| Peugeot 504 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Peugeot SA |
| Also called | Guangzhou-Peugeot GP 7200 |
| Production | |
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| Designer | Aldo Brovarone[7] at Pininfarina |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Large family car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door estate 2-door coupé 2-door convertible 2-door coupé utility (pickup) 4-door coupé utility (pickup) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual BA7 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic ZF 3HP12/22 3-speed automatic GM 407 (V6) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,740 mm (107.9 in) (saloon/berline) 2,900 mm (114.2 in) (break/pickup) 2,550 mm (100.4 in) (coupé/cabriolet) |
| Length | 4,486 mm (176.6 in) (saloon/berline) 4,800 mm (189.0 in) (break) |
| Width | 1,690 mm (66.5 in) |
| Height | 1,460 mm (57.5 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,200–1,300 kg (2,646–2,866 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Peugeot 404 |
| Successor | Peugeot 505 Peugeot 406 Coupé (for 504 Coupé) |
The Peugeot 504 is a mid-size, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive automobile manufactured and marketed by Peugeot from 1968 to 1983 over a single generation, primarily in four-door sedan and wagon configurations – but also as twin two-door coupé and cabriolet configurations as well as pickup truck variants.
The sedan (berline) was styled by Aldo Brovarone of Pininfarina, and the coupé and cabriolet twins were styled by Franco Martinengo at Pininfarina, with wagon (break and familiale) and pickup (camionette) designed and sketches produced in-house at Peugeot.
The 504 was noted for its robust body structure, long suspension travel, high ground clearance, large wheels and torque tube driveshaft – enclosed in a rigid tube attached at each end to the gearbox housing and differential casing, relieving drivetrain torque reactions. The 504 ultimately achieved widespread popularity in far-flung rough-terrain countries – including Latin America and much of Africa.[8]
More than three million 504s were manufactured in its European production, with production continuing globally under various licensing arrangements – including 27,000 assembled in Kenya[9] and 425,000 assembled in Nigeria, using knock-down kits – with production extending into 2006.[8][10]
Having debuted as Peugeot's flagship at the 1968 Paris Salon, the 504 received the 1969 European Car of the Year. In 2013, the Los Angeles Times called it "Africa's workhorse."[11]
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- ^ Fernández Fenocchi, Eduardo; Piñeiro Da Rosa, Matías; Sorrentino Fenocchi, Gastón (March 2012). "Aplicación del Cuadro de Mando Integral en Nordex S.A." [Application of the Balanced Scorecard at Nordex S.A.] (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo, Uruguay: Universidad de la República: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. pp. 50–51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Aldo Brovarone". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ a b Sjöholm, Gustaf (6 November 2004). "Where Forty-Year Old Peugeots Are Still Hot Stuff". Petrolicious.
- ^ Ini Okon Utuk (10 February 2013). "Our heritage, our tradition, our Peugeot 504". Daily Trust.
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- ^ Hiltzik, Michael (4 December 2013). "Is the Peugeot 504 reaching its end as Africa's workhorse?". LA Times.