Peugeot 505

Peugeot 505 Saloon ( 1979-1986 )

The Peugeot 505 was introduced in May 1979 as a successor to the Peugeot 504. The Peugeot 505 was a difficult inheritance, as the 504 was until then been the most successful Peugeot model. Like him, he was mounted in different countries, including Argentina, Chile, China, Indonesia and Nigeria.

Engine and chassis of the 505 has been largely taken from the previous. The engine was mounted longitudinally in front and drove the rear wheels. The front wheels were single eye depends on MacPherson struts and wishbones, rear, there was at the station wagons and sedans built in Argentina a rigid axle with steering and track bar or trailing arm for all others.

For the body, the design of Pininfarina put his time by competing against the Peugeot design department. Pininfarina formed the 505 -edged and conservative, as he had already designed the 504. Following the cessation of production in Europe, the Chinese Guangzhou Peugeot Automobile Company built the model for the local market to the year 1997 under the name into Guangzhou - Peugeot GP 7202nd

History

The vehicle was initially offered only as a four-door notchback sedan. In April 1982, the station wagon version B, which came up with up to eight seats ( Familial ) appeared. As the Citroën CX Familiale had the Peugeot 505 Familial a third seat in the direction of travel - at that time the only European station wagon with eight seats.

Two realized only as prototypes body styles ( coupe and convertible ) are owned by the Musée de l' Aventure Peugeot in Sochaux (France).

From 505 consecutively two series were made ​​: This differed slightly externally by modified taillights, bumper and front panel.

The model was published in the fall of 1987 except for the Peugeot 405, the last Peugeot, which was also sold in the U.S. - but here only with modest success. He was also the first Peugeot model in Germany, which was offered with a catalyst. The Peugeot 505 was also the last rear-wheel drive Peugeot and the last with the brand face of the 60s ( forward sloping front, headlights with " blink "). At its launch in the spring of 1979, he showed a little contemporary design. The Cw value was 0.44 (compared to the Audi 100 C3 1982 with Cw 0.30 ). A new brand face was presented in the summer of 1983 with the Peugeot 205.

Peugeot 505 Familial (1982-1986)

Never went into production: the 505 Coupé

Facelift

The revision in March 1986, a revised rear end ( wider tail lights similar in style to those of the Peugeot 309) and an attached spoiler edge contained, the Cd value of 505 was improved to 0.37. The cw * A improved to 0.76, a value which is also aimed at current high-roof models. The 505 also received a revised interior and other designations equipment.

With the simultaneous cessation of production of the larger Peugeot 604 the 505 should also take the role as a model of the upper middle class at Peugeot. Therefore accounted for the smaller engine variants, and with the introduction of the Peugeot 405 in October 1987, the trim levels of the 505 were gradually reduced since this would apply from now on, as a model of the upper middle class, while the was 405 provided for the middle class.

Peugeot 505 Familial ( 1986-1992 )

Motors

During the construction period, different engines were offered. There were four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines with or without turbochargers, which initially unchanged from the previous models 504 and 604 ( Turbo Diesel) were taken. The 1983 offered four-cylinder turbocharged engine is based on the Simca developed 2.2-liter engine of the Talbot Tagore.

The petrol engines were available both as a carburetor versions, on the other hand, initially with mechanical and later electronic injection. Furthermore, the Peugeot 604 was the setting of the Peugeot 505 with a six cylinder engine with 2849 cc displacement and 125 kW ( 170 hp) (V6 ).

The motor varied services offered between 51 kW (69 PS ) for the GL 505 diesel with 2498 cc and a maximum of 128 kW ( 174 hp ) for the 505 Turbo Injection with 2128 cc capacity. The hubraumschwächste engine was the 1783 cc, petrol engine of 505 GL, initially with 60 kW (82 hp). The most powerful turbo diesel with intercooler mobilized at least 77 kW (105 hp).

Successor

Production in Europe ran from early 1992 with the combination, while the sedan was no longer available in Germany as early as mid 1989. The 505 was then produced in different countries for some years. It was produced in Peugeot - Sochaux major work for the European market.

The Peugeot plugged into the 505 were not fulfilled. Potential buyers the car was too conservative and stuffy, so he could not nearly reach the sales figures of 504 of more than 3.7 million units. Nevertheless 1,351,254 units (of which 234 386 estates) were produced in 13 years.

In some African countries, it is still part of the street scene. Similar to the previous model 504 was the robust and comfortable even on poor Stassen 505 there as one of the most popular vehicle models.

A direct successor to the Peugeot 505, there was not, any more than a station wagon with three benches in the direction of travel. With the presented in the summer of 2002 Peugeot 307 SW, the original concept was a vehicle class lower revived as well in a similar fashion during the mid 1994 introduced Van Peugeot 806

Indirectly could be the high-order as the successor to the Peugeot 605 are 505, which was comparable in size and went into production with the setting of 505 in the summer of 1989. This is followed by a general conception of the Peugeot model range this time, in some models about a half car class were promoted to their classification showed (see also the model transition from the compact class model 305 for the midrange model 405).

Beginning of 2011, Peugeot took a similar development with the setting of the models 407 and 607, both of which were replaced by the 508.

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