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Towards the end of the nineties, Citroën
contemplated a third restyle of the XM.
This would have been a fallback position had the
C6 not been
given the go ahead.
The then corporate nose as fitted to the 'New
Look' Xsara was grafted on to the XM
shell and a C pillar was fitted with different
treatment on each side since this was a styling
mule.
The door handles were also replaced and new tail
lights were fitted.
The end result, it must be said, does not
represent any sort of improvement over Bertone's
original...
Fortunately, the C6
did go ahead although between 2001 and 2005, the
C5 tried to
occupy the haut de gamme position.
This vehicle is housed in the Conservatoire.
The French magazine Citromania suggested this
car dates from 1994 and
was part of the Series 2 restyling exercise.
However, it was not
possible to confirm this since all the
identifying plates were removed
when the vehicle was 'officially destroyed'. My
sources suggest this
vehicle is later than this.
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