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The Citroën Xsara Picasso is a car produced by
File:2002 Citroen Xsara Picasso HDi Exclusive 2.0 Rear.jpg, Rear view
File:2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso Desire 2HDi facelift 2.0 Front.jpg, Facelift
File:2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso Desire 2HDi facelift 2.0 Rear.jpg, Rear view (facelift)
Since 2001, the Xsara Picasso was produced in
Citroën
Citroën () is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded in March 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën is owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired ...
from 1999 to 2012. It has a five-seater five-door compact MPV
Compact MPV (an abbreviation for Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is a vehicle size class for the middle size of MPVs. The Compact MPV size class sits between the mini MPV and large MPV (minivan) size classes.
Compact MPVs remain predominantly a ...
design.
Trim range
At the time of its release, two trim levels were available, LX and SX. Later designations were 'Desire', 'VTR', and the range topping 'Exclusive' trim level, some with an electric glasssunroof
A sunroof is a movable panel that opens to uncover a window in an automobile roof, allowing light and fresh air to enter the passenger compartment. Sunroofs can be manually operated or motor driven, and are available in many shapes, sizes and styl ...
. On all models, the front seat backs have fold down tables, and the rear seats can be removed to create extensive internal space for transportation of bulky items similar to a small van.
2004 facelift
The model received a facelift in early 2004 with updated bumpers, engines and body-coloured bumpers were made standard on all trim levels.Engines
The Xsara Picasso was available with a 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0-litre (automatic only) petrol engine, or a 2.0-litre (replaced by the 1.6-litre 2004 onwards) diesel engine, all shared with the smallerCitroën Xsara
The Citroën Xsara () is a compact C-segment family car, produced by the French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën, under their Citroën marque, from 1997 to 2006. The Xsara was a development of the Citroën ZX and Peugeot 306, which shared a platfo ...
.
Sales and production
On 22 March 2007, '' Auto Trader'' reviewed the Xsara Picasso, calling it the most popular MPV in the United Kingdom, "thanks to a combination of practicality and affordability". From 1999 to 2010, the Xsara Picasso has been assembled atPSA
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plant in Vigo
Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Penins ...
, Spain.
South America
Since 2001, the Xsara Picasso was produced in Porto Real
Porto Real () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 19,974 (2020) and its area is 50.9 km2.IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia ...
, Brazil for the market in Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
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, where it was the top selling vehicle in its class for a while. The model was restyled again in 2007 in China and South America, with the grille adopting wide chrome bars.
Name
The Picasso name was licensed from the family ofPablo Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...
, which created significant international publicity at the time of the car's launch, as not all the Picasso family were happy with the association of the artist's name with a car, when his granddaughter Marina attempted to sue her uncle Claude in April 1999.
Pablo Picasso was originally associated with Citroën in the 1960s when he painted a Citroën DS
The Citroën DS () is a Front-mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, front mid-engined, front-wheel drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1955 to 1975, in fastback/sedan, wagon/estate, and convertible body configurations ...
with "''The wreaths of Peace''".
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