Peugeot 406
| Peugeot 406 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Peugeot |
| Also called | Peugeot Coupé |
| Production | 1995–2004 (France, United Kingdom) 1996–2008 (Egypt) 1997–2003 (Italy, coupé) |
| Assembly |
Sochaux, France (Sochaux Plant) Ryton, United Kingdom (Ryton Plant) Val di Sangro, Italy Cairo, Egypt (AAV) |
| Designer | Laurent Rossi (sedan) (1991) Davide Arcangeli and Lorenzo Ramaciotti at Pininfarina (coupé) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Large family car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door estate 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Related | Citroën Xantia |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 1.8 L I4 (petrol) 2.0 L I4 (petrol) 2.0 L I4 turbo (petrol) 2.2 L I4 (petrol) 2.9 L V6 (petrol) 1.9 L I4 (diesel) 2.0 L I4 (diesel) 2.1 L I4 (diesel) 2.2 L I4 (diesel) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (106.3 in) |
| Length | 4,555 mm (179.3 in) (sedan) 4,736 mm (186.5 in) (wagon) 4,615 mm (181.7 in) (coupé) |
| Width | 1,764 mm (69.4 in) (sedan) 1,760 mm (69.3 in) (wagon) 1,780 mm (70.1 in) (coupé) |
| Height | 1,396 mm (55.0 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Peugeot 405 |
| Successor | Peugeot 407 |
The Peugeot 406 was a large family car made by the French automaker Peugeot from 1995 to 2004. Available in saloon, estate and coupé bodystyles with a choice of petrol 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.
The styling of the 406 is heavily influenced by its predecessor, the 405, which began to be phased out from the 406's launch in September 1995, and eventually finished production in Europe in 1997, when the last estate models were discontinued. United Kingdom sales of the 406 began in February 1996.[1]
Initially, the car was available with 1.8 L and 2.0 L petrol and 1.9 L turbodiesel engines, followed by a turbocharged 2.0 petrol, 3.0 (2946cc) V6 petrol, and 110 bhp 2.1 L turbodiesel. The diesel versions were very popular, and the 406 became one of Europe's best-selling diesel-powered cars.
The 2-door coupé, launched in 1996, was both designed and manufactured by Italian design studio 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. On later models, a 2.2 L petrol engine was available. Total of 107,633 coupés were made. The design was originally offered to Fiat by Pininfarina in about 1990, only for Fiat to reject the design and design its own coupe.
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