Peugeot 406

Peugeot 406
Overview
Manufacturer	Peugeot
Also called	Peugeot Coupé
Production	1995–2004 (France) 1996–2008 (Egypt) 1997–2005 (Italy, coupé)
Assembly	Sochaux, France (Sochaux Plant) Val di Sangro, Italy Cairo, Egypt (AAV) Kaduna, Nigeria Lat Krabang, Thailand (Yontrakit) Jakarta, Indonesia
Designer	Laurent Rossi (saloon) (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	Petrol: 1.6 L I4 1.8 L I4 2.0 L I4 2.0 L HPI I4 2.0 L I4 turbo 2.2 L I4 2.9 L V6 Diesel: 1.9 L D I4 1.9 L TD I4 Turbo 2.0 L HDI I4 Turbo Common rail 2.1 L TD I4 Turbo 2.2 L HDI I4 Turbo Common rail
Transmission	4-speed ZF 4HP20 automatic 5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,700 mm (106.3 in)
Length	4,555 mm (179.3 in) (saloon) 4,736 mm (186.5 in) (estate) 4,615 mm (181.7 in) (coupé)
Width	1,764 mm (69.4 in) (saloon) 1,760 mm (69.3 in) (estate) 1,781 mm (70.1 in) (coupé)
Height	1,396 mm (55.0 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Peugeot 405 Peugeot 504 coupé (for coupé)
Successor	Peugeot 407

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.

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.

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.

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, 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. Knock-down kit versions of the car were also built at the Yontrakit Industrial Factory in Lad Krabang, Bangkok, Thailand.

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  Peugeot 406 saloon (pre facelift)
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  Peugeot 406 estate (pre facelift)
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  Peugeot 406 Coupé
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  Peugeot 406 Coupé
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  Interior (facelift)

Engines

Model	Engine- type	Cylinders / valves	Displacement	Power / rpm	Torque / rpm	Years
Petrol
1.6	XU5 JP (BFZ)	4 / 8	1580 cc	88 PS (65 kW; 87 hp) / 6000	130 N⋅m (96 lb⋅ft) / 2600	1996–1997
1.8	XU7 JB	4 / 8	1761 cc	90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) / 5000	147 N⋅m (108 lb⋅ft) / 2600	1997–1999
1.8	XU7 JP4	4 / 16	1761 cc	112 PS (82 kW; 110 hp) / 5500	155 N⋅m (114 lb⋅ft) / 4250	1996–2000
1.8	EW7 J4	4 / 16	1749 cc	117 PS (86 kW; 115 hp) / 5500	160 N⋅m (118 lb⋅ft) / 4000	1999–2004
2.0	XU10 J4R (RFV)	4 / 16	1998 cc	132 PS (97 kW; 130 hp) / 5500	180 N⋅m (133 lb⋅ft) / 4200	1996–2000
2.0	EW10 J4 (RFN)	4 / 16	1997 cc	136 PS (100 kW; 134 hp) / 6000	190 N⋅m (140 lb⋅ft) / 4100	1999–2003
2.0	EW10 J4 (RFR)	4 / 16	1997 cc	139 PS (102 kW; 137 hp) / 6000	197 N⋅m (145 lb⋅ft) / 4100	1999–2000
2.0 HPI	EW10 D (RLZ)	4 / 16	1997 cc	140 PS (100 kW; 140 hp) / 6000	192 N⋅m (142 lb⋅ft) / 4000	2001–2004
2.0 Turbo	XU10 J2TE	4 / 8	1998 cc	147 PS (108 kW; 145 hp) / 5300	235 N⋅m (173 lb⋅ft) / 2500	1997–1999
2.2	EW12 J4 (3FZ)	4 / 16	2231 cc	158 PS (116 kW; 156 hp) / 5650	217 N⋅m (160 lb⋅ft) / 3900	1999–2003
2.9 V6	ES9 J4 (XFZ)	6 / 24	2946 cc	190 PS (140 kW; 190 hp) / 5500	267 N⋅m (197 lb⋅ft) / 4000	1997–2000
2.9 V6	ES9 J4S (XFX)	6 / 24	2946 cc	207 PS (152 kW; 204 hp) / 6000	280 N⋅m (210 lb⋅ft) / 3750	1999–2003
Diesel
1.9 TD	XUD9 TE/Y	4 / 8	1905 cc	90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) / 4000	196 N⋅m (145 lb⋅ft) / 2250	1995–1999
2.0 HDi	DW10 TD (RHY)	4 / 8	1997 cc	90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) / 4000	205 N⋅m (151 lb⋅ft) / 1900	1999–2003
2.0 HDi	DW10 ATED (RHZ)	4 / 8	1997 cc	109 PS (80 kW; 108 hp) / 4000	250 N⋅m (184 lb⋅ft) / 1750	1999–2004
2.1 TD	XUD11 BTE	4 / 12	2088 cc	109 PS (80 kW; 108 hp) / 4300	250 N⋅m (184 lb⋅ft) / 2000	1995–1999
2.2 HDi	DW12 TED4 (4HX)	4 / 16	2179 cc	133 PS (98 kW; 131 hp) / 4000	314 N⋅m (232 lb⋅ft) / 2000	2001–2003

Facelift

Euro NCAP test results
Peugeot 406 (1997)

Test	Score	Rating
Adult occupant:	15
Pedestrian:	N/A

Post facelift Peugeot 406 ST

Post facelift Peugeot 406 saloon

Post facelift Peugeot 406 Estate

Euro NCAP test results
Peugeot 406 (2001)

Test	Score	Rating
Adult 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.

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.

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.

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

BTCC Peugeot 406 built to Super Touring regulations.

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 2004.

External links

• 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)