Peugeot 604
| Peugeot 604 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Peugeot |
| Production | 1975–1985 |
| Designer | Pininfarina |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size luxury / Executive car (E) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Peugeot 504 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.7 L PRV V6 2.8 L PRV V6 2.3 L XD2S turbo diesel I4 2.5 L XD3S/XD3T turbo diesel I4 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,800 mm (110.2 in) |
| Length | 4,720 mm (185.8 in) |
| Width | 1,770 mm (69.7 in) |
| Height | 1,435 mm (56.5 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,450 kg (3,197 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor |
Peugeot 505 Peugeot 605 |
The Peugeot 604 is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1975 to 1985. 153,252 examples of the 604 were sold during its 10-year production life. It was made in France and also assembled by Kia in South Korea.
The Pininfarina-designed 604 was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1975 and drew praise for its formal, handsome styling. Denmark´s "Bilrevyen 1976" ("The Car Review 1976"), for example, described the styling as possessing a "calm elegance". Sales began in September 1975. Based "on the principles of the Peugeot 504", using its bulkhead, doors, and part of the 504 floorpan, and usually powered by the then-new 144 PS (106 kW) 2.7-litre V6 PRV engine, developed in conjunction with Renault and Volvo, the car was Peugeot's first entry into the large luxury saloon market for 40 years - the most recent being the short-lived Peugeot 601 of 1934.
The 604 represented Peugeot's first entry into the market segment for executive cars since the 1930s. It augmented the Peugeot range. The drive to enter a product in this class came from the increased affluence of the French market which Peugeot felt could accommodate a car more expensive than the 504.
Price at launch was US$10,990. In the UK the car was sold for £4,785 (compared to £4,399 for a BMW 520, £4,361 for a Citroën CX Pallas, and £3,485 for a Ford Granada 3000 GL).
The 604 had several noteworthy attributes. From the 504, it inherited a damped and supple ride, equal to a contemporary Jaguar XJ6, its "good handling", its spacious passenger compartment and highly rated steering described as "a model of its kind", "highly accurate" and "one of the finest yet produced". The 604 had unusually wide opening doors which made entry and egress very easy for users. This was especially appropriate for the car in its role as a limousine.
Despite critical success, the 604 was a commercial failure. The production of 153,252 units was half that of the V8 engine Rover 3500 and an eighth of its stablemate, the CX. Peugeot made a profit on each car made, primarily because of the shared tooling and engineering with the 504, but the car ceased production without an immediate successor.
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