THE Xsara Coupe shares its suspension layout with the famous Peugeot 306. Why? Because Peugeot and Citroen are all part of the same big, happy French family known as the PSA Group, which also includes the much smaller specialist makers Matra and Talbot. Front suspension is by MacPherson struts with coil springs, dampers and a decoupled anti-roll bar. At the rear there's a torsion beam axle with two trailing arms, an anti-roll bar and dampers.