I'm presuming that all the UK contributors were watching Top Gear last night where you would have seen the creation of the "Future Classic Wall" by Richard Hammond.
Among a few others (VW Corrado VR6, Merc 190E 2.5 Cossie etc.) was the Citroen XM.
We didn't get to hear his reasons why he thought the XM should be on the Classic (rather than "Crock"!) side of the board (although he did put it quite close to the line!) as Clarkson tried to interrupt him, so here are my suggestions...
- Exclusivity - the XM didn't sell in vast numbers in the UK.
- Style - not to everyone's taste but it is unusual and by respected design house Bertone.
- Luxury - ride quality and interior ambience (making allowance for the broken bits, of course) is second to none, exec spec models having loads of leather, wood and gizmos too.
- Practicality - acres of space and a humungous boot.
Anyone got anything else they'd like to add?
CAS