Visa Super X 1980-1982 The Super X has only been on sale from late 1980 until 1982. Only a limited number were built and it is now a rare car. This model was the 'performance' model, the 1.2 engine being almost identical to the 1.1, except for different bore and stroke with correspondingly different carburettors, distributors and so on. To promote the Visa, a 'Trophée Visa International' competition was established in 82. The Super X was redesigned for this purpose and the model named Visa Trophée.
Visa Trophée 1982-1983 To promote the quality of the Visa, Citroen asigned Guy Verrier to establish a 'Total Trophée Visa International' competition in 1981 with Group V Visa's. The Super X was redesigned and the model named Visa Trophée. To set even higher standards of performance, in 1982 the Trophée was homologated as a Group B (class up to 1300cc) car of which 200 cars (82-83) were built in total. The Trophée was a great success and won many rallies. The engine of the Super X was enlarged to 1299 cc, fitted with 2 carburettors. It produced in this form 100-150 bhp. One of the prototypes for the Trophée was designed by Lotus. Guy Verrier introduced a new formula every year. In 1984, the Citroën-Total-Michelin Women's Trophy attracted thousands of women. The Marque competed in Kenya, Mille Lacs, San Remo and Monte Carlo.
Visa GT 1982-1984 The successor to the Super X. This model was fitted with a more powerful 1.4 engine (the same block which was used in the 14 TRS later on), with twin carburettors of Solex or Weber manufacture. Spoilers at the rear and at front bumper, tinted glass end alloy wheels made it a nice sporting road car. The GT was quite successful. Some special models are derived from the GT: Challenger/14S (85), Chrono (82-84), GT Spirit 330 (84), GT Tonic/Bi-Campeão (83-84) and Mille Pistes (83-84, 4x4).
Visa Chrono 1982-1984 Inspired by the rally successes with the Trophée, Citroen decided to produce a rally look street version. The first series was produced in 1982, and was only sold in France. It was powered by the 1.4 engine, later used in the GT, but producing a vast 93 HP. It was equipped with lowered suspension, sportive dashboard, rally seats, spoilers, skirts and a striping in red, white and blue. In 1983, a second series was introduced, which made its way to various export markets. The base of this version is the Visa GT, and thus delivered 'only' 80 HP. The striping was in the colours of the country the car was sold in (red-white-blue in France, Netherlands, red-yellow-black in Belgium, Germany, red-green in Italy, Portugal, etc).
Visa GTi 1985-1988 The successor to the GT. With its new generation 1.6 105 bhp engine with fuel injection, it was capable of astonishing performances. The interior was pretty civilised, but with a sporting dashboard and good seats. Lowered suspension, close-ratio 5-speed gearbox, alloy wheels, and subtle details like extended wings, spoilers and twin round halogen head lights. For 1987 the power was increased to 115 bhp.
Visa 1000 Pistes 1983-1984 The four-wheel drive Visa Mille Pistes was meant as a follow-up to the succesfull Trophée Visa International. Citroen released the Mille Pistes end 1983 as a Group B car, and 200 were built. The Mille Pistes was even more succesfull than the Trophée. Even nowadays, the Mille Pistes competes in many rallies! The car was based on the GT, but with 4 (!) carburettors instead of 2 and four-wheel drive. Two round headlights, extended wings, and a special badge in the grille: two Citroen chevrons with an 'X' in between to indicate the four-wheel drive.
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