Peugeot 206 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Peugeot |
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Designer | Gérard Welter (206)[nb 1] Murat Günak (206 CC) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Supermini (B) |
Body style | 3/5-door hatchback 2-door coupé cabriolet (206 CC) 5-door station wagon (206 SW) 4-door sedan (206 SD) |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | PSA PF1 platform |
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Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | 4-speed AL4 automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual (motorsport only) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,442 mm (96.1 in) |
Length | 3,835 mm (151.0 in) (hatchback) 3,872 mm (152.4 in) (hatchback, 206+ and 207 Compact)[5] 4,000 mm (157.5 in) (coupé cabriolet) 4,188 mm (164.9 in) (sedan, Europe)[6] 4,235 mm (166.7 in) (sedan, South America)[7] 4,028 mm (158.6 in) (station wagon) |
Width | 1,652 mm (65.0 in) (hatchback) 1,673 mm (65.9 in) (GTI/S16/GTI 180/RC) 1,652 mm (65.0 in) (coupé cabriolet) 1,655 mm (65.2 in) (sedan) 1,652 mm (65.0 in) (station wagon) |
Height | 1,428 mm (56.2 in) (hatchback) 1,373 mm (54.1 in) (coupé cabriolet) 1,456 mm (57.3 in) (sedan) 1,460 mm (57.5 in) (station wagon) |
Kerb weight | 950–1,145 kg (2,094–2,524 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Peugeot 205 |
Successor | Peugeot 207 |
The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car (B-segment) designed and produced by the French car manufacturer Peugeot since May 1998 as a replacement to the Peugeot 205. Developed under the codename T1,[8] it was released in September 1998 in hatchback form,[9] which was followed by coupé cabriolet (206 CC) in September 2000,[10] station wagon (206 SW) in September 2001,[11] and a sedan version (206 SD) which is an abbreviation of the Iranian and Persian word sandogh-dar, it was made, produced and sold in Iran. in September 2005,[12] before being replaced by the 207 in April 2006.
Its facelifted version was initially launched in South America in September 2008,[13] and in China in November 2008,[14] in hatchback, sedan and station wagon[nb 2] body styles,[13] and marketed as the 207 Compact,[13] and as the 207 respectively.[14] This version was subsequently launched in Europe in February 2009,[15] only in hatchback form and marketed as the 206+.[15] In South America[nb 3] it continued to be offered as the 207 Compact nameplate until January 2017,[18] and furthermore in China, both under the 207 nameplate and as the Citroën C2.[19]
The 206 is the best-selling Peugeot model of all time with 8,358,217 cars sold by 2012.[20] As of April 2024[update], the facelifted version of the car (called the 207i) remained in production under license in Iran by IKCO. In 2020, the 206 had been counted as the thirtieth most long-lived single generation car by Autocar magazine.[21]
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