Peugeot 605

Peugeot 605 (1989-1995)

The Peugeot 605 (type 6B ) was a car of the French car manufacturer Peugeot, which was positioned in the upper middle class. It was manufactured from July 1989 to September 1999 in Sochaux.

The 605 replaced both the Peugeot 604 and the Peugeot 505 He was a contribution to the efforts of the company to streamline its up to that point in the middle class very broad product range.

History

The technique informed the Peugeot largely with the published in late summer 1989 Citroën XM, which was developed simultaneously and also came on the market around the same time. Both vehicles possessed front-wheel drive ( the 604 it was still rear-wheel drive ), the Peugeot chassis' but it declined to take over the development of the XM Hydractive suspension.

Stylistically, too, was the 605 much more conventional. During the XM was designed as a hatchback, the 605 was developed exclusively as a saloon. The body of the 605 was built with the cooperation of the Italian design studio Pininfarina. She leaned against the core of the lines of a decade earlier -designed Ferrari Pinin and was in the profile similarity with the also designed by Pininfarina Alfa Romeo 164; in particular the light edges on the vehicle sides were striking design features that shared both cars.

Although the international automotive press - even the German - the 605 expressly certified qualities, the car was on the European market as little prevail as the more unconventional XM. The competition of German products proved itself in the market segment of the upper middle class, in the prestige played an important role, as overwhelming.

Became known as the 605 service vehicle of French President Jacques Chirac as well as by an insert in the movie Ronin. The top version of the 605 was a 3.0 V6 engine with 24 valves and 147 kW (200 hp). Unique identifying features were the SV24 lettering on the rear and special 16 -inch wheels. This set also represent the most powerful version, because the introduced later V6 did not reach these services. This is the so-called " Euro- V6 " PRV engine, which was developed together with Renault and Volvo. In addition, there was a modern 2.1 -liter swirl chamber engine, 80 kW made ​​(109 hp) with intercooler, and the newer 2.5 -liter turbo diesel with 95 kW (129 hp). Other engines: Turbo petrol engine with 108 kW (147 hp) and the small gasoline engine with 89 kW (121 hp).

Facelift

From mid-1994 establishes the introduction of airbags are to be named in the also pretensioners and side impact protection were incorporated into the series.

In early 1995 the front and rear lights were changed, making the 605 a bit bigger acting headlights and black taillights had darkened.

In September 1999, production of the 605 was discontinued. His successor was in the spring of 2000 the 607th

Rear view

Motors

• 2.0 l (SL ), four-cylinder petrol with 1998 cc and 79 kW/107 hp ( 07/1989-06/1992 )
• 2.0 l (SRI ) four-cylinder gasoline Displacement cm ³ with 1998 and 89 kW/121 hp ( 07/1989-06/1992 )
• 2.0 l (SLI), four-cylinder petrol with 1998 cc and 89 kW/121 hp ( 07/1992-07/1994 )
• 2,0 l 16V ( SRI), four-cylinder petrol with 1998 cc and 97 kW/132 hp ( 07/1994-09/1999 )
• 2,0 l 16V ( SRT), four-cylinder turbo petrol with 1998 cc and 104-108 kW/142-147 PS ( 07/1991-09/1999 )
• 3.0 L V6 12V, (SR ), six-cylinder gasoline with 2963 cc displacement and 123 kW/167 hp ( 10/1989-06/1992; SFZ, ZPJ / ZPJ2 )
• 3.0 L V6 12V, ( SV), six-cylinder gasoline with 2968 cc displacement and 125 kW/170 hp ( 06/1992-10/1998; UFZ, ZPJ/ZPJ4 )
• 3.0 L 24V V6, six-cylinder gasoline with 2946 cc displacement and 140 kW/194 hp ( 07/1997-05/1999; XKZ )
• 2.9 L 24V V6 ( SV), six-cylinder gasoline with 2963 cc displacement and 147 kW/200 hp ( 07/1989-06/1997; UKZ )
• 3.0 L 24V V6 ( SV), six-cylinder gasoline with 2978 cc displacement and 184 kW/250 hp ( 05/1994-06/1997; Special Model Engine code unknown)

• 2.1 liter D, four-cylinder diesel with 2088 cc and 60 kW/83 hp ( 09/1989-06/1994 )
• 2.1 l TD, four-cylinder turbo diesel with 2088 cc and 80 kW/109 hp ( 06/1989-09/1999 )
• 2.5 l TD, four-cylinder turbo diesel engine with 2446 cc and 95 kW/129 hp ( 07/1994-09/1999 )