PEUGEOT 406 · SR 1.8 · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

Peugeot launched manufacture from 1997 of autos type 406, modification of SR 1.8 and closed it in 1999. In this car can fit 5 men total, it has sedan form with four doors, and length 4.6 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«406 SR 1.8» automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This car can be accelerated for 14.6 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 181 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 90 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 11.8 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 6.4 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 8.4 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what provides to go about 834 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 185/70HR14.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Peugeot 406 gained the 2 number of stars. This auto does not have active safety features, however there is passive systems (passenger, driver airbags).