PEUGEOT 406 · ST 1.8-16V · Sedan · 1995 ‐ 1999

Peugeot began production from 1995 of automobiles model 406, modification ST 1.8-16V and finished it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.6 meters, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«406 ST 1.8-16V» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This auto can speed up for 12.4 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 194 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 112 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 70 liters of petrol, thereby when mixed fuel rate is 8.7 l per 100 km (6.7 l on the highway, 12.2 liters in the urban), what allows drive roughly 805 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 185/70HR14.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Peugeot 406 gained the 2 number of stars. In addition to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as ABS.