstoc.com/docs/122038287/Citroen-ZX-Suspension-and-steering | first = Mark | last = Coombs | isbn = 978-1859607503 | publisher = Haynes Manuals Inc. | location = Sparkford, Somerset, UK | date = 2000 | page = 10·1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sspengineering.co.uk/ |title= Peugeot Rear Suspension Replacement & Citroen Rear Suspension Replacement | publisher = R.Mountjoy Engineering - Formerly SSP Engineering |access-date=2 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901110154/http://www.sspengineering.co.uk/ |archive-date=1 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The diesel and larger capacity petrol engines are canted as far back as possible in the engine bay, in an effort to put as much weight as possible behind the front axle line, also reducing the centre of gravity, while improving weight distribution and minimising understeer.

==Models==
At the time of its launch, the ZX range consisted of a collection of four very individual trim levels; the base model was the "Reflex" aimed at young people, next was the "Avantage" aimed at families, and then there was the luxury "Aura" series. The final series was the relatively sporting "Volcane" series, with lowered (and hard) suspension. The later "Volcane" TD was one of the first diesel [[hot hatch]]es.

Over time, further models were introduced, including the "Furio", a cheaper model with a sporting tone combined with the lesser engines, a 16-valve engined high performance derivative, and many special editions.

The ZX was initially available as a three- or five-door [[hatchback]], while a five-door estate was added to the range in 1994. It was offered with petrol engines from 1.1&nbsp;L to 2.0&nbsp;L, as well as three 1.9&nbsp;L diesel engines including a [[turbodiesel]]. However, the 1.1 petrol engine was never sold in Britain.

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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" | Model
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" | Bodystyle
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" | Engine
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" | Displacement<br />cc
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" | Fuel feed
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" colspan="3" | Max power
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" colspan="3" | Max torque
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" | Transmission
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" colspan="2" | Weight
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" colspan="2" | Top speed
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" | Acceleration<br>0–100&nbsp;km/h
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" | Years built<br>(EU)
|-
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |PS
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |kW
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |at rpm
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |Nm
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |lb·ft
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |at rpm
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |kg
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |lb
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |km/h
!style="background:#DCDCDC" align="center" valign="middle" |mph
|-
! colspan=18 style="background:#e8e8e8" | ''Petrol-engined versions''
|-
|'''ZX 1.1'''||rowspan="4"|hatchback||[[PSA TU engine#TU1|TU1 F2/K]]||rowspan="2"|1,124||Carburettor||{{cvt|60|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 5800||{{cvt|91|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3200||rowspan="10"|[[Manual transmission|5MT]] ||{{cvt|931|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|155|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}|| - ||1991-92
|-
|'''ZX 1.1i'''||[[PSA TU engine#TU1|TU1M/Z]]||[[electronic fuel injection|EFI]]||{{cvt|60|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6200||{{cvt|87.5|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3800||{{cvt|940|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|161|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}|| - ||1993-97
|-
|'''ZX 1.4'''||[[PSA TU engine#TU3|TU3 F2/K]]||rowspan="3"|1360||Carburettor||{{cvt|75|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 5800||{{cvt|116|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3800||{{cvt|945|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|172|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||11.9||1991-92
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''ZX 1.4i'''||rowspan="2"|[[PSA TU engine#TU3|TU3JP]]||rowspan="16"|EFI||{{cvt|75|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 5500||{{cvt|111|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3400||{{cvt|945|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|172|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||rowspan="2"|13.7||1992-97
|-
|[[Station wagon|Break]]||{{cvt|75|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 5500||{{cvt|111|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3400||{{cvt|1015|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|165|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||1994-97
|-
|'''ZX 1.6i'''||rowspan="2"|hatchback||rowspan="3"|[[PSA XU#XU5|XU5 M3/Z]]||rowspan="3"|1580||{{cvt|88|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6400||{{cvt|132|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3000||{{cvt|995|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|181|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||11.5||1991-92
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''ZX 1.6i Cat'''||{{cvt|88|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6000||{{cvt|128|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3000||{{cvt|995|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|177|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||13.1||1992-97
|-
|Break||{{cvt|88|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6000||{{cvt|128|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3000||{{cvt|1070|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|172|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||12.0||1995-98
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''ZX 1.8i'''||hatchback||rowspan="3"|[[PSA XU#XU7|XU7JP]]||rowspan="5"|1761||{{cvt|101|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6000||{{cvt|153|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3000||{{cvt|1008|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|188|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||11.3||1992-96
|-
|Break||{{cvt|101|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6000||{{cvt|153|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3000||{{cvt|1090|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|180|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||11.1||1994-96
|-
|'''ZX 1.8i<br />Automatique'''||hatchback||{{cvt|101|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6000||{{cvt|153|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3000||[[Automatic transmission|4AT]]||{{cvt|1048|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|176|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||13.6||1993-97
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''ZX 1.8 16v'''||hatchback||[[PSA XU engine#XU7|XU7JP4]]||{{cvt|110|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 5500||{{cvt|155|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 4250||rowspan="4"|5MT||{{cvt|1050|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|195|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||11.3||1996-97
|-
|Break||[[PSA XU engine#XU7|XU7JP4]]||{{cvt|110|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 5500||{{cvt|155|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 4250||{{cvt|1093|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|193|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||9.6||1996-98
|-
|'''ZX 1.9i'''||rowspan="6"|hatchback||[[PSA XU engine#XU9|XU9JA]]||rowspan="3"|1905||{{cvt|130|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6000||{{cvt|161|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 4750||{{cvt|1055|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|205|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||9.4||1991-92
|-
|'''ZX 1.9i Cat'''||rowspan="2"|[[PSA XU engine#XU9|XU9JA/Z]]||{{cvt|122|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6000||{{cvt|142|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3800||{{cvt|1055|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|201|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||9.7||1992-94
|-
|'''ZX 1.9i Cat<br />Automatique'''||{{cvt|120|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6000||{{cvt|150|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3000||4AT||{{cvt|1055|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|200|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||12.3||1993
|-
|'''ZX 2.0i'''||[[PSA XU engine#XU10|XU10J2C]]||rowspan="3"|1998||{{cvt|121|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 5750||{{cvt|176|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 2750||rowspan="3"|5MT||{{cvt|1104|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|202|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||10.2||1992-94
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''ZX 2.0 16v'''||[[PSA XU engine#XU10|XU10 J4D/Z]]||{{cvt|152|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6500||{{cvt|182.5|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 3500||{{cvt|1150|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|220|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||9.4||1992-96
|-
|[[PSA XU engine#XU10|XU10 J4RS]]||{{cvt|167|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 6500||{{cvt|193|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 5500||{{cvt|1170|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|219|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||8.5||1996-97
|-
! colspan=18 style="background:#e8e8e8" | ''Diesel-engined versions''
|-
|rowspan="4"|'''ZX 1.9 D'''||rowspan="2"|hatchback||rowspan="4"|[[PSA XUD engine#XUD9|XUD9/Z]]||rowspan="6"|1,905||rowspan="4"|[[Indirect injection]]<br>[[Diesel engine|diesel]]||{{cvt|64|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 4600||{{cvt|118|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 2000||rowspan="6"|5MT||{{cvt|1035|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|161|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||18.5||1993-95
|-
|{{cvt|68|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 4600||{{cvt|120|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 2000||{{cvt|1035|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|167|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||16.1||1995-97
|-
|rowspan="2"|Break||{{cvt|64|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 4600||{{cvt|118|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 2000||{{cvt|1090|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|158|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||18.8||1994-95
|-
|{{cvt|68|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 4600||{{cvt|120|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 2000||{{cvt|1090|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|160|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||16.6||1995-98
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''ZX 1.9 TD'''||hatchback||rowspan="2"|[[PSA XUD engine#XUD9|XUD9 TE/L]]||rowspan="2"|Indirect injection<br>[[Turbodiesel]], [[Intercooler]]||{{cvt|92|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 4000||{{cvt|196|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 2200||{{cvt|1102|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|183|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||12.0||1993-97
|-
|Break||{{cvt|92|PS|kW|0|disp=table}} || 4000||{{cvt|196|Nm|lbft|0|disp=table}} || 2200||{{cvt|1150|kg|lb|0|disp=table}}||{{cvt|177|km/h|mph|0|disp=table}}||12.5||1994-98
|}

==Sales and production==
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#e2e2e2;"
||'''Year'''
||'''Worldwide Production'''
||'''Worldwide sales'''
||'''Notes'''
|-
|2009
| style="text-align:center;"|76,000<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën">{{cite web|title=Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën|url=http://www.info-financiere.fr/upload/BWR/8888/01/FCBWR066301_20110422.pdf|work=Creator and designer|publisher=PSA Peugeot Citroën|access-date=4 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605214832/http://www.info-financiere.fr/upload/BWR/8888/01/FCBWR066301_20110422.pdf|archive-date=5 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|75,500<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën"/>
|
|-
|2010
| style="text-align:center;"|72,000<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|71,800<ref name="Engine specs from PSA Peugeot Citroën"/>
|
|-
|2011
| style="text-align:center;"|66,327<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2012">{{citation |title=PSA Annual Report 2012 |url=http://annualreport.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/wp-content/themes/psa/pdf/pdf/PSA-2012-03_memento_en.pdf |work=Car manufacturers |publisher=PSA |access-date=1 May 2013 }} {{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|65,545<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2012"/>
|Total production reaches 2,526,363 units.<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2012"/>
|-
|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|55,600<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2013">{{citation |title=Memento Mars 2013|date=21 February 2013|page=50|url=http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/fr/pagebuilder/downloadpackage/2293 |publisher=PSA Peugeot Citroën|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130311210834/http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/fr/pagebuilder/downloadpackage/2293 | archive-date= 2013-03-11|language=fr}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|55,600<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2013"/>
|Total production reaches 2,582,000 units.<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2013"/>
|-
|2013
| style="text-align:center;"|55,100<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2014">{{citation |title=Memento Mars 2014|date= 2014-03-04 |pages=52, 63|url= http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/fr/medias/publications/download/4546 |publisher=PSA Peugeot Citroën|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140701100258/http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/fr/medias/publications/download/4546 | archive-date=2014-07-01|language=fr}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|55,900<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2014"/>
|Total production reaches 2,637,100 units.<ref name="PSA Annual Report 2014"/>
|-
|2014
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|26,100<ref name="PSAregistration2015">{{citation |title=Registration Document 2015 |date= 2016-03-24 |page = 13|url= https://www.stellantis.com/content/dam/stellantis-corporate/archives/psa/regulated-information/2015/2015_registration_document_psa_0_0.pdf |publisher=PSA Peugeot Citroën|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230211042637/https://www.stellantis.com/content/dam/stellantis-corporate/archives/psa/regulated-information/2015/2015_registration_document_psa_0_0.pdf | archive-date=2023-02-11|language=fr}}</ref>
|
|-
|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|3,900<ref name="PSAregistration2015"/>
|
|}

==Motorsport==
The car won the [[Paris-Dakar Rally]] four times — in [[1991 Paris-Dakar Rally|1991]] with [[Ari Vatanen]] and in [[1994 Paris-Dakar Rally|1994]], [[1995 Granada-Dakar Rally|1995]], [[1996 Granada-Dakar Rally|1996]] with [[Pierre Lartigue]], claiming a total 59 stage wins.

It also won five [[FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies]] titles, four by [[Pierre Lartigue]] between 1993-1996 and one by [[Ari Vatanen]] in 1997.

In terms of rallycross, the ZX 16V Turbo in the hands of [[Kenneth Hansen (rallycross)]] took two [[FIA European Rallycross Championship]] titles. 1994 and 1996.

The ZX Kit Car, a front-wheel-drive naturally aspirated rally car built to the F2 rules, won the 1997 Spanish rally championship thanks to [[Jesús Puras]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1997/27-spain/#points | work = eWRC | title = Spain 1997 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195318/https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1997/27-spain/ | archive-date = 2021-12-09 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Citroën ZX}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060226032844/http://world.citroen1.info/ Citroën World: ZX links]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060628044440/http://citroens.citroen1.info/China/fukang.htm Dongfeng Fukang, the Chinese ZX]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061218032750/http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/carsearch/carsearch_cartest_reports.jsp?carTest=carTest&latestReports=n&modelID=B3&modelName=ZX&makeName=Citroen The AA Car Test Reports – Citroen ZX]

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