Archive for the ‘Peugeot’ Category
Due to the uncomfortable driving of these initial vehicles it was decided that rubber should cover the wheels so that the impact of the bumpy street would not be felt. Due to this reason, Peugeot was the very first manufacturer of cars to use rubber on the tyres of their cars.
Almost thirty years later the company had gone from strength to strength and just before the start of the next decade the Peugeot 201 was designed, which was the most cost effective production car for sale at the time. It was this car that helped to secure Peugeot through the Great Depression and kept them in business until the recession was over.
Once the war was over, Peugeot made 14,000 cars and produced the 202 model. Close to 1950 the model was released again as the 203 with hydraulic breaks, rack-and-pinion steering and suspension. The prosperity of this model secured fantastic sales number and later models with slightly different features until the swinging sixties.
About twenty years later Peugeot constructed and put up for sale the Peugeot 205 in the early 1980s, which aided the company in its quest to position itself one of the world’s heftiest car manufacturers.
As of 1993 Peugeot released the 306, which was a small and extremely popular family car that stayed in production until 2001 when the 307 replaced it. Peugeot has also had much success in international rallying, particularly in the World Rally Championship with the 4WD turbo-charged versions of the Peugeot 205, and more recently the Peugeot 206.
In the space of the 1990s, the Peugeot 406 saloon participated in touring car championships across the world, enjoying success in France, Germany and Australia. Still, in other races the model did not exhibit as much promise, because of a problem with reduced horsepower and suspension difficulties, in gearing up against Honda and Nissan makes. In 2001, through the model’s end stages, Peugeot entered a trio of 406 coupes into the touring car championship in Britain and had to race with Vauxhall Astra coupes.
More recently, the company has developed a diesel-electric hybrid Peugeot 307 that can hit speeds of 80 miles per hour, which means it is extremely efficient when it comes to fuel use. Yet, this model was just a concept vehicle and never became available to buy or drive as part of a Peugeot leasing pact.
The illustrious firm is now working on hybrid electric power train technology and the Peugeot PROLOGUE HYmotion4. At the present, these have only been installed in concept cars but they could be significant in the future growth of the manufacturer.