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.[2]
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.[citation needed]
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.[3]
The design was originally offered to Fiat by Pininfarina in about 1990, only for Fiat to reject the design and design its own coupe.[3][citation needed]
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,[4] with a high percentage of units becoming company cars and taxis.[citation needed]
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.[5][6]Knock-down kit versions of the car were also built at the Yontrakit Industrial Factory in Lad Krabang, Bangkok, Thailand.
The facelifted 406 saloon 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.[9]
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.[10]
The exterior look was amended as the 406 featured more pronounced ribs, clear headlights, chrome trim and a new honeycomb grille. 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.
Peugeot 406 Coupé (2003 facelift)
The Coupé received an interior facelift in April 1999 (new dashboard, steering wheel), followed by an exterior facelift four years later (bigger grill).
Peugeot's official website with pictures of concept cars. (French language)
Replica Build of Taxi 406 Movie car from Taxi films. (English Language)
January 20, 2023
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The Peugeot 406 is a large family car that was produced by French automaker Peugeot between 1995 and 2004 Available in saloon estate and coupe 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 Citroen Xantia though without that car s sophisticated hydropneumatic suspension system Peugeot 406OverviewManufacturerPeugeotAlso calledPeugeot CoupeProduction1995 2007 France 1996 2008 Egypt 1997 2005 Italy coupe AssemblySochaux France Sochaux Plant Val di Sangro ItalyCairo Egypt AAV Kaduna Nigeria Lat Krabang Thailand Yontrakit Jakarta IndonesiaDesignerLaurent Rossi saloon 1991 Davide Arcangeli and Lorenzo Ramaciotti at Pininfarina coupe 1 Body and chassisClassLarge family car D Body style4 door saloon5 door estate2 door coupeLayoutFront engine front wheel driveRelatedCitroen XantiaPowertrainEnginePetrol 1 6 L I4 1 8 L I42 0 L I42 0 L HPI I42 0 L I4 turbo2 2 L I42 9 L V6Diesel 1 9 L D I41 9 L TD I4 Turbo2 0 L HDI I4 Turbo Common rail2 1 L TD I4 Turbo2 2 L HDI I4 Turbo Common railTransmission4 speed AL4 automatic4 speed ZF 4HP20 automatic V6 only 5 speed manualDimensionsWheelbase2 700 mm 106 3 in Length4 555 mm 179 3 in saloon 4 736 mm 186 5 in estate 4 615 mm 181 7 in coupe Width1 764 mm 69 4 in saloon 1 760 mm 69 3 in estate 1 781 mm 70 1 in coupe Height1 396 mm 55 0 in ChronologyPredecessorPeugeot 405Peugeot 504 coupe for coupe SuccessorPeugeot 407 Contents 1 The project 2 Engines 3 Facelift 4 Awards 5 Motorsport 6 References 7 External linksThe project EditThe 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 2 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 citation needed The two door coupe 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 coupes were made 3 The design was originally offered to Fiat by Pininfarina in about 1990 only for Fiat to reject the design and design its own coupe 3 citation needed For its final year on sale in the United Kingdom the model was simply called the Peugeot Coupe 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 4 with a high percentage of units becoming company cars and taxis citation needed 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 5 6 Knock down kit versions of the car were also built at the Yontrakit Industrial Factory in Lad Krabang Bangkok Thailand Peugeot 406 saloon pre facelift Peugeot 406 estate pre facelift Peugeot 406 Coupe Peugeot 406 Coupe Interior facelift Engines EditModel Engine type Cylinders valves Displacement Power rpm Torque rpm YearsPetrol1 6 XU5 JP BFZ 4 8 1580 cc 88 PS 65 kW 87 hp 6000 130 N m 96 lb ft 2600 1996 19971 8 XU7 JB 4 8 1761 cc 90 PS 66 kW 89 hp 5000 147 N m 108 lb ft 2600 1997 19991 8 XU7 JP4 4 16 1761 cc 112 PS 82 kW 110 hp 5500 155 N m 114 lb ft 4250 1996 20001 8 EW7 J4 4 16 1749 cc 117 PS 86 kW 115 hp 5500 160 N m 118 lb ft 4000 1999 20042 0 XU10 J4R RFV 4 16 1998 cc 132 PS 97 kW 130 hp 5500 180 N m 133 lb ft 4200 1996 20002 0 EW10 J4 RFN 4 16 1997 cc 136 PS 100 kW 134 hp 6000 190 N m 140 lb ft 4100 1999 20032 0 EW10 J4 RFR 4 16 1997 cc 139 PS 102 kW 137 hp 6000 197 N m 145 lb ft 4100 1999 20002 0 HPI EW10 D RLZ 4 16 1997 cc 140 PS 100 kW 140 hp 6000 192 N m 142 lb ft 4000 2001 20042 0 Turbo XU10 J2TE 4 8 1998 cc 147 PS 108 kW 145 hp 5300 235 N m 173 lb ft 2500 1997 19992 2 EW12 J4 3FZ 4 16 2231 cc 158 PS 116 kW 156 hp 5650 217 N m 160 lb ft 3900 1999 20032 9 V6 ES9 J4 XFZ 6 24 2946 cc 190 PS 140 kW 190 hp 5500 267 N m 197 lb ft 4000 1997 20002 9 V6 ES9 J4S XFX 6 24 2946 cc 207 PS 152 kW 204 hp 6000 280 N m 210 lb ft 3750 1999 2003Diesel1 9 TD XUD9 TE Y 4 8 1905 cc 90 PS 66 kW 89 hp 4000 196 N m 145 lb ft 2250 1995 19992 0 HDi DW10 TD RHY 4 8 1997 cc 90 PS 66 kW 89 hp 4000 205 N m 151 lb ft 1900 1999 20032 0 HDi DW10 ATED RHZ 4 8 1997 cc 109 PS 80 kW 108 hp 4000 250 N m 184 lb ft 1750 1999 20042 1 TD XUD11 BTE 4 12 2088 cc 109 PS 80 kW 108 hp 4300 250 N m 184 lb ft 2000 1995 19992 2 HDi DW12 TED4 4HX 4 16 2179 cc 133 PS 98 kW 131 hp 4000 314 N m 232 lb ft 2000 2001 2003Facelift EditThis section possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Euro NCAP test resultsPeugeot 406 1997 7 Test Score RatingAdult occupant 15 Pedestrian N A Post facelift Peugeot 406 ST Post facelift Peugeot 406 saloon Post facelift Peugeot 406 Estate Euro NCAP test resultsPeugeot 406 2001 8 Test Score RatingAdult occupant 18 Pedestrian 14 The facelifted 406 saloon 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 9 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 10 The exterior look was amended as the 406 featured more pronounced ribs clear headlights chrome trim and a new honeycomb grille 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 Peugeot 406 Coupe 2003 facelift The Coupe received an interior facelift in April 1999 new dashboard steering wheel followed by an exterior facelift four years later bigger grill Awards EditThe 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 Edit BTCC Peugeot 406 built to Super Touring regulations Laurent Aiello 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 2004 References Edit Davide Arcangeli deux œuvres majeures en heritage stationhaxo fr 30 June 2022 Retrieved 2022 09 22 PEUGEOT s 406 range will arrive with a spectacular car launch campaign in Britain next year Motor Trader a b PRODUZIONE COMPLESSIVA PDF pininfarina it Archived from the original PDF on 2011 06 05 Retrieved 2007 08 03 Peugeot 406 Used Car Tests Car Reviews Auto Express 2003 06 17 Retrieved 2009 12 12 Record Drives FuelAcademy Archived from the original on 23 July 2015 Retrieved 2015 07 23 Peugeot Fuel Economy World Records Peugeot NZ Archived from the original on 9 July 2010 Retrieved 2010 07 09 Reference 1997 Retrieved 2011 10 23 Reference 2001 Retrieved 2011 10 23 Euro NCAP euroncap com Retrieved 2012 08 01 Autotrader autotrader co uk Retrieved 2014 01 13 External links Edit Media related to Peugeot 406 at Wikimedia Commons Peugeot s official website with pictures of concept cars French language Replica Build of Taxi 406 Movie car from Taxi films English Language Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peugeot 406 amp oldid 1118979672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
