PEUGEOT 406 · SL 1.6 · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 1997

From 1996 Peugeot began manufacture of automobiles type 406, modification of SL 1.6 and finished it in 1997. This auto has four doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.6 meters, that allows a seat 5 men total.

«406 SL 1.6» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 15.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 175 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max output of 90 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 70 l of petrol, so when normal fuel rate is 8.5 l per 100 km (6.6 l on the highway, 11.7 l in the city), accordingly allows to go roughly 824 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 185/70HR14.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Peugeot 406 gained the 2 quantity of stars. This car does not have active safety features, and there is passive safety (driver airbags).