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Peugeot 309 | |
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![]() 1988 309 XL | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Peugeot |
Production | 1985–1994 |
Assembly |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | Small family car (C) |
Body style | 3/5-door hatchback/liftback |
Layout | FF layout |
Related | Peugeot 205 |
Powertrain | |
Transmission |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,470 mm (97.2 in) |
Length | 4,050 mm (159.4 in) |
Width | 1,630 mm (64.2 in) |
Height | 1,380 mm (54.3 in) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Chrysler-Talbot Horizon Peugeot 305 |
Successor | Peugeot 306 |
The Peugeot 309 is a small family car that was manufactured between 1985 and 1994 in France, England and Spain by PSA Peugeot Citroën. It was originally intended to be badged as a Talbot and, as development progressed, to be called the Talbot Arizona.[1]
It was the replacement for the Talbot Horizon, which had started life as a Chrysler in Britain and a Simca in France, and was also being built in several guises for the market in America.[2] In 1985, the PSA Group decided to discontinue the Talbot brand, with the last passenger vehicle branded as a Talbot to be launched being the Samba of 1981, and to market the car as a Peugeot instead.
The Talbot brand was phased out completely when Talbot Express production stopped in 1994.