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Originally Posted by tonupkid
Quite amusing the number of Citroen XM's cropping up here, considering that the XM was the car so mercilessly chased down by the S8 in Ronin.
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It is.
Funny thing is, it wasn't until after I bought my first '8 that I watched Ronin for the first time. So for me it was purely coincidental that both the main rival cars in the film consisted of one that I had owned for years and one that I now owned. You may have noticed my present avatar image is actually a screenshot from Ronin of the two cars battling it out.
I always thought the XM was an odd choice for the movie, since they were never particularly powerful cars, but an interesting choice nevertheless. XMs did have their strengths though, such as impeccable road holding, even over very rough terrain, so there are a number of times during the chase scenes that XM has the slight advantage but I think overall the S8 is the far superior vehicle.
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2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl
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Cars Owned:
The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present)
(Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability)
The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present)
The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo
The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust