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There is no such motoring journalist as “Archie Vicar”. He is a satirical creation of driventowrite.com. His supposedly in-period reviews are ascribed to non-existent journals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:BC15:9501:F8A4:7A99:F7CA:CBC9 (talk) 13:47, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just realised that as well as the text referenced in footnote 16, footnotes 11, 12 & 13 all *also* refer to false attributions to non-existent journals of satirical writing on driventowrite.com attributed there to “Archie Vicar”.

Well played the satirist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:BC15:9501:F8A4:7A99:F7CA:CBC9 (talk) 13:57, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Info to be re-included[edit]

There's a few bits of info amongst this lot (taken from 4 November 2005 version) which was removed by User:Jamieli's cleanup. Someone needs to go through and add some of this lost info back in - i've not got time right now.

Please delete this from talk page once all lost info (e.g. acceleration times) is re-integrated into article Spute 11:10, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The Peugeot 505 was a large automobile, which was produced by Peugeot in France from 1978 until 1991, replacing the Peugeot 504. It was one of the last Peugeot models to be sold in the United States, with sales ending there in 1991. Both the sedan (saloon) and station wagon (estate) remain popular in Africa, where they are still locally assembled, and are used as long-distance bush taxis. They were also sold in Australia and New Zealand and many are still in daily use. Peugeot 505 production began to wind down following the launch of the 405 at the end of 1987, and production ended in 1991 some time after the introduction of the 605.

The 505 was noted for its very good ride and handling, especially on rough and unmade roads; perhaps one reason for its popularity in less developed countries.

The saloon's length is 458 cm (180.3 in), its height is 145 cm (57.1 in) and its width is 172 cm (67.7 in). Depending on the model, its weight is between 1,210 kg and 1,380 kg.

This car was available with both diesel and petrol engines. The diesel engines were all 4-cylinder. Early models used the 67 hp (49 kW) 2304cc engine used on the Ford Sierra, and later models had a 2500cc engine that produced 95 hp (70 kW) or 108 hp (79 kW) with a turbocharger and intercooler. The petrol engines had either 4 cylinders or 6 cylinders. The normal 2.0 L engine had 96 hp (71 kW), the OHC 2.0 L engine had 110 hp (81 kW), the 505 GTI a 2.2 L 4-cylinder engine with 130 hp (96 kW), the 505 V6 a 6-cylinder 2.8 L engine with 170 hp (125 kW), and the 505 Turbo Injection (TI) had a 2.2 L turbocharged engine producing 180 hp (132 kW).

Of the diesel engines, the 95 hp (70 kW) GTD Turbo accelerates from 0–100km/h (0–62 mph) in 14 seconds and has a top speed of 171 km/h (106–mph), while the 110 hp (82 kW) GTD Turbo Intercooler accelerates in 12.5 seconds and has a top speed of 178 km/h (111 mph). Of the petrol 505s, the GTI accelerates in 11.0 seconds and has a top speed of 185 km/h (115 mph), the V6 accelerates in 9.0 seconds and has a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph), and the Turbo Injection accelerates in 8.2 seconds and has a top speed of just under 215 km/h (134 mph).

The 505 varied very much in luxury depending on the model. Base SRD cars with the 2305 cc diesel engine didn't even have power steering, but the GTD Turbo, the GTI, the V6 and the TI all had power steering, central locking doors, air conditioning, a 5-speed manual transmission, moonroof (except the GTD Turbo), and front fog lights. In the V6, the power steering was speed sensitive, the central locking doors came with an infrared remote, and the heating and ventiliation systems included climate control.

The 505 was very spacious inside because of the car's height. A 3-speed automatic transmission was available on early 505s, which was later replaced a 4-speed unit. Mechanically speaking, the strongest 505 was the GTD with a 5-speed manual transmission.

The 505 had very good ground clearance, and in the 1980s, Dangel made a four wheel drive version of the 505 estate equipped with either the intercooled turbodiesel 110 hp (81 kW) engine or the 130 hp 2.2 L petrol (96 kW) engine. The four wheel drive 505 had short gear ratios.

In some countries such as France and Germany, the 505 estate was used as an ambulance, a funeral car, police car, military vehicle and as a road maintenance vehicle. There were prototypes of 505 coupés and 505 pickup trucks, and in France many people have made pickups themselves out of old 505s. It is a very tough vehicle, available with galvanized steel body panels since 1985, and the 2.5 L turbodiesel engine is known to have done over 500,000 km (310,000 mi) before having to be rebuilt. It is also common to find cars with the 2.0 L OHC and V6 engines which have done in excess of 300,000 km (185,000 mi) without requiring rebuilding. The diesels also get excellent fuel economy: the GTD Turbo gets 4.8 L/100 km at 90 km/h (49 mpg at 56 mph), 5.9 L/100 km at 120 km/h (40 mpg at 75 mph), and 6.6 L/100 km (36 mpg) in city driving. In some respects, some of the petrol engines, however, are a disaster: the turbocharged fuel injected engine, at 200 km/h, consumes nearly 40 L/100km (5.9 mpg at 124 mph).

Production in Africa[edit]

Is the 505 really made in Africa? Peugeot Nigeria and Peugeot Kenya both offer the 504 alongside more recent models, but not the 505. Perhaps they made the 505 before switching to the 406. --GagHalfrunt 17:58, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Infobox image[edit]

Isn't there a better picture for the article sidebar than an estate with creased body panels?--74.215.242.83 (talk) 09:48, 21 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There aren't a lot of images which show a vehicle clearly and from the correct angle without extraneous clutter, and I don't think it matters that the previous image was an estate. However the damaged door panel wasn't ideal, so I've changed the image. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 10:43, 21 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]