Was it not the 405Mi16 that outperformed the turbo Vette in a roadtest in
1989? In the mid 70's ,I could manage over 100MPH with a 204 Cabriolet with
just a few tweaks of carb and timing and still get 32 miles per gallon(imp.)
at that speed. 45m/g when the bears were behind me and had to keep the speed
at 60mph.
Mike Aube
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From: chris lee <chrislee51@hotmail.com>
To: <peugeot-l@egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: News: U.S. won't get Renault Avantime
> Hello all,
>
> Personally, I think it would be a shame if, of all companies, Peugeot
began
> producing cars with huge engines like that. Sure, Americans are used to
3.5
> V6 and 4.2 V8 engines, but let's face it, that's way too much for a car
the
> size of a 406. The beloved 505 came with 2.0 and 2.2 litre engines, and
> that was plenty. My 2.2 505 Turbo has more get-up-and-go than any Passat
or
> Camry or Accord or Intrigue or whatever, and it's actually a little bigger
> and a lot more spacious inside than any of those. With just 2/3 the
engine
> displacement. The Europeans should uphold their reputation of making fuel
> efficient cars that have small engines yet continue to please the driver.
> After all, it's the year 2000, and gas is not going to last forever (with
> all those spotless Ford F350s that have never left the interstate and
those
> huge SUVs running around everywhere).
>
> Chris Lee
>
>
> >Incidentally, the rumour mill has it that Peugeot is considering either
> >a 3.5l, 250bhp version of the 3.0V6 in the Coupe or possibly a
> >3.7->4.2l,280bhp V8 for the 406 Coupe 2 if it makes it to the U.S.
market.
> > >The V8 would also be used in a flagship version of the Citroen C6 /
> > >Peugeot 607.
>
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