Peugeot

Peugeot is a major French car marque which is today part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group. Peugeot's roots go back to bicycle manufacturing at the end of the 19th century. .

Peugeot Model Numbers

Peugeot names the models of their cars in the x0y format; x describes the size of the car (and hence its class), whereas y describes the model number (the higher the number, the newer the model). Therefore, a Peugeot 406 is bigger and newer than a Peugeot 305. This general rule has its exceptions, for instance the Peugeot 309 was produced before the Peugeot 306. Another exception is certain variants, such as the 206 SW, which is around the size of a 40y car.

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This tradition began in 1929 with the launch of the 201. All numbers from 101 to 909 have been deposited as trademarks. Although in 1963 Porsche was forced to change the name of its new 901 coupé to 911, certain Ferraris and Bristols have been allowed to keep their Peugeot-style model numbers. An unsubstantiated explanation for the central '0' is that on early models the number appeared on a plate on the front of the car, with the hole for the starting handle coinciding with the zero. But the real first models, like the 301, 401 and 601, where not using this "trick". Only later models, like 302 and 402, have this feature. More recently, on the 307 CC and the 607 the button to open the trunk is located in the '0' of the label.

Related Topics:
1929 - Trademark - 1963 - Porsche - 911 - Ferrari - Bristol

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Peugeot is planning to use a four digit system in the future, with a double zero in the middle. It was tested with the 4002 concept car. The 1007 was using this system when it was launched in 2005.

Related Topics:
4002 - Concept car - 1007 - 2005

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Peugeot has produced three winners of the European Car of the Year award.

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:1969: Peugeot 504

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:1988: Peugeot 405

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:2001: Peugeot 307

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Other Peugeot models have come either second or third in the contest.

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:1980: Peugeot 505

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:1983: Peugeot 205

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:1996: Peugeot 406

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:1998: Peugeot 206

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