@@julienbee3467 I don't know why you'd choose an Alfa if you were wanting a family car. The hard suspension of Italian cars wouldn't win you any favours with the family!
Some things come to mind when I see a car of this era: 1. Cars looked lean, light and agile 2. You had more engine and color choices and 3. Cars were made to be seen in, those giant clear windows allowed you to see who was driving and if you were inside, you could easily see out. How times have changed.
And Ronin. I know the title refers to the Samurai whatever but anyone who saw it around the time it came out, always talked about how great the car chases were in mostly the French executive cars of the time & one or two 406's. Good film.
Mr. Furious you are scaring me a little. Not even yesterday I was complaining that there weren't many good 406 video reviews and now I get this in my feed.
@@alexander1485 Uuuuh.... yeah thats too bad for the US market, but thats a bit of a strange comment, dont you think? Every car ever sold is not availible to buy in some country, somewhere, making commenting on it a bit superflous...
@@ez33kiel6 I had the 1.4 306 LX and loved it. Had to let it go when the suspension started to fail and the costs got too high (by that point I'd also had an accident that injured my left ankle and the clutch was very heavy causing alot of pain when driving it). Such a fun little car with a massive boot!
@@RogueWraith909 So the basic 306 then. Peugeot did not even sell the 1.4 306s in Ireland it started at a 1.6 litre LX and even not was miserable equipped.
FYI The engine in that car is the 197bhp version. The later ones from 2002 had VVT and were 204bhp, like on the Laguna II. This engine of course also went into the Clio V6.
@@alfamonk The 605 had the PRV engine, not the L7X. Totally different engines. Not even remotely the same. And the PRV in the 605 was the 24v version. This was the most powerful version of the PRV n/a @ 200bhp. Its a common swap for Alpine GTA owners.
Just to clarify, the sedan wasn't styled by Pininfarina, but in-house by Laurent Rossi. Great looking car! The coupé was designed by Davide Arcangeli and Lorenzo Ramaciotti at Pininfarina, who also assembled the cars in Italy. -Oh, and the early V6 like this were around 194bhp, where the later faceliftet models had 207bhp with new VVT cylinder heads developed with Porsche. There isn't much difference in performance though, as the later models had a more restrictive exhaust system (more cats) for emissions control. Lovely to see a review of these cars! Was hoping to see your reaction to the engine performance though - it's a great motor! I have the same in my '97 coupé
Peugeot really were on a roll when these were out. The 406 coupe, the 306 GTI6, 106GTI and the 309 before . It was ace when you could get "normal" cars that weren't just 4 bangers too. Bring them back I say
@@warriorharj79 no the 206 looked great but they were terrible cars. For me that was the start of the really bad ones Peugeot started, with the silly cashback deals we got in the UK. My cousin had a hdi on and a friend a gti 180. The wrc car looked good though
@@chappy2121 The 206 marked the start of Peugeot's downfall, and it was an inferior replacement for the 205. It shrunk by several inches and tightened up the rear legroom somewhat as well as decreased the bootspace. The 407 had a a couple of product recalls for car fires and water ingress into the engine causing engine failure until Peugeot introduced dealer-fit modifications to iron out those issues.
I bought a three year old one and kept it for 7 or 8 years before my dad had it for another 4 or so. To this day still the quietest, most comfortable and nice to drive cars we've had. Not sure if Jean Baudin is still around but his chassis design skills were genius on the 205/306/406 amongst others.
Those PSA number pads were a pain. I remember having to go and rescue my dad who’d “broken down” in his ZX in a supermarket car park, only to find out that despite having owned the car for a couple of years he’d forgotten about the need to enter a code.
There was one in the Citroen Saxo I learned to drive in. It was an absolute pain if you stalled. When I drove this car last year, I made sure not to lose the number pad code as I remembered what happened during my driving lessons.
I had a 1.9TD 406 with one of those keypads. Luckily I found out that you could also start the car but pushing the lock/unlock button on the keyfob while turning the key and you didn't need to enter the PIN then!
PCP has taken a lot of the heart and soul out of car ownership. People change their cars every couple of years like they change their smartphones these days. It's sad, they've become an appliance for most people rather than something they truly cherish.
Remember driving a very new 406 not long after passing my test in the year 2000. I'll never forget our comfortable the ride was and driving it the steering was spot on
My dad had a '96 1.8 LX. Typically French, it handled superbly but also ate all the bumps and potholes brilliantly. I'd find any excuse back in the day to fling it about our country B roads. :)
My dad bought one brand new in 1998, same colour as this but with the 2.0l petrol engine. He drove it for 12 year before he gave it to me as my first car and I loved every minute of it. It’s been sat under a cover for the past 4 years but we are never getting rid of it
@@markbennett2170 side impact regulations make them very fat in the middle and bring the door tops up to your ears. Might as well replace the windows with steel.
Smart 406 owners would program there remote keys to automatically unlock the keypad for 30 seconds 😉 There was a handbook supplement explaining this with the keypad.
Excellent video as always! How elegantly the 406 has aged. I liked your end note, and it is so true that the likes of Omegas and Scorpios are consigned to history.
Never happen, all the unwashed plebs only want crossover SUVs now. Swoopy rear for no headroom, same generic egg-shape styling, crappy viscous "AWD", CVT or dual-clutch that breaks, jacked up so youre 6 foot above the road at all times, huge blingy alloys that scratch if you even look at them with low profile tyres that gives a worse ride than a penny farthing, and stupid names like trog and f-qwzkh, I hate them! Rant over 😁
@@BrooksterMax there are plenty of choices from Volvo, Saab, Ford, Vauxhall, Rover, Jaguar, Renault, Peugeot, Citroën, VW, Audi, Alfa Romeo, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Lexus from the same era, late 90s to early 2000s. There should still be V6s out there, they can't all be gone. The Vauxhall Vectra is actually one of the the creamiest. Matt has reviewed Nissan Maxima and its amazing.
Wow that thing is loaded! 4 stalk madness I had a 306 Cabriolet for a very short time, somewhat regret selling it for a project that didn't leave my drive for 8 months, but the horn button did catch me off guard a few times indicating to come off the roundabout and beeping at people 😅
I'm surprised the inner gear knob plastic filling hasn't desintegrated. I had this issue with a 205 and a Xantia but it's probably due to summer heat exposure with my cars. I changed the Xantia gear knob with a full black plastic one from a basic 106 and this one is way more sturdy. 1:26 The 406 saloon and estate design comes from the _Centre de style Peugeot_ supervised by Gérard Welter. It was originally a lower height version than the one envisionned by the engineering department, and Roland Peugeot (COO at the time) approved it. Pininfarina "only" designed and assembled the coupé version but had its say about the technical layout of the platmorm that would allowed them to design the coupé in the most convenient way. I think the urban legend about the non-coupé 406 design comes from non-French Peugeot dealerships that probably used this half-lie to sell the car more easily.
Thank you for the fantastic review of the 406. I live in Australia and have a 2001 2.0 hdi manual and they do actually get 2000 km to a tank. In Victoria we have awful country roads and the soft suspension of the 406 simply soaks the bumps up and yet doesn't lean or wallow about in corners, it always has great feel and is always under control and gravel roads are no problem either. Many Aussies will do 1000 km in a day so traveling from Melbourne to Adelaide or Melbourne to Sydney is pretty normal and the 406 laps up the km with ease. They actually tow very good as well. Thank you, keep up the good reviews!
I'm also in Australia - southern NSW. I have two 2.0-litre HDi manual sedans. You're definitely right about the steering and suspension on our awful country roads here. I've never managed to get close to 2000 km from a tank. I think that my best is about 1400 km in real-world driving.
The V6 has a cam belt, not a chain. No issue. Coils are a problem, but easily fixed. Cam cover oil leaks is my biggest gripe. My V6 is coming up yo 20 yo, no oil burn.
I have two 406s! Both Mk2, both 2.0 HDi. One is a 1999 model and the other a 2003. Without a doubt, the best car(s) I've owned. And the most comfortable.
I had a 1.9 petrol 405 followed by a 1.8 petrol 406, both manual. The 406 was significantly more refined on the motorway, a very comfortable and quiet 80mph cruiser with great acceleration in 4th or 5th.
I had the Executive version of the 406 with the 2.2ltr and what a car it was. Probably the best car I've ever had and in profile it looked like it was doing 60 when it was parked up. Full, soft leather interior and all the toys. It would sit on the motorway at 70mph all day, although you couldn't expect much more than 31/32mpg, which was much better than 23/24mpg around town - on a good day! I have never driven a more comfortable car both from a seating point of view and a really smooth ride. I got rid of it in 2007 but it's still on the road locally and I'd try to buy it back but it would probably prove to be a bit difficult to get in and out now that I'm 74! The OEM CD changer in mine was Blaupunkt. I'd completely forgotten about the start code panel. Mine was 1966.
"We're not talking about diesels today"! Excellent, Mr Richardson, we don't talk about them at all! This car and location does look strangely familiar, though.... You are right about the list of engines, when I drove it, I had to stick to the pre-facelift ones, and even then it was an absolute nightmare to remember all of them.
ONLY UNDER RATED AS THE FRENCH DO NOT STASH BONUSES IN THE WRITERS VEHICLES. . MANY COMPANIES WOULD NOT EXIST IF THEY OUT LAWED BRIBARY AND CORRUPTION FROM THE TOP DOWN !!!
My dad had one of these; in the exact colour. A later week we hooked on the ski box and went to Norway. Fully loaded , 4 persons with a weeks worth of food and equipment. I think the back and forth average was 10,6 km/l
That numeric keypad was also present in early Xantia. A collegue of mine had one, and found out it is a very awkward thing if you are in a dark underground parking and you suspect a car jacker is following you. (it was a drug addict demanding some change "because I have looked after the car")
DeMuro should not be allowed to drive iconic European cars. He just doesn't GET what they are all about and he has poor understanding of the context of the Euro automotive market, past and present. Furthermore he has a strong US-centric way of evaluating cars. Totally uninteresting to me.
@@jfv65 Even so he gave it a positive review, as he did the Peugeot 3008 in 2018. ruclips.net/video/AOUQN6eIxkA/видео.html It'll be interesting to see if the bids meet reserve this time (Bring a Trailer couldn't get it done.) At one point the high bidder was EuroasianBob; if he prevails the Wichita contingent (Hoovie and the Car Wizard) will get their turns with it.
@@jfv65 exactly....his competence is very low in overall terms, being american isn't an excuse because everything is evaluated at certain context. his style of presentation is dull and forced, which combined with obnoxious head really makes his tests quite awful....
They already are rising in value in France. Few years ago i should have bought a nice one for 6000€ but i didn't and now a similar one is at least 10k€ :(
The pre-facelift 406 is such a great design. I actually prefer it over the facelifted variant unlike many! The ES9 is such an impressive engine, I have one in a Xantia V6 and even with the sluggish autobox it just shifts effortlessly because of the torque. Thanks for the review!
Although Matt was very careful with this car and didn't really cane her I can assure you that the old girl can still give many a more modern and powerful car a run for their money when the mood takes me! She goes like train on 99 octane fuel too.
I lost around 30mph cornering speed round tight bends on the twisty back road to work going from my first 405 to a 406. Plus 406 cd changer would skip on hard cornering - fixed that with a layer of bubble wrap between the changer casing & internal mechanism. The 406 I had was such a disappointment that I got rid & replaced it with a last year of production fully loaded 405 Executive.
@@leepower2717 I worked for PSA Peugeot Citroen in Coventry and I would always pick the 405 loaded car over the 406. When my boss asked me why. I said the 405 was a better handling car and I preferred it. They got rid of it, forcing me to use the 406!!
@@will89687 they were all great cars, better than the 406 and 407. The latest range of cars are far better than these. They lost their way abit but now producing some good cars once more.
I had a 406 estate .It was the V6 3 litre .I have to say it wasnt very good on fuel but very relaxing to drive and had plenty of oomph.Plus it would carry a mountain of stuff! The engine was very nice indeed.
Loved the video, You have to give the Coupe a drive now, you'd be surprised at the suttle differences in the Coupe witch give it a higher quality feel :)
Never had the opportunity to go in a 406, but I do think they’re brilliant. The beige and black interior is brilliant, especially with the wood separating them. I remover there being something similar in the MK3 Mondeo. Saloons from this era are really all you need from a car. I love the styling of Peugeots of this era too, the 406, 306, 106... it’s when they were good, well, they are good again now. Would love a saloon or an estate 406, not a fan of the coupe, can go alongside all the other similar cars I want... Volvo 940, Ford Mondeo, Saab 9-3, VW Passat...
Hey... greetings from Morocco. This Ahmed one of your keen followers. The 406 was one those cars that marked my early teens. I fell in love with it after watching the movie Ronin. Thanks a lot for the excellent content. May be the 406 estate for next time.... thanks a million.
I own a Peugeot 406 1998, 2.1L, V4, 108 hp (81 kW). This V6 engine looks exactly like mine except mine is a green colour, I don't have cruise control which sucks and my vehicle has the wheel on the left side :). Love to see this vehicle still being praised, it's a really fun little machine. never knew their is a security system before being able to start the car, that's really extraordinary for a car that is 23+ years old.
I had a 405 and a 406. The 5 was petrol and handled like a much smaller car, and the 406 was a super comfortable diesel workhorse of a beauty that did the same, despite the heavier engine.. Both cars look drop dead gorgeous to me, as is the new Peugeot range.
Ironically I happen to know that the owner of this particular 406 once had a Nissan Primera P11 and kept it a lot longer than Hubnut has - but he is right about the ride though!
Great video as ever......I had a 1.9 td estate back in the day, it was an ex owner driver taxi car, in that shade of red. It had 115000 miles on it when I bought it, but still in fantastic condition, and a full service history, had it for a year , fantastic load lugger, unfortunately it threw a rod through the block at around 130000 miles, , found out later that the big end bolts were a common fault, and it was recommended to re-Torque them at around 125 / 130000 to stop them backing off and causing the bearing shells to move and block the oil way, thus big end seizure and rod through the block.....👍🇮🇲
My first Peugeot was a 406 Saloon, N reg with a 2.0l petrol. Bomb proof car. Had 200Kmiles on it when I upgraded to the 406 Coupé, then to a 407 Coupé and now my current 508 Fastback. And even though it was a poverty spec version, I still miss the 406. She was a trusty steed. And despite appearances, that boot could fit all manner of cargo. I can confirm that all models got two airbags :) Mine was the bottom spec possible and it had two airbags.
That's the 24v ES9J4 engine fixed valve timing. I have the 1999 coupe version and the handbook lists it at 194 hp. It's proved very reliable over 23 years having had just one new cam belt and spark plug change in that time. It was the last of the traditional engines before CAN bus electronics, 24v variable valve complexity, etc. which is less reliable.
As a Peugeot 406 coupe V6 owner for the past 17-18 years I can only love this video... Mine is diablo red like this one too... The coupe is a different car (yes, it shares a lot of parts, but it is a different car) but the saloon was a great drive. My parents had the 2.1 diesel and it was rock solid and so fuel efficient too... Peugeot went downhill afterwards for years with the 307, 207, 407 range... But the 406... It really was and still is a great car! I am very lucky to own various other cars, much more exotic, and the 406 coupe V6 is still the one I prefer driving, which speaks volume, and I am not even talking about its looks... The coupe hasn't aged one bit!
My mum’s still got her 406 facelift version with the updated V6 (engine code ES9J4S) which I never really appreciated until I drove it loaded with five adults and luggage to a wedding Wales. Ample power and torque for overtakes on the M4 to the surprise of others in their German bahnstormers while getting ridiculously good mpg! And on glorious Welsh backroads pressing the “sports suspension” button firms up the ride from its usual plush comfort to Ronin mode! After doing a bit of research it looks like this later V6 was tuned by Porsche who added VVT. Fantastic review of the car and it reminds me that I must take the ol’ girl for a spin soon!
The saloon/SW version was designed by Laurent Rossi (he's currently the CEO of Alpine), not Pininfarina, only the Coupé version was done in by Pininfarina designers Davide Arcangeli (who sadly died in 2000) and Lorenzo Ramciotti (he's now the chief designer of Fiat/Chrysler since 2007).
I had one. Facelift version 2003 though, ES9J4S with 207hp. BMWs were looking the back lights when I floored her. Went going over 200 km/h in 4th gear. I think the top speed in paper was 241km/h. Luckily the face lifted version got rid of the number panel presented here.
Loved the look of these, it’s amazing how narrow these older cars were bearing in mind this was family car size a new Hyundai i10 is only 100mm narrower.
Nice one!!! I have one in France ,a MK2 "bleu piana" SW V6 210,best car i never had, 350000 kms no breakdown except ignition coils.. I will never change!!!!!
It's well known I think that Peugeot diesels are capable of huge milages - or Kms in the case of a French car. But as the owner of a 406 V6 it is good to hear that this fine engine too is rather durable. Thank you my French friend!
Forgot how good the dash design was for a mainstream car, bought a 99T 30K 1.8 LX Estate as our first family car in 2003 as cheap & cavernous for all the baby gear. Flip side was expensive to service and plenty broke! Replaced after 4 years with a SAAB 9-5 Estate that was fabulous...
I had that style immobiliser on my 106 at the base of the center console. However on this 406 for some reason with its hidden panel, looks more like a 90s action movie bomb arming device!
Beautiful car. Almost bought a V6 but went for a Mitsubishi Galant V6-24 instead, as I feared the reliability issues of french cars. The Galant was quite reliable, although it turned out later that the 406 is not a bad car in that aspect. Peugeot messed up later with their -07 models.
I owned a 406 V6 Coupe when they were new; the engine is magnificent, but, it didn't half like to drink oil at 1l per 1k miles! It was good for the best part of 150mph!
Thats odd. I had 2 Laguna II 3.0 V6 24v VVT cars and they never used any oil. Great engine. Sadly Renault, Citroen and Peugeot all removed parts support for the L7X in 2015. Which makes it a nightmare trying to get parts.
FYI, there was also a 1.6 unit too, in some markets, for tax reasons. Whilst I was at university I had a friend in Coventry back in 1998, that had one of these in a dark metallic blue. His was on Greek plates as he drove all the way from Kos Island to live and study at Cov uni too. His car looked the part. A Renault Espace lip spoiler with little DRLs fitted behind the slots, huge TSW Venoms and a Rover 800 Tickford spoiler on the rear. It looked awesome. However, he was disappointed with the power. So what he decided to do was fit a 1.9 litre 405 Mi16 unit into the car instead, and that made a big difference. That particular unit was higher revving, and much stronger than the 2.0litre and V6 fitted to the 406. I believe it featured oil jets for each cylinder as standard and was the basis for the engine used in the BTCC entry back in the day.
The PRV (Peugeot/Renault/Volvo/DeLorean/Venturi) was a 90 degree V6, essentially a V8 with two cilinders chopped off. This is the ES9J4, superseded by the ES9J4S, a 60 degree V6 shared again with Renault and maybe Venturi? Easiest to see the difference between the ES9J4 and the S is the absence of those spark plug leads running to the rear cylinders. The ES9J4S had 6 pencil coilpacks, reworked heads in conjunction with Porsche and made a little bit more power. The keypad can be circumvented by entering the code and unplugging the keypad, changing the ECU without programming the keycode in it, or have a tuner delete the need for the code. The horn button in the indicator stalk was common for all Peugeots up to the 206. The best safety feature of the 406 is it's handling. At the time it set the new industry standard. Next you should try the 605 with that engine.
I occasionally see an almost-identical Diablo Red 406 (not sure if it's a V6, but high-spec) in similarly mint condition driving about locally to me, an absolute stunner of a car. If the current owner ever gets round to selling it, I will be first in the queue.
My uncle was a sales rep and in 1996 his company would either allow him a German car with a wheezy 1.8 or the budget would stretch to a v6 mainstream car. He chose the 406 manual, because "the Mondeo wasn't quick, the Vectra didn't handle, and the Passat V5 was rubbish"
Last of the good Peugeot’s as they did make some fantastic cars back in the day...My theory is never touch a Peugeot that ends with a number over 6 and you can’t go far wrong but that doesn’t always work as the 309 was a great little motor lol
Our family had one of these from 2000 till 2019. Truly excellent car ! It was a V6 in the same colour as this one, although not as fully specced. No leather, 6 disc player (came with a cassette only ! had to get a cd one fitted), trip computer or cruise control. I ended up owning the car from 2013 till I sold it in 2019, with 230000 km on the clock. You are driving the pre facelift model, the "only" got 193 hp, the fuel tank is 67 liters so no wonder it has a good range. As you can see it suffers a bit from glue degradation in the interior both the passenger airbag cover and cloth on door panels are lifting.
I am in complete agreement with you about the Peugeot 405 turbo diesel. My Dad had one as his first company car with BSI it was a 2 litre J-reg but it ended up staying in the family for 13 years a really popular car and a lot of that was to do with just how comfortable they were to drive and the space inside was just fantastic. They really did represent great value for money as you so rightly said.
Interesting video about a car I've never cast optics on. Peugeot was out of the Canadian market long before this model came to market. Peugeot, like Renault and Citroen, had major reliability and rust issues. A shame as they were lovely cars.
But from 505 on Pugs had gal or zinc bodies !! Whose idea was the INSANE seat belt location. ??? Methinks US law so that Peugeot had to exit stage left.
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The absolute peak of Peugeot styling! One of the most handsome saloon cars of the last 30 years.
Much better than the Laguna of the same era
@@julienbee3467 Laguna was über utter unreliable piece of shit..
@@julienbee3467somewhat better but not much better. Both seem pretty much in similar mould.
@@kamrankhan-lj1ng the Laguna looked like a family car though. If I had to choose a saloon of this era, I would go for a 406 or an Alfa 156
@@julienbee3467 I don't know why you'd choose an Alfa if you were wanting a family car. The hard suspension of Italian cars wouldn't win you any favours with the family!
Some things come to mind when I see a car of this era: 1. Cars looked lean, light and agile 2. You had more engine and color choices and 3. Cars were made to be seen in, those giant clear windows allowed you to see who was driving and if you were inside, you could easily see out. How times have changed.
Yeah. Modern car designs are very weird and lifeless. I guess newer designs are more efficient and cheap.
I highly recommend a 1998 French comedy movie called "Taxi" for some serious 406 action.
All 4 of them are awesome. :D
As a Frenchman, I have to agree!!
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Best quote "I'm out ammo!! I'm out of ammo!!" "Who cares?!! They left an hour ago!!!"
And Ronin. I know the title refers to the Samurai whatever but anyone who saw it around the time it came out, always talked about how great the car chases were in mostly the French executive cars of the time & one or two 406's. Good film.
Mr. Furious you are scaring me a little. Not even yesterday I was complaining that there weren't many good 406 video reviews and now I get this in my feed.
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One of best looking sedans of all time, imo at least.
Coupe version looks kinda-sorta similar to a Ferrari 456 if you squint a bit. I think it looks even better.
@@GoldenCroc yeah, 2 door version is beautiful car as well, I think it was designed by Pininfarina , not sure who designed 4 door.
not in the US, since this literally doesn't exist.
@@alexander1485 Uuuuh.... yeah thats too bad for the US market, but thats a bit of a strange comment, dont you think? Every car ever sold is not availible to buy in some country, somewhere, making commenting on it a bit superflous...
It is, very basic looking and i love it
Love a 406
A 2001 , 406 GLX 2.2 hdi estate turbo diesel in metalic blue,. Was to this day still the best company car I have ever had.
I really miss this period in time when car like this were common place. The 406 was a great looking car, we had a 2.2 HDI in GLX trim.
Great for long trips. Shook off miles like they were inches.
@@seancooke4127 wow.wow.
Always had a soft spot for these late 90’s early 2000’s Peugeot’s, this and the 306
Had the gold coloured meridian 306 leather seats 2ltr.. loved that car to bits
Sporty and classy
I had a blue 306 with a petrol 1.6. One of the most reliable cars i've owned, and a surprisingly fun car in snowy conditions.
@@ez33kiel6 I had the 1.4 306 LX and loved it. Had to let it go when the suspension started to fail and the costs got too high (by that point I'd also had an accident that injured my left ankle and the clutch was very heavy causing alot of pain when driving it). Such a fun little car with a massive boot!
@@RogueWraith909 So the basic 306 then. Peugeot did not even sell the 1.4 306s in Ireland it started at a 1.6 litre LX and even not was miserable equipped.
FYI The engine in that car is the 197bhp version. The later ones from 2002 had VVT and were 204bhp, like on the Laguna II. This engine of course also went into the Clio V6.
210bhp in the coupe
Euro 2 3.0 V6 = 140kW = 188bhp / 190hp
Euro 3 3.0 V6 = 152kW = 204bhp / 207hp
2:16 24V
That's the 207 hp version. original was 12v shared with 605 etc.
@@alfamonk nope, 24v on both 190 & 207. The 605 had the 12v 170hp PRV before switching to the 24v 190hp ESL, but the 406 never had the PRV.
@@alfamonk The 605 had the PRV engine, not the L7X. Totally different engines. Not even remotely the same. And the PRV in the 605 was the 24v version. This was the most powerful version of the PRV n/a @ 200bhp. Its a common swap for Alpine GTA owners.
Just to clarify, the sedan wasn't styled by Pininfarina, but in-house by Laurent Rossi. Great looking car!
The coupé was designed by Davide Arcangeli and Lorenzo Ramaciotti at Pininfarina, who also assembled the cars in Italy.
-Oh, and the early V6 like this were around 194bhp, where the later faceliftet models had 207bhp with new VVT cylinder heads developed with Porsche. There isn't much difference in performance though, as the later models had a more restrictive exhaust system (more cats) for emissions control.
Lovely to see a review of these cars! Was hoping to see your reaction to the engine performance though - it's a great motor! I have the same in my '97 coupé
Peugeot really were on a roll when these were out. The 406 coupe, the 306 GTI6, 106GTI and the 309 before
. It was ace when you could get "normal" cars that weren't just 4 bangers too. Bring them back I say
206 too
@@warriorharj79 no the 206 looked great but they were terrible cars. For me that was the start of the really bad ones Peugeot started, with the silly cashback deals we got in the UK. My cousin had a hdi on and a friend a gti 180. The wrc car looked good though
@@chappy2121 The 206 marked the start of Peugeot's downfall, and it was an inferior replacement for the 205. It shrunk by several inches and tightened up the rear legroom somewhat as well as decreased the bootspace. The 407 had a a couple of product recalls for car fires and water ingress into the engine causing engine failure until Peugeot introduced dealer-fit modifications to iron out those issues.
@@chappy2121 oh, what don't you like about it?
@@chappy2121 sorry but are you mad ? These 206 were super godamn reliable
I bought a three year old one and kept it for 7 or 8 years before my dad had it for another 4 or so. To this day still the quietest, most comfortable and nice to drive cars we've had. Not sure if Jean Baudin is still around but his chassis design skills were genius on the 205/306/406 amongst others.
Actually a really nice car and has aged well.
Those PSA number pads were a pain. I remember having to go and rescue my dad who’d “broken down” in his ZX in a supermarket car park, only to find out that despite having owned the car for a couple of years he’d forgotten about the need to enter a code.
There was one in the Citroen Saxo I learned to drive in. It was an absolute pain if you stalled. When I drove this car last year, I made sure not to lose the number pad code as I remembered what happened during my driving lessons.
I had a 1.9TD 406 with one of those keypads. Luckily I found out that you could also start the car but pushing the lock/unlock button on the keyfob while turning the key and you didn't need to enter the PIN then!
@@paulpower3306 , I don't think that the Saxo had remote central locking, so that option wasn't available, sadly!
4 zeros then 4 ones then 1234, if no, you fukd! 😉
I bypassed my Xantia one because my kids would poke the buttons
PCP has taken a lot of the heart and soul out of car ownership. People change their cars every couple of years like they change their smartphones these days. It's sad, they've become an appliance for most people rather than something they truly cherish.
Remember driving a very new 406 not long after passing my test in the year 2000. I'll never forget our comfortable the ride was and driving it the steering was spot on
My dad had a '96 1.8 LX. Typically French, it handled superbly but also ate all the bumps and potholes brilliantly. I'd find any excuse back in the day to fling it about our country B roads. :)
Was is fast enough too ?
I worked at Peugeot when the 406 replaced the 405. What a beautiful car. A nice comfy kick ass car.
Had a v6 silver 406 coupe with red seats. Stunning car.
I have a d9 v6 but find it a bit slow.. preferred the 2.2 hdi with a remap.
My dad bought one brand new in 1998, same colour as this but with the 2.0l petrol engine. He drove it for 12 year before he gave it to me as my first car and I loved every minute of it. It’s been sat under a cover for the past 4 years but we are never getting rid of it
They're still not worth much in strictly financial terms, but I can fully understand why you'd like to get the old girl back on the road again.
Thats what I call elegance👍 What the hell happened since then, with most cars getting more and more “bloated”....🙁😳
Like most things these days, elegance has gone out of the window and been replaced by "brash".
@@markbennett2170 or trash in some cases. Built to last until the end of the first finance agreement
@@markbennett2170 side impact regulations make them very fat in the middle and bring the door tops up to your ears. Might as well replace the windows with steel.
communist propaganda deconstructed beauty
I blame the Nissan quszxhashqci, for starting the stupid crossover trend thatbwe are stuck with now.
Many years of pressing the same buttons on the code panel have made it somewhat easier to guess 😁
Smart 406 owners would program there remote keys to automatically unlock the keypad for 30 seconds 😉 There was a handbook supplement explaining this with the keypad.
But not the order, and IIRC there was a time lockout after X wrong attempts.
I owned two. A 1.8 petrol bought from BCA at 20 months old in 1999 and a 1999 2.0 HDi bought as a banger in 2014. Loved both.
The 406 advert "search for the Hero inside yourself" One of the very best adverts for its time!!! 👌
I loved the 306 advert!! Sexy woman appears, Nice car wanna show me what it can do
That 306 advert made me want one.
Peugeots adverts back then.
The other one was a Fiat advert for the Punto or Grande Punto
That goddamn stinking M People, the bane of my life! 😖🙉
@@sandeepsehmi347 you didn't search for the hero inside yourself
I listened to that crap working in a Peugeot dealer and the only thing I searched for was the off switch.
One of the best saloon in the 90s personally this and the Citroën Xantia, was the my favorite.
Excellent video as always! How elegantly the 406 has aged. I liked your end note, and it is so true that the likes of Omegas and Scorpios are consigned to history.
Peugeot, Vauxhall, Renault and Ford need to find the balls to bring them back again.
Never happen, all the unwashed plebs only want crossover SUVs now.
Swoopy rear for no headroom, same generic egg-shape styling, crappy viscous "AWD", CVT or dual-clutch that breaks, jacked up so youre 6 foot above the road at all times, huge blingy alloys that scratch if you even look at them with low profile tyres that gives a worse ride than a penny farthing, and stupid names like trog and f-qwzkh, I hate them!
Rant over 😁
Now I'm old enough to consider rocking one of those style of cars they are all aged and/or gone :(
@@BrooksterMax there are plenty of choices from Volvo, Saab, Ford, Vauxhall, Rover, Jaguar, Renault, Peugeot, Citroën, VW, Audi, Alfa Romeo, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Lexus from the same era, late 90s to early 2000s. There should still be V6s out there, they can't all be gone. The Vauxhall Vectra is actually one of the the creamiest. Matt has reviewed Nissan Maxima and its amazing.
Wow that thing is loaded! 4 stalk madness
I had a 306 Cabriolet for a very short time, somewhat regret selling it for a project that didn't leave my drive for 8 months, but the horn button did catch me off guard a few times indicating to come off the roundabout and beeping at people 😅
I'm surprised the inner gear knob plastic filling hasn't desintegrated. I had this issue with a 205 and a Xantia but it's probably due to summer heat exposure with my cars. I changed the Xantia gear knob with a full black plastic one from a basic 106 and this one is way more sturdy.
1:26 The 406 saloon and estate design comes from the _Centre de style Peugeot_ supervised by Gérard Welter. It was originally a lower height version than the one envisionned by the engineering department, and Roland Peugeot (COO at the time) approved it.
Pininfarina "only" designed and assembled the coupé version but had its say about the technical layout of the platmorm that would allowed them to design the coupé in the most convenient way.
I think the urban legend about the non-coupé 406 design comes from non-French Peugeot dealerships that probably used this half-lie to sell the car more easily.
tq for the review .the 406 is noted as one of the most comfortable car of the 90s
Thank you for the fantastic review of the 406. I live in Australia and have a 2001 2.0 hdi manual and they do actually get 2000 km to a tank. In Victoria we have awful country roads and the soft suspension of the 406 simply soaks the bumps up and yet doesn't lean or wallow about in corners, it always has great feel and is always under control and gravel roads are no problem either. Many Aussies will do 1000 km in a day so traveling from Melbourne to Adelaide or Melbourne to Sydney is pretty normal and the 406 laps up the km with ease. They actually tow very good as well. Thank you, keep up the good reviews!
I'm also in Australia - southern NSW. I have two 2.0-litre HDi manual sedans. You're definitely right about the steering and suspension on our awful country roads here. I've never managed to get close to 2000 km from a tank. I think that my best is about 1400 km in real-world driving.
Been driving a same 2001 406 2L for over 8 years now and absolutely love it. Very reliable and nice to drive.
Can I have it after you've finished with it please Sir? Thanks in advance..
@@chorltonwheelie168 sorry, no chance. Am gonna drive it until the tyres fall off. 😂♥️
@@kanki1174 You should still keep him in mind. Peugeots like this don't die. He'll find a way to get those tyres back on. 😜
@@andrewk5418 Still driving. 😄❤️
Beautiful, timeless car, a shame nearly all of them disappeared.
406 or 406 V6 ?
The V6 has a cam belt, not a chain. No issue. Coils are a problem, but easily fixed. Cam cover oil leaks is my biggest
gripe. My V6 is coming up yo 20 yo, no oil burn.
@@fredjlavels4130 is yours a mk1 or 2 ?
@@Azureecosse not the diesel ones
I have two 406s! Both Mk2, both 2.0 HDi. One is a 1999 model and the other a 2003. Without a doubt, the best car(s) I've owned. And the most comfortable.
I had a 1.9 petrol 405 followed by a 1.8 petrol 406, both manual. The 406 was significantly more refined on the motorway, a very comfortable and quiet 80mph cruiser with great acceleration in 4th or 5th.
I had the Executive version of the 406 with the 2.2ltr and what a car it was. Probably the best car I've ever had and in profile it looked like it was doing 60 when it was parked up. Full, soft leather interior and all the toys. It would sit on the motorway at 70mph all day, although you couldn't expect much more than 31/32mpg, which was much better than 23/24mpg around town - on a good day! I have never driven a more comfortable car both from a seating point of view and a really smooth ride. I got rid of it in 2007 but it's still on the road locally and I'd try to buy it back but it would probably prove to be a bit difficult to get in and out now that I'm 74!
The OEM CD changer in mine was Blaupunkt. I'd completely forgotten about the start code panel. Mine was 1966.
"We're not talking about diesels today"! Excellent, Mr Richardson, we don't talk about them at all! This car and location does look strangely familiar, though.... You are right about the list of engines, when I drove it, I had to stick to the pre-facelift ones, and even then it was an absolute nightmare to remember all of them.
The 2.0 8v hdis were renowned and still are horrendously reliable still very popular in Ireland
I drive a 406 HDi 110 everyday and its an awesome mixture of comfy and fun. These are underrated cars that are getting rare now
ONLY UNDER RATED AS THE FRENCH DO NOT STASH BONUSES IN THE WRITERS VEHICLES. . MANY COMPANIES WOULD NOT EXIST IF THEY OUT LAWED BRIBARY AND CORRUPTION FROM THE TOP DOWN !!!
lol I'm learning to drive in one of these right now. Gotta say that it feels much nicer than instructor's new Ceed.
I love the views not like yours video not like video of old watching trees go past. Keep up the good work ⚒
SUPERB I have a 406v6 2003 love it joy to drive .Cheers from NewZealand 🤗
My dad had one of these; in the exact colour. A later week we hooked on the ski box and went to Norway. Fully loaded , 4 persons with a weeks worth of food and equipment. I think the back and forth average was 10,6 km/l
That numeric keypad was also present in early Xantia. A collegue of mine had one, and found out it is a very awkward thing if you are in a dark underground parking and you suspect a car jacker is following you. (it was a drug addict demanding some change "because I have looked after the car")
Between this and Doug DeMuro's review of the Citroen CX, I'm in French car nirvana this week.
DeMuro should made to drive a 2CV to show him that 602cc can actually transport people. 6 litres + is not a necessity.
DeMuro should not be allowed to drive iconic European cars. He just doesn't GET what they are all about and he has poor understanding of the context of the Euro automotive market, past and present. Furthermore he has a strong US-centric way of evaluating cars. Totally uninteresting to me.
@@jfv65 Even so he gave it a positive review, as he did the Peugeot 3008 in 2018. ruclips.net/video/AOUQN6eIxkA/видео.html
It'll be interesting to see if the bids meet reserve this time (Bring a Trailer couldn't get it done.) At one point the high bidder was EuroasianBob; if he prevails the Wichita contingent (Hoovie and the Car Wizard) will get their turns with it.
@@goyadressunofficial good old urination Bob!
@@jfv65 exactly....his competence is very low in overall terms, being american isn't an excuse because everything is evaluated at certain context. his style of presentation is dull and forced, which combined with obnoxious head really makes his tests quite awful....
This era of car just is full of class. Something completely missing from today's cars.
I have a HDI and while it's not quite as good as the V6 it's got to be one of my favorite cars i've had.
The Coupe version of this 406 V6 was one of the best looking cars to ever come out of France. A definite Classic. Get one while you can.
You mean "one of the best looking cars to ever come out of anywhere in the world!"
Ok yep I’ll agree with you on that, shame we won’t see the likes again.
They already are rising in value in France. Few years ago i should have bought a nice one for 6000€ but i didn't and now a similar one is at least 10k€ :(
@@lordofkiwi5144 Really? I paid £1600 for a 1999 model year coupe some 14 years ago. I still have it. They go for around £800 now
I've owned 2 406s over the years, both 1.9TDs. Wonderful cars, absolutely bulletproof.
The pre-facelift 406 is such a great design. I actually prefer it over the facelifted variant unlike many! The ES9 is such an impressive engine, I have one in a Xantia V6 and even with the sluggish autobox it just shifts effortlessly because of the torque. Thanks for the review!
Although Matt was very careful with this car and didn't really cane her I can assure you that the old girl can still give many a more modern and powerful car a run for their money when the mood takes me! She goes like train on 99 octane fuel too.
Always loved the 406. Bought a 2000 1.8 recently, still looks and drives great.
Mark II ?
@@julienbee3467 Yes, the post-facelift model. Looks a bit better than the first version I think.
@@michmo94 I liked the front of the mk2 a lot but preferred the rear of the mk1
The 405 was a better handling car than the 406. The M range on the 405 with 4 wheel drive was epic.
Rare beastie now, the mi16, but yes, I prefer 405s to 406s too, although both are nice cars
I lost around 30mph cornering speed round tight bends on the twisty back road to work going from my first 405 to a 406.
Plus 406 cd changer would skip on hard cornering - fixed that with a layer of bubble wrap between the changer casing & internal mechanism. The 406 I had was such a disappointment that I got rid & replaced it with a last year of production fully loaded 405 Executive.
@@leepower2717 I worked for PSA Peugeot Citroen in Coventry and I would always pick the 405 loaded car over the 406. When my boss asked me why. I said the 405 was a better handling car and I preferred it. They got rid of it, forcing me to use the 406!!
The 405 was the last model we got in the US (along with the 505 estate.)
@@will89687 they were all great cars, better than the 406 and 407.
The latest range of cars are far better than these. They lost their way abit but now producing some good cars once more.
I had a 406 estate .It was the V6 3 litre .I have to say it wasnt very good on fuel but very relaxing to drive and had plenty of oomph.Plus it would carry a mountain of stuff!
The engine was very nice indeed.
I owned the 405 Sri what a car that was I have since owned another 7 Peugeot cars amongst the other 25 or so cars.
Loved the video, You have to give the Coupe a drive now, you'd be surprised at the suttle differences in the Coupe witch give it a higher quality feel :)
What a lovely 406 V6 that is. Super sharp. Simply has not dated.
I had the 2.1 LX diesel, P reg, I put the leather interior of a executive model into it. And I loved it. I'd have another given the chance
Never had the opportunity to go in a 406, but I do think they’re brilliant. The beige and black interior is brilliant, especially with the wood separating them. I remover there being something similar in the MK3 Mondeo. Saloons from this era are really all you need from a car. I love the styling of Peugeots of this era too, the 406, 306, 106... it’s when they were good, well, they are good again now. Would love a saloon or an estate 406, not a fan of the coupe, can go alongside all the other similar cars I want... Volvo 940, Ford Mondeo, Saab 9-3, VW Passat...
My dad had a 1.8LX for years, absolutely bomb proof. It (apparently) went 170k on one clutch and when he sold it it was on 222k I believe.
Hey... greetings from Morocco. This Ahmed one of your keen followers. The 406 was one those cars that marked my early teens. I fell in love with it after watching the movie Ronin. Thanks a lot for the excellent content. May be the 406 estate for next time.... thanks a million.
Driven a lot of 406 and 306 and 106 I used to work for a peugeot main dealer for a while back in 1997
Which did you like the most ?
@@julienbee3467 306 d turbo I think is the best
@@marksmith3469 yes 306 mk1 1.9 td 3 door in metallic red :)
I own a Peugeot 406 1998, 2.1L, V4, 108 hp (81 kW). This V6 engine looks exactly like mine except mine is a green colour, I don't have cruise control which sucks and my vehicle has the wheel on the left side :). Love to see this vehicle still being praised, it's a really fun little machine. never knew their is a security system before being able to start the car, that's really extraordinary for a car that is 23+ years old.
I had a 405 and a 406. The 5 was petrol and handled like a much smaller car, and the 406 was a super comfortable diesel workhorse of a beauty that did the same, despite the heavier engine.. Both cars look drop dead gorgeous to me, as is the new Peugeot range.
Great looking motor, but the 406 coupé.....next level. Gorgeous.
My top two youtubers have gone all french today first yourself with the 406 and then HubNut buys himself a Citroen C5 estate 2.0 HDI what a day👌😂
Ironically I happen to know that the owner of this particular 406 once had a Nissan Primera P11 and kept it a lot longer than Hubnut has - but he is right about the ride though!
Great video as ever......I had a 1.9 td estate back in the day, it was an ex owner driver taxi car, in that shade of red. It had 115000 miles on it when I bought it, but still in fantastic condition, and a full service history, had it for a year , fantastic load lugger, unfortunately it threw a rod through the block at around 130000 miles, , found out later that the big end bolts were a common fault, and it was recommended to re-Torque them at around 125 / 130000 to stop them backing off and causing the bearing shells to move and block the oil way, thus big end seizure and rod through the block.....👍🇮🇲
That keypad immobiliser would interfere with the car when decelerating and shut it down . Came in on p reg and dissapeared by late r reg .
16:14 I was like "oh jesus he is driving on the wrong side" then I remembered you are in England😅
My first Peugeot was a 406 Saloon, N reg with a 2.0l petrol. Bomb proof car. Had 200Kmiles on it when I upgraded to the 406 Coupé, then to a 407 Coupé and now my current 508 Fastback. And even though it was a poverty spec version, I still miss the 406. She was a trusty steed.
And despite appearances, that boot could fit all manner of cargo.
I can confirm that all models got two airbags :) Mine was the bottom spec possible and it had two airbags.
That's the 24v ES9J4 engine fixed valve timing. I have the 1999 coupe version and the handbook lists it at 194 hp. It's proved very reliable over 23 years having had just one new cam belt and spark plug change in that time.
It was the last of the traditional engines before CAN bus electronics, 24v variable valve complexity, etc. which is less reliable.
As a Peugeot 406 coupe V6 owner for the past 17-18 years I can only love this video... Mine is diablo red like this one too... The coupe is a different car (yes, it shares a lot of parts, but it is a different car) but the saloon was a great drive. My parents had the 2.1 diesel and it was rock solid and so fuel efficient too... Peugeot went downhill afterwards for years with the 307, 207, 407 range... But the 406... It really was and still is a great car! I am very lucky to own various other cars, much more exotic, and the 406 coupe V6 is still the one I prefer driving, which speaks volume, and I am not even talking about its looks... The coupe hasn't aged one bit!
I love how understated this car looks considering it's the posh model.
Always one of my favourite French cars this one and good to see you driving around the roads in Poole near to where I live.
My mum’s still got her 406 facelift version with the updated V6 (engine code ES9J4S) which I never really appreciated until I drove it loaded with five adults and luggage to a wedding Wales. Ample power and torque for overtakes on the M4 to the surprise of others in their German bahnstormers while getting ridiculously good mpg! And on glorious Welsh backroads pressing the “sports suspension” button firms up the ride from its usual plush comfort to Ronin mode! After doing a bit of research it looks like this later V6 was tuned by Porsche who added VVT. Fantastic review of the car and it reminds me that I must take the ol’ girl for a spin soon!
The saloon/SW version was designed by Laurent Rossi (he's currently the CEO of Alpine), not Pininfarina, only the Coupé version was done in by Pininfarina designers Davide Arcangeli (who sadly died in 2000) and Lorenzo Ramciotti (he's now the chief designer of Fiat/Chrysler since 2007).
Correct and the Coupé is even more beautiful.
My dad had a P reg 2 litre petrol 406 from new and he loved it.
I had one. Facelift version 2003 though, ES9J4S with 207hp. BMWs were looking the back lights when I floored her. Went going over 200 km/h in 4th gear. I think the top speed in paper was 241km/h. Luckily the face lifted version got rid of the number panel presented here.
Thank you for the review I really enjoyed watching it . Brought back many happy memories.
Loved the look of these, it’s amazing how narrow these older cars were bearing in mind this was family car size a new Hyundai i10 is only 100mm narrower.
Nice one!!! I have one in France ,a MK2 "bleu piana" SW V6 210,best car i never had, 350000 kms no breakdown except ignition coils.. I will never change!!!!!
It's well known I think that Peugeot diesels are capable of huge milages - or Kms in the case of a French car. But as the owner of a 406 V6 it is good to hear that this fine engine too is rather durable. Thank you my French friend!
I owned one for 14 months. During that time I hade to change 4 ignitioncoils. Then I gave up and went back to SAAB ;)
Had a Pug 205 which was reliable (K-reg) until I sold it to someone else who didn't take care. Was no frills but it got me where I needed to be.
Forgot how good the dash design was for a mainstream car, bought a 99T 30K 1.8 LX Estate as our first family car in 2003 as cheap & cavernous for all the baby gear. Flip side was expensive to service and plenty broke! Replaced after 4 years with a SAAB 9-5 Estate that was fabulous...
I always liked the 406, especially the facelift. Another one to save for my full attention at lunchtime. Thanks, Matt. Have a great weekend.
I had that style immobiliser on my 106 at the base of the center console. However on this 406 for some reason with its hidden panel, looks more like a 90s action movie bomb arming device!
The combined oil level/ oil temperature gauge is something that my Renault 11 Turbo also had.
No, I missremembered, it was oil level/oil pressure in my Renault
Beautiful car. Almost bought a V6 but went for a Mitsubishi Galant V6-24 instead, as I feared the reliability issues of french cars. The Galant was quite reliable, although it turned out later that the 406 is not a bad car in that aspect. Peugeot messed up later with their -07 models.
The good old days from when I liked Peugeot styling
I owned a 406 V6 Coupe when they were new; the engine is magnificent, but, it didn't half like to drink oil at 1l per 1k miles! It was good for the best part of 150mph!
Thats odd. I had 2 Laguna II 3.0 V6 24v VVT cars and they never used any oil. Great engine. Sadly Renault, Citroen and Peugeot all removed parts support for the L7X in 2015. Which makes it a nightmare trying to get parts.
@@dj_paultuk7052 that's a pity!
You got some leakage, probably internal. My old BMW was the same and it also ran really well despite that.
@@dj_paultuk7052 Really? no more parts for the V6? Damn it, i guess they need all the factories to produce parts for the terribly unreliable 1.6 thp
FYI, there was also a 1.6 unit too, in some markets, for tax reasons. Whilst I was at university I had a friend in Coventry back in 1998, that had one of these in a dark metallic blue. His was on Greek plates as he drove all the way from Kos Island to live and study at Cov uni too.
His car looked the part. A Renault Espace lip spoiler with little DRLs fitted behind the slots, huge TSW Venoms and a Rover 800 Tickford spoiler on the rear. It looked awesome. However, he was disappointed with the power.
So what he decided to do was fit a 1.9 litre 405 Mi16 unit into the car instead, and that made a big difference. That particular unit was higher revving, and much stronger than the 2.0litre and V6 fitted to the 406. I believe it featured oil jets for each cylinder as standard and was the basis for the engine used in the BTCC entry back in the day.
I loved my 406 2.2 TS4. Lovely handling, but so thirsty.
Excellent as always I had one in green as my company car many years ago
I had two 406 company cars. One 2.0litre petrol and one diesel. Loved them both .
Really good looking motor. Last of the great Pug models, would love that one.
The PRV (Peugeot/Renault/Volvo/DeLorean/Venturi) was a 90 degree V6, essentially a V8 with two cilinders chopped off.
This is the ES9J4, superseded by the ES9J4S, a 60 degree V6 shared again with Renault and maybe Venturi?
Easiest to see the difference between the ES9J4 and the S is the absence of those spark plug leads running to the rear cylinders. The ES9J4S had 6 pencil coilpacks, reworked heads in conjunction with Porsche and made a little bit more power.
The keypad can be circumvented by entering the code and unplugging the keypad, changing the ECU without programming the keycode in it, or have a tuner delete the need for the code.
The horn button in the indicator stalk was common for all Peugeots up to the 206.
The best safety feature of the 406 is it's handling. At the time it set the new industry standard.
Next you should try the 605 with that engine.
I had one ore first 406 Coupe's in the UK. Great car.
I still have mine! 23 years later it’s perfect and the V6 sounds as good now as it did then.
@@frenchbred2081 Lucky you
I occasionally see an almost-identical Diablo Red 406 (not sure if it's a V6, but high-spec) in similarly mint condition driving about locally to me, an absolute stunner of a car. If the current owner ever gets round to selling it, I will be first in the queue.
My uncle was a sales rep and in 1996 his company would either allow him a German car with a wheezy 1.8 or the budget would stretch to a v6 mainstream car. He chose the 406 manual, because "the Mondeo wasn't quick, the Vectra didn't handle, and the Passat V5 was rubbish"
Last of the good Peugeot’s as they did make some fantastic cars back in the day...My theory is never touch a Peugeot that ends with a number over 6 and you can’t go far wrong but that doesn’t always work as the 309 was a great little motor lol
Our family had one of these from 2000 till 2019. Truly excellent car ! It was a V6 in the same colour as this one, although not as fully specced. No leather, 6 disc player (came with a cassette only ! had to get a cd one fitted), trip computer or cruise control. I ended up owning the car from 2013 till I sold it in 2019, with 230000 km on the clock. You are driving the pre facelift model, the "only" got 193 hp, the fuel tank is 67 liters so no wonder it has a good range. As you can see it suffers a bit from glue degradation in the interior both the passenger airbag cover and cloth on door panels are lifting.
Lovely car that. I never knew they put a 1.6 in them as it wasn't available in UK, so must be elsewhere in Europe.
They sold an entry level 406 with low equipments and a 1.6 8v with 90hp in some countries. Not the most enjoyable 406 but it was cheap and reliable.
In France it was available
I am in complete agreement with you about the Peugeot 405 turbo diesel.
My Dad had one as his first company car with BSI it was a 2 litre J-reg but it ended up staying in the family for 13 years a really popular car and a lot of that was to do with just how comfortable they were to drive and the space inside was just fantastic.
They really did represent great value for money as you so rightly said.
Loved these in Touring Car racing back in the 90s, won the German championship in 97.
Good afternoon from Mcr.
Loved that vehicle. Unfortunately what's for sale Nationwide on Auto trader nothing is as nice as this. And they're low spec.
Interesting video about a car I've never cast optics on. Peugeot was out of the Canadian market long before this model came to market. Peugeot, like Renault and Citroen, had major reliability and rust issues. A shame as they were lovely cars.
But from 505 on Pugs had gal or zinc bodies !! Whose idea was the INSANE seat belt location. ??? Methinks US law so that Peugeot had to exit stage left.