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The Peugeot 406 is a large family car
Large family car

A large family car is a Europe car classification of automobile which are larger than a small family car and smaller than an executive car. Models designed by luxury car automaker are also called compact executive cars or simply compact executives, while a multi-purpose vehicle based on a large family car is called a large MPV....
 from the French
France

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 automaker
Automaker

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's motor vehicles. In 2007, more than 73 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide....
 Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 from 1995 to 2004. Available in saloon, estate
Estate

Estate may refer to:* Real estate - a law term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location....
 and coupé
Coupé

A coup? or coupe is a closed car body style, the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time. Coup?s are often hardtopped sports cars or sporty variants of sedan body styles, with doors commonly reduced from 4 to 2, and a Close-coupled sedan interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating ....
 bodystyles with a choice of petrol or turbodiesel
Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines....
 engines, the 406 replaced the Peugeot 405
Peugeot 405

The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the France automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under license outside France....
 in Peugeot's lineup, and was itself replaced by the Peugeot 407
Peugeot 407

The Peugeot 407 is a large family car produced by the France automaker Peugeot since 2004. It is available in sedan , coup? and station wagon variants, with both Diesel engine and petrol engines....
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Peugeot 406 Coupe
The Peugeot 406 is a large family car
Large family car

A large family car is a Europe car classification of automobile which are larger than a small family car and smaller than an executive car. Models designed by luxury car automaker are also called compact executive cars or simply compact executives, while a multi-purpose vehicle based on a large family car is called a large MPV....
 from the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 automaker
Automaker

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's motor vehicles. In 2007, more than 73 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide....
 Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 from 1995 to 2004. Available in saloon, estate
Estate

Estate may refer to:* Real estate - a law term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location....
 and coupé
Coupé

A coup? or coupe is a closed car body style, the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time. Coup?s are often hardtopped sports cars or sporty variants of sedan body styles, with doors commonly reduced from 4 to 2, and a Close-coupled sedan interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating ....
 bodystyles with a choice of petrol or turbodiesel
Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines....
 engines, the 406 replaced the Peugeot 405
Peugeot 405

The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the France automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under license outside France....
 in Peugeot's lineup, and was itself replaced by the Peugeot 407
Peugeot 407

The Peugeot 407 is a large family car produced by the France automaker Peugeot since 2004. It is available in sedan , coup? and station wagon variants, with both Diesel engine and petrol engines....
. It used the same platform as the Citroën Xantia
Citroën Xantia

The Citro?n Xantia is a Medium family car produced by the France automaker Citro?n. First seen at the end of 1992, the car was produced between 1993 and 2001 ....
, though without that car's sophisticated hydropneumatic suspension system.

The diesel
Diesel

Diesel or diesel fuel in general is any fuel used in diesel engines. The most common is a specific fractional distillation of petroleum fuel oil, but alternatives that are not derived from petroleum, such as biodiesel, biomass to liquid or gas to liquid diesel, are increasingly being developed and adopted....
 versions were very popular, and the 406 became one of Europe's best-selling diesel-powered cars. Initially, the car was available with 1.8 L and 2.0 L petrol and 1.9 L turbodiesel
Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines....
 engines, followed by a 110 bhp 2.1 L turbodiesel
Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines....
, turbocharged 2.0 L and 3.0 L petrol V6 engines. The 2-door coupé
Coupé

A coup? or coupe is a closed car body style, the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time. Coup?s are often hardtopped sports cars or sporty variants of sedan body styles, with doors commonly reduced from 4 to 2, and a Close-coupled sedan interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating ....
 was both designed and built by Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 designer
Designer

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 Pininfarina
Pininfarina

Pininfarina S.p.A. is an Italian automobile design firm and coachbuilder in Cambiano, Italy, founded as Societ? anonima Carrozzeria Pinin Farina in 1930 by automobile designer and builder Battista Farina ....
, with choices of a 2.0 L 4-cylinder engine or a 3.0 L V6, and from 2001, a 2.2 L HDi diesel engine.

The 406 was notably successful in the UK. It broke into the key UK fleet sales market, with 90 percent of units becoming company cars.

Engines

ModelEngine-
type		Cylinders /
valves		DisplacementPower / rpmTorque / rpmYears
Petrol
1.6XU5 M3/Z
PSA XU engine

The PSA XU engine is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citro?n and Peugeot automobiles. This family is best known as the engine of the Peugeot 305....
4 / 81.580 cc1995-1997
1.8XU7 JB
PSA XU engine

The PSA XU engine is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citro?n and Peugeot automobiles. This family is best known as the engine of the Peugeot 305....
4 / 81.761 cc1997-1999
1.8XU7 JP4
PSA XU engine

The PSA XU engine is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citro?n and Peugeot automobiles. This family is best known as the engine of the Peugeot 305....
4 / 161.761 cc1995-2000
1.8EW7 J4
PSA EW/DW engine

The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol engine and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citro?n automobiles....
4 / 161.761 cc1999-2004
2.0XU10 J4R
PSA XU engine

The PSA XU engine is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citro?n and Peugeot automobiles. This family is best known as the engine of the Peugeot 305....
4 / 161.998 cc1995-2000
2.0EW10 J4(RFV)
PSA EW/DW engine

The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol engine and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citro?n automobiles....
4 / 161.998 cc1999-2004
2.0EW10 J4(RFR)
PSA EW/DW engine

The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol engine and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citro?n automobiles....
4 / 161.997 cc1999-2000
2.0 HPI
Gasoline direct injection

Gasoline direct injection is a latest variant of fuel injection employed in modern two-stroke cycle and Four-stroke cycle stroke petrol engines....
EW10 D
PSA EW/DW engine

The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol engine and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citro?n automobiles....
4 / 161.997 cc2001-2004
2.0 TurboXU10 J2TE
PSA XU engine

The PSA XU engine is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citro?n and Peugeot automobiles. This family is best known as the engine of the Peugeot 305....
4 / 81.998 cc1997-1999
2.2EW12 J4
PSA EW/DW engine

The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol engine and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citro?n automobiles....
4 / 162.230 cc1999-2004
3.0 V6ES9 J4
PSA ES engine

The PSA ES engine or Renault L engine is a V6 engine used in automotive applications. It was co-developed by the PSA Group and Renault to replace the outdated PRV engine....
6 / 242.946 cc1997-2000
3.0 V6ES9 J4S
PSA ES engine

The PSA ES engine or Renault L engine is a V6 engine used in automotive applications. It was co-developed by the PSA Group and Renault to replace the outdated PRV engine....
6 / 242.946 cc1999-2004
Diesel
1.9 TD
Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines....
XUD9 TE/Y4 / 81.905 cc1995-1999
2.0 HDi
PSA HDi engine

The PSA Group sells a variety of diesel engine automobile engines with the HDi designation. Earlier versions were exclusive to Peugeot and Citro?n....
DW10 TD
PSA EW/DW engine

The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol engine and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citro?n automobiles....
4 / 81.997 cc1999-2004
2.0 HDi
PSA HDi engine

The PSA Group sells a variety of diesel engine automobile engines with the HDi designation. Earlier versions were exclusive to Peugeot and Citro?n....
DW10 ATED
PSA EW/DW engine

The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol engine and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citro?n automobiles....
4 / 81.997 cc1999-2004
2.1 TD
Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines....
XUD11 BTE4 / 122.088 cc1995-1999
2.2 HDi
PSA HDi engine

The PSA Group sells a variety of diesel engine automobile engines with the HDi designation. Earlier versions were exclusive to Peugeot and Citro?n....
DW12 TED44 / 162.179 cc2001-2004


Facelift


Peugeot 406 Vl Blue
The Facelifted 406 sedan was introduced in 1999 and it has changed in many aspects from the other 406 to make it safer, stronger and faster. The changes include the new and improved EW/DW Engine Family
PSA EW/DW engine

The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol engine and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citro?n automobiles....
 which involves more power and fuel efficiency. Other parts have been changed such as transmission (ratio in fifth increased from 25 to 28 mph/1000rpm), wheels, suspension and brakes. On the exterior, the 406 got a whole new elegant look with more pronounced ribs, totally smooth glass headlights and a new honeycomb grill. The interior has been totally redesigned to create comfort and space as well as a new look. 406 ended production in 2004.

Movie appearance


The 406 sedan was featured in the French Taxi movie series. In Taxi
Taxi (1998 film)

Taxi is a 1998 in film French language film starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by G?rard Pir?s. It has 3 sequels: Taxi 2 in 2000, Taxi 3 in 2003 and Taxi 4 in 2007....
 the 406 has a modified 3.0 V6 capable of tremendous speed and a pop-out front and rear spoiler. In Taxi 2
Taxi 2

Taxi 2 is a France film directed by G?rard Krawczyk and released in 2000 in film. It is a sequel to Taxi written by Luc Besson and directed by G?rard Pir?s in 1998....
 the car was the facelifted 406 which also had pop-out spoilers and wings to aid aerial movement, such as when the car "jumps" over French army tanks trying to block its escape. In the movie it is capable of reaching a topspeed of 306 km/h. In Taxi 3
Taxi 3

Taxi 3 is a 2003 France comedy film directed by G?rard Krawczyk. It is the sequel to Taxi 2....
, the 406 is further upgraded to be able to travel in icy terrain. The fourth movie Taxi 4
Taxi 4

Taxi 4 is the sequel to the 2003 France Action film/Comedy film Taxi 3. As with all the other films in the Gallic Taxi franchise, Samy Naceri plays taxi driver "Daniel Morales", this time in a Peugeot 407 unlike the Peugeot 406 in the previous films....
 features a 407
Peugeot 407

The Peugeot 407 is a large family car produced by the France automaker Peugeot since 2004. It is available in sedan , coup? and station wagon variants, with both Diesel engine and petrol engines....
 instead which sounds like it has a tuned V8 under its hood. More gadgets and pop-out spoilers were added.

A Peugeot 406 also featured heavily in the 1998 action film Ronin
Ronin (film)

Ronin is a 1998 in film Action film-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by J.D. Zeik and David Mamet. It stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno as two of several former special forces and intelligence agents who team up to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded suitcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties and allia...
. The car was driven in the final car chase throughout the streets of Paris by the main protagonists, Robert de Niro
Robert De Niro

Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. is a two-time Academy Award-winning United States actor, director and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time....
 and Jean Reno
Jean Reno

'Jean Reno' is a C?sar Award-nominated France actor. Working in both French and English, he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood productions such as Godzilla , The Da Vinci Code , Mission: Impossible and Ronin , but also European productions such as L?on and the 2005 Italian film The Tiger and the Snow...
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