PEUGEOT 406 · XT Premium 1.8-16V · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

From 2003 Peugeot started manufacture of automobiles type 406, modification XT Premium 1.8-16V and terminated it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.6 meters, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and can be fit in 5 people including the driver.

«406 XT Premium 1.8-16V» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 11.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 197 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 117 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 70 liters of petrol, therefore when intermediate fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6 l on the highway, 10.6 l in the urban), that let you drive nearly 910 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 229 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65HR15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Peugeot 406 gained the 3 quantity of stars. In addition to passive safety systems (side, passenger, head/curtain, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as Brake assistant, EBD, ABS.