Citroën XM [SEP] series
Citroën XM
The Citroën XM is an executive car that was produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1989 and 2000. Citroën sold 333,775 XMs during the model's 11 years of production. The XM was voted 1990 European Car of the Year.
History.
Launched on 23 May 1989, the XM was the modern iteration of the "Big Citroën", a flagship saloon replacement for the Citroën CX. It went on sale in its native France immediately afterwards, and was available in right-hand drive on the
. Unlike the 605 sedan design, the XM was a liftback design - a feature thought to be desirable in certain European markets.
History Competition.
XM was intended to compete against prestige vehicles like the Audi 100 and BMW's 5 Series in a sector that accounted for 14.2% of the European market. It also competed with cars from mainstream brands including the Ford Scorpio and Opel Omega. Citroën was quoted as saying that the car was supposed to "take what Citroën means and make it acceptable". The