Reviews 1990's Citroen Activa - The sleeper that cornered faster than a Ferrari

[Rolf]

This car raised the bar for how a normal run about of a hatch could handle with its super advanced anti roll suspension in the 1990's. Quite some achievement and Citroen could have made a hot hatch that could have given the Ford Escort RS Cosworth a few head aches.

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[Giannis]

I've never heard of the Activa before, but I've spent countless of hours in a regular Xantia. My dad's best friend bought one back in the mid 90's and he still has it to this day. A pre-facelift model, with the 90 hp 1.6l, which was barely adequate. But the ride, I still remember, was silky smooth!