Peugeot 406
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| Peugeot 406 | |
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| Manufacturer: | PSA |
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| Production: | 1995–2004 |
| Predecessor: | Peugeot 405 |
| Successor: | Peugeot 407 |
| Class: | Large family car |
| Body style: | 2-door coupé 4-door sedan 5-door estate |
| Related: | Citroën Xantia |
| Similar: | Honda Accord Toyota Camry Opel/Vauxhall Vectra Volkswagen Passat Ford Mondeo Renault Laguna Audi A4 |
The Peugeot 406 was a large family car from the French automaker Peugeot from 1995 to 2004. Available in sedan, station wagon and coupé bodystyles with a choice of gasoline or turbodiesel engines, the 406 replaced the Peugeot 405 in Peugeot's lineup, and was itself replaced by the Peugeot 407. It used the same platform as the Citroën Xantia, though without that car's sophisticated hydropneumatic suspension system. There were over 1.5 million 406's sold.[citation needed]
The diesel versions were very popular, and the 406 became one of Europe's best-selling diesel-powered cars.[citation needed] Initially, the car was available with 1.8 L and 2.0 L gasoline and 1.9 L turbodiesel engines, followed by a 110 bhp 2.1 L turbodiesel, turbocharged 2.0 L and 3.0 L gasoline V6 engines. The 2-door coupé was both designed and built by Italian designer Pininfarina, with choices of a 2.0 L 4-cylinder engine or a 3.0 L V6, and from 2001, a 2.2 L HDi diesel engine.
The 406 was notably successful in the UK, where it was built in the factories inherited from Chrysler Europe. It broke into the key UK fleet sales market, with 90 percent of units becoming company cars.[citation needed] UK sales overshadowed the Peugeot 205, Peugeot's previous best-selling model in the UK.[citation needed]
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[edit] Engines
The 406 was available with the following engines:
[edit] Unleaded Petroleum
- 1.6 L I4 - 90 bhp
- 1.8 L I4 - 110 bhp
- 2.0 L I4 - 136 bhp
- 2.0 L turbocharged I4 - 150 bhp
- 2.2 L I4 - 150 bhp
- 3.0 L ES9 V6 - 190 bhp and 210 bhp
[edit] Diesel
- 1.9 L diesel I4 - power rating unknown
- 1.9 L turbodiesel I4 - 92 bhp
- 2.0 L diesel HDi I4 - 90 bhp and 110 bhp (The 110 is intercooled, the 90 is not.)
- 2.1 L turbodiesel I4 - 110 bhp
- 2.2 L diesel HDi I4 - 135 bhp
[edit] Movie appearance
The 406 sedan was most famously featured in the French "Taxi" trilogy. In "Taxi" the 406 was simply a modified 3.0 V6 capable of tremendous speed; in "Taxi 2" the car had pop-out wings to aid aerial movement, such as when the car "jumps" over French army tanks trying to block its escape; in "Taxi 3", the 406 is further upgraded to be able to travel in icy terrain.
The film Ronin also features a chase between a 406 and a BMW.
[edit] External links
- Peugeot's offical website with pictures of concept cars. Website is in French.
- Peugeot 406 Saloon/Estate Owner's Club website
- Peugeot 406 Coupé Club Website
- Enthusiast website about the 406 Coupé with the history and specs of the various models
- Online resource about the Pininfarina Peugeot 406 Coupe
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