Citroen XM Forum

I don't think the XM dash is too bad, I'm used to it now I suppose.

I don't think the quality ofthe platics is too bad either, they could be improved, but I have never thought that they were bad.

Compared to the C5 with its sprayed on silver plastic everything, the XM is a million times better. There is too much light in that photo, but my Dad's C5 dash reminds me of an elephant's arse.

robert_e_smart wrote: my Dad's C5 dash reminds me of an elephant's arse.

LOL..

Couldn't agree with you more Will, Im afraid the S2 plastics are a lot worse looking then S1 cars..

Were they made better refinement in the noise deparment, they had to cut costs, so the plastics took a dive..

Anyway, the way I see it, the Xantia came first, why do you want to drive a big Xantia, the XM is an XM, and it should have its own dash! Much better and more Airy inside a S1..

Paul

Its the series 2 Xantia that is copying the XM!!

They're not that similar to be honest. The Xantia doesn't havet he nice row of lights just behind the steering wheel like the XM has. The only similarity is the contiuation of the top of the dash to include the air vents. Plus the XM never had that big grab handle.

citroenxm wrote:the way I see it, the Xantia came first, why do you want to drive a big Xantia,
the XM is an XM, and it should have its own dash! Much better and more Airy inside a S1...

Paul, I TOTALLY AGREE with you about the s1 Xm dash, more to the point the Xm CAME FIRST didn't it?
So then, the Xantia s1 (and s2) must've copied that! Certainly in '94 with the Xm s1 > s2 facelift, the
Xantia was still in sinker series 1 mode too!!

Andrew

Jesus that XMs woeful looking...

Ciarán

I believe the phrase is an abomination of desolation!
(there isn't a smiley puking is there?)


Andrew

andmcit wrote:

citroenxm wrote:the way I see it, the Xantia came first, why do you want to drive a big Xantia,
the XM is an XM, and it should have its own dash! Much better and more Airy inside a S1...

Paul, I TOTALLY AGREE with you about the s1 Xm dash, more to the point the Xm CAME FIRST didn't it?
So then, the Xantia s1 (and s2) must've copied that! Certainly in '94 with the Xm s1 > s2 facelift, the
Xantia was still in sinker series 1 mode too!!

Andrew

S1 xantia came out in '93 so was well into Xm S1 territory, so I would say the XM followed the Xantia interior, and to some degree the exterior for XM S2 cars.

Here's an article about the Citroen museum:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08 ... -of-sorts/

and the press release:

http://www.citroenet.org.uk/phototheque ... oire1.html

this is fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFcNlBl_cjc

Dieselman wrote:

andmcit wrote:

citroenxm wrote:the way I see it, the Xantia came first, why do you want to drive a big Xantia,
the XM is an XM, and it should have its own dash! Much better and more Airy inside a S1...

Paul, I TOTALLY AGREE with you about the s1 Xm dash, more to the point the Xm CAME FIRST didn't it?
So then, the Xantia s1 (and s2) must've copied that! Certainly in '94 with the Xm s1 > s2 facelift, the
Xantia was still in sinker series 1 mode too!!

Andrew

S1 xantia came out in '93 so was well into Xm S1 territory, so I would say the XM followed the Xantia interior, and to some degree the exterior for XM S2 cars.

Hmm, lets get this correct.. Yes the XM came first, so its the original, then the Xantia WAS moddled on the XM, but they then decided then to upgrade, or as us S1 XM pureists say, down grade the interior to look like the Xantia..

Then as Robert said (I think) above, the S2 Xantia dash then followed the XM S2 interior, and so like the Xsara dash is also a similar idea, and as far as the glove box goes the same as the Xantia, so in and out side they all see to have followed suit to each other.

At the end of the day, the S1 dash is the best, the Airiest, seems to be more spacious due to the low line.. and is my prefered interior and quirkyness..

Strange really, I accept the Dash of the Xantia (s1 or S2) as they are, but not the S2 dash in the XM..

Paul