XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Citroen SAXO (1996-2003)

The SAXO built its reputation on the SAXO Cup grids and the club rally stages of the late 1990s, a following rooted in the fact that around 925 kilograms of front-wheel-drive hot hatch responds to every braking input with real immediacy. That same lightness works against you as the standard front discs heat up. On a circuit feeding into tight chicanes, or a fast road descent with repeated applications, the factory braking hardware reaches its comfortable operating ceiling sooner than most drivers expect.

This XYZ Racing front brake kit for the Citroen SAXO covers the full 1996-2003 model run. It is a front-axle kit, a matched pair of front calipers and discs for the corner that carries the bulk of the work. Three pad compounds, Street, Sport, and Racing, mean the same kit scales from a road-registered SAXO to a dedicated circuit or stage entry without a separate product for each use.

What this brake kit does for your 1996-2003 Citroen SAXO

Braking a car of the SAXO’s weight hard into a corner loads the front axle fast, and consistent pedal feel under that load is what separates a clean lap from over-slowing and scrubbing momentum. The two-piece floating discs raise the effective heat threshold well above the standard cast items, letting you trail deeper into slow corners without the pedal softening underfoot. Street is the quiet, low-dust road default; Sport adds bite and a wider heat range for fast road with the occasional track day; Racing is the dedicated track compound that holds its coefficient through sustained high-temperature work. Painted calipers come in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, or Anodized Black at no extra cost. A Custom Color in any Pantone shade is available for an upcharge, and premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold, and Polished Silver, or candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red, and Orange, take it further still.

About the Front Brake Kit

XYZ Racing’s series targets lightweight sport hatchbacks where the weight-to-braking-force ratio already favours the driver and the limiting factor is heat management rather than raw swept area. The caliper body is hollow-cast as standard to keep rotating and unsprung mass down without sacrificing stiffness; for serious track use, the Hollow Racing upgrade drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, and braided lines deliver a firmer pedal than rubber hoses that swell under heat. The front-axle focus reflects how braking loads distribute on the SAXO: under hard stops the front wheels carry the majority of the stopping force, and getting the front-to-rear balance right was always central to taming the snap oversteer the SAXO became known for in Cup competition. Concentrating the upgrade at the front preserves that balance.

Fitment for the Citroen SAXO (1996-2003)

This kit is configured for the Citroen SAXO across the 1996-2003 production run, covering the front axle throughout that model window. Confirm your specific variant against the product options when you order.

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Set your pad compound, disc style, and caliper finish from the options above, and build the kit to suit how you drive.