The Citroën Xsara is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën since 1997.

Like its predecessor, the Citroën ZX, the Xsara shared the running gear with the Peugeot 306.

It came in three- and five-door hatchback and five-door estate body styles; the estate was marketed as the Break and the three-door as the Coupé. The straight-4 engine range includes 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines as well as 1.6, 1.9 and 2.0-litre turbodiesels.

The original Xsara was launched in 1997, and was available with different engine choices:

• 1.4L (1361 cc 8 valve SOHC) 55kW (74hp) TU3JP 4 cylinder petrol 111 N·m
• 1.6L (1587 cc) 66kW (89hp) TU5JP 4 cylinder petrol 136 N·m
• 1.8L (1761 cc) 66kW (89hp) XU7JB 4 cylinder petrol
• 1.8L (1761 cc) 76kW (102hp) XU7JP 4 cylinder petrol
• 1.8L (1761 cc 16-valve DOHC) 82kW (110hp) XU7JP4 4 cylinder petrol 155 N·m
• 2.0L (1998 cc 16-valve DOHC) 99kW (133hp) XU10J4R 4 cylinder petrol
• 2.0L (1998 cc 16-valve DOHC) 122kW (164hp) XU10J4RS 4 cylinder petrol (used in Xsara VTS)

• 1.9L (1905 cc) 50kW (67hp) XUD9A diesel
• 1.9L (1868 cc) 51kW (68hp) DW8 diesel
• 1.9L (1905 cc) 55kW (74hp) XUD9B SD diesel
• 1.9L (1905 cc) 66kW (89hp) XUD9TE turbodiesel
• 2.0L (1997 cc) 66kW (89hp) DW10TD turbodiesel

In 2000 the Xsara was facelifted; the car was now stiffer (so safety and handling improved), had a new front design and some interior modifications (i.e: new steering wheel). New 1.6i and 2.0i 16 valve engines were being introduced and 1.8L were removed. Now Xsara is offered with following engine choices: