Peugeot 406 - Top Gear 1995

Peugeot 406 - Top Gear 1995

The Peugeot 406 is a large family car that was produced by French automaker Peugeot between 1995 and 2004. Available in saloon, estate and coupé bodystyles with a choice of petrol or turbodiesel engines, the 406 replaced the Peugeot 405 in Peugeot's lineup, and was itself replaced by the Peugeot 407.

It used the same platform as the Citroën Xantia, though without that car's sophisticated hydropneumatic suspension system.

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[MrBlonde]

plenty of those are still made in Iran even today known as Peugeot Pars, i like the design of those more than the original
most of their own models like the Samand are based on French cars of PSA group

[aamoir]

When Top Gear wasn't presented by comedians

[shtech]

These old clips are brilliant, thanks for uploading them.

[SA-zoom]

one of the best looking saloon cars ever made

[gabrom]

My family bought one new back in 2002 an HDI version.
...today 20 years later and 260, 000km on the dash its still driving exactly like the day we've got it

[miljororforsprakpartiet]

This must have been incredibly beautiful in 1995.

[matthewking]

The best car in it's class IMO. I've had 1.9, 2.0 hdi and a 2.1 version. They were all excellent

[foregonereality]

Chris Goffey is a legend. Wish we had quality presenters like him. That said I wish we had classic Top Gear back. Or 5th Gear going back to that format.

[grantmarshall]

I was a taxi driver for best part of 20 years, I drove 405s and 406s for a lot of that time. With the 406 I put 450, 000 miles on it, the back arm rusted off it and the electrics were questionable, and the timing belt broke at 150, 000 miles, long after the recommended interval for the belt (our cars were company cars and weren’t always serviced on time), but it seemed that whatever we threw at them, they just wouldn’t stop! When everything else fell to pieces the old 1.9 xud diesel with 450k was still running sweetly

[JimBob_]

The ride quality and refinement were likened to being almost Jaguar XJ like at the time by one motoring journalist. The way it was totally unflustered with bumps, potholes, dips and crests in the road and felt planted around corners makes it my favourite out of all the cars I've owned so far and it was still rust free and running well with over 140k on the clock when sold (2 litre petrol).

[mackenzienewcomb]

Nearly 30 years later I now own a 406 and it is fucking fantastic, as a daily I wouldn't want anything else although that 1.8 is thirsty

[richardprice]

I had an '02 facelift 2.2 HDi Executive, fantastic car with every conceivable option including a very early disc based sat nav system. Heated electric memory leather, full walnut trim and electric everything and a very lively 136bhp diesel powerplant. Great build quality and so comfortable, really miss that car...

[pavelpolonskij]

Used to own the facelift edition back in the day. Nice car, miss it.

[Solazed]

The Pininfarina-designed coupe is iconic

[MrAndreCoutinho]

Very handsome saloon, the coupé is gorgeous.

[maxmaxijazz]

proper motoring journalism, the like you often only see on YouTube these days

[sparky]

This was before Peugeot sacked the chef de suspension. Then it all went wrong.

[FKamel_]

The good old 406 four door saloon, what a car.

[bartoszkaczmarzewski]

Those were THE CARS indeed. Not many electrical "nanny systems", standard analog speedometer, classical body shape with elegant interior... I miss that style...

[AlejjSi]

Chris Goffey was right at the end. With the 406, 306 and the 206, Peugeot started to decline and though these cars still were successful, expecially the 206, but you could feel that it's not the same good Peugeot. And when the 607 came, as the first hint of the giant frog faced front, the writing was on the wall.