Peugeot facts for kids
Peugeot is a French company. They make cars, vans, motorcycles and scooters in France.
Vehicles
Peugeot 605
The Peugeot 605 is the name of a car. This was a full-size car. It was made between 1989 and 1999 after the company stopped the production of Peugeot 505. After this, the company made a smaller car named Peugeot 405, and a bigger car named Peugeot 605. The Peugeot is a car of the luxury-family car class.
Peugeot 306
The Peugeot 306 is the name of a car that started being made in 1993 and stopped being made in 2002. It was a small, family car. There were several verities of this car: from the slowest version, the 1.4, all the way up to the fastest version which was called the GTI-6.
Peugeot 3008
The Peugeot 3008 was launched in 2010 as part of Peugeot's family car range. The design of this crossover aimed to combine the genres of an MPV and a hatchback. The 3008 comes as turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol engines, plus 1.6 and 2.0-litre diesels.
Following the original 3008 model, Peugeot revealed the 3008 diesel hybrid later the same year at the Paris Motor Show.
The Peugeot 306 also came in a diesel veriety, which many people see as an important step in bringing economical diesel oil powered car to people. This version came in 1.8 litre, 1.9 litre, and 1.9 litre turbocharged versions. In 1999, Peugeot replaced these diesel engines with the 2.0 litre HDI engine which was better at saving fuel than all the other engines.
Current Vehicles
The cars that Peugeot make are the:
Peugeot: 107, 206, 207, 308, 508, 807, 1007, 4007, 5008, 3008, RCZ and the Partner
The vans that Peugeot make are the:
Peugeot Bipper, Expert, Boxer, Partner Van, 207 Van and the Bipper
Images for kids
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Peugeot 406 coupé
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Peugeot 206 WRC, winner of the World Rally Championship from 2000 to 2002
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Tim Harvey in a 406 during the 1996 BTCC season
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Peugeot 905, 1992 and 1993 winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Peugeot 908, 2009 winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Ari Vatanen's Pikes Peak Peugeot 405
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Spinner from Blade Runner 2049 on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
See also
In Spanish: Peugeot para niños