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Peugeot 406

Peugeot 406

The Peugeot 406 is a large family car that was produced by French automaker Peugeot between 1995 and 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.

Peugeot 406
Overview
ManufacturerPeugeot
Also calledPeugeot Coupé
Production1995–2004 (France, United Kingdom)1996–2008 (Egypt)1997–2003 (Italy, coupé)
AssemblySochaux,France(Sochaux Plant)Ryton,United Kingdom(Ryton Plant)Val di Sangro,ItalyCairo,Egypt(AAV)Iran٫Tehran(IKCO)
DesignerLaurent Rossi (sedan) (1991)Davide Arcangeli andLorenzo RamaciottiatPininfarina(coupé)[1]
Body and chassis
ClassLarge family car(D)
Body style4-doorsaloon5-doorestate2-doorcoupé
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
RelatedCitroën Xantia
Powertrain
Engine1.6LI4(petrol)1.8 LI4(petrol)2.0 LI4(petrol)2.0 LI4turbo(petrol)2.2 LI4(petrol)2.9 LV6(petrol)1.9 LI4(diesel)2.0 LI4(diesel)2.1 LI4(diesel)2.2 LI4(diesel)
Transmission4-speed automatic5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,700 mm (106.3 in)
Length4,555 mm (179.3 in) (sedan)4,736 mm (186.5 in) (wagon)4,615 mm (181.7 in) (coupé)
Width1,764 mm (69.4 in) (sedan)1,760 mm (69.3 in) (wagon)1,781 mm (70.1 in) (coupé)
Height1,396 mm (55.0 in)
Chronology
PredecessorPeugeot 405
SuccessorPeugeot 407
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The project

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.PEUGEOT's 406 range will arrive with a spectacular car launch campaign in Britain next year. | Motor Trader [10]

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, 2.9 (2946 cc, badged as a 3.0) 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 two door coupé, launched at the 1996 Paris Motor Show, was both designed and manufactured by Italian design studio Pininfarina, with choices of a 2.0 L four 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. A 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.[2]

For its final year on sale in the United Kingdom, the model was simply called the Peugeot Coupé, with the 406 branding dropped from the name. The 406 was notably successful in the United Kingdom, having broken into the country's key fleet sales market,[3] with a high percentage of units becoming company cars and taxis.

In August 2002, a Peugeot 406 HDi set the world record for the longest distance driven on a single tank of fuel.

The car travelled across Australia between Melbourne to Rockhampton, with a total distance of 2,348 km. [1] [11] Peugeot - Fuel Economy World Records [12] Knock-down kit versions of the car were also built at the Yontrakit Industrial Factory in Lad Krabang, Bangkok, Thailand.

Engines

ModelEngine-typeCylinders /valvesDisplacementPower / rpmTorque / rpmYears
Petrol
1.6XU5 JP (BFZ)4 / 81580 cc88 PS (65 kW; 87 hp) / 6000130 N⋅m (96 lb⋅ft) / 26001996–1997
1.8XU7 JB4 / 81761 cc90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) / 5000147 N⋅m (108 lb⋅ft) / 26001997–1999
1.8XU7 JP44 / 161761 cc112 PS (82 kW; 110 hp) / 5500155 N⋅m (114 lb⋅ft) / 42501996–2000
1.8EW7 J44 / 161749 cc117 PS (86 kW; 115 hp) / 5500160 N⋅m (118 lb⋅ft) / 40001999–2004
2.0XU10 J4R (RFV)4 / 161998 cc132 PS (97 kW; 130 hp) / 5500180 N⋅m (133 lb⋅ft) / 42001996–2000
2.0EW10 J4 (RFN)4 / 161997 cc136 PS (100 kW; 134 hp) / 6000190 N⋅m (140 lb⋅ft) / 41001999–2003
2.0EW10 J4 (RFR)4 / 161997 cc139 PS (102 kW; 137 hp) / 6000197 N⋅m (145 lb⋅ft) / 41001999–2000
EW10 D (RLZ)4 / 161997 cc140 PS (100 kW; 140 hp) / 6000192 N⋅m (142 lb⋅ft) / 40002001–2004
TurboXU10 J2TE4 / 81998 cc147 PS (108 kW; 145 hp) / 5300235 N⋅m (173 lb⋅ft) / 25001997–1999
2.2EW12 J4 (3FZ)4 / 162231 cc158 PS (116 kW; 156 hp) / 5650217 N⋅m (160 lb⋅ft) / 39001999–2003
ES9 J4 (XFZ)6 / 242946 cc190 PS (140 kW; 190 hp) / 5500267 N⋅m (197 lb⋅ft) / 40001997–2000
V6ES9 J4S (XFX)6 / 242946 cc207 PS (152 kW; 204 hp) / 6000280 N⋅m (210 lb⋅ft) / 37501999–2003
Diesel
XUD9 TE/Y4 / 81905 cc90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) / 4000196 N⋅m (145 lb⋅ft) / 22501995–1999
HDiDW10 TD (RHY)4 / 81997 cc90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) / 4000205 N⋅m (151 lb⋅ft) / 19001999–2003
DW10 ATED (RHZ)4 / 81997 cc109 PS (80 kW; 108 hp) / 4000250 N⋅m (184 lb⋅ft) / 17501999–2004
TDXUD11 BTE4 / 122088 cc109 PS (80 kW; 108 hp) / 4300250 N⋅m (184 lb⋅ft) / 20001995–1999
DW12 TED4 (4HX)4 / 162179 cc133 PS (98 kW; 131 hp) / 4000314 N⋅m (232 lb⋅ft) / 20002001–2003

Facelift

Post facelift Peugeot 406 ST

Post facelift Peugeot 406 ST

Post facelift Peugeot 406 sedan

Post facelift Peugeot 406 sedan

Post facelift Peugeot 406 Estate

Post facelift Peugeot 406 Estate

Euro NCAPtest results
Peugeot 406 (1997)[4]
TestScoreRating
Adult occupant:15
Pedestrian:N/A
Euro NCAPtest results
Peugeot 406 (2001)[5]
TestScoreRating
Adult occupant:18
Pedestrian:14

The facelifted 406 sedan was introduced in February 1999, and safety, strength and speed enhancements resulted in improved Euro NCAP performance. Where the old 406 had one star and a struck off star, the post facelift models gained three stars.[6]

The changes included the new and improved EW/DW Engine Family HDI with greater power, torque and fuel efficiency along with increased refinement, making it comparatively quiet for a diesel. A downside was an increase in the car's insurance group from 9 to 12.[7]

The exterior look was amended as the 406 featured more pronounced ribs, clear headlights, chrome trim and a new honeycomb grill.

The rear lights were finished in red with a strip of the car's paint colour across the centre.

The interior was also redesigned to improve comfort and space.

New equipment included automated digital climate control/air conditioning on most models except the most basic and a multi function display for warning messages, trip computer, radio and external temperature.

There was a more extensive use of wooden trim, better quality plastics, including soft touch plastics, and in addition some models received electrically folding mirrors, with automatic headlights and wipers.

The top of the range Executive model was specified a ten speaker JBL sound system, electrically adjusted and heated leather seats, a memory position for the seats and mirrors, headlight washer jets, a rear sun blind, thicker carpeting, lights in the sun visors, satellite navigation and ambient lighting.

Awards

The 406 was awarded 1997 What Car? Car of the Year, as well as 1997 and 2001 Caravan Club Towcar of the Year. It was also awarded Semperit Irish Car of the Year for 1997, however, it lost out by a narrow margin of 15 points in the 1996 European Car of the Year award to the Fiat Bravo/Brava.

Motorsport

Laurent Aïello won the 1997 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup driving a Peugeot 406 for Peugeot Esso. The 406 was also used in the British Touring Car Championship between 1996 and 1998.

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