Posted by admin | Posted in Peugeot 207 | Posted on 13-07-2010
It was in 1930 that the first owners were able to drive away in Peugeot’s new 201 saloon, which was the first car to use Peugeot’s current model numbering system and the first mass produced car in the world to be fitted with independent front suspension. In 1938, Peugeot unveiled the 202; unfortunately, with the outbreak of World War II production was interrupted but it was the 202 that restarted Peugeot’s production in Sochaux after the war.
At the Paris Motor Show in 1948, Peugeot unveiled the 203, its first totally new post-war car and again this car benefited from a range of technology not normally found in this market segment. To ensure maximum engine efficiency, the 203’s engine benefited from the use of a hemispherical combustion chamber and inclined valves with a centrally mounted spark plug. This design ensured the engine was as fuel efficient as possible – a strength which remains in all the current 207 engines to this day. The 203 was also Peugeot’s first car to have a modern body shell design rather than a separate chassis. The Peugeot “2-series” was evolving to meet the trends of the time and, like all “2-series” cars, it was very popular with Peugeot customers as it became the first car to exceed sales of 500,000 (Total produced from 1948 to 1960 – 700,000).
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