Peugeot 601

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Peugeot 601

Manufacturer	S. A. des Automobiles Peugeot
Production	1934 - 1935 3,999 produced
Predecessor	Peugeot Type 183
Successor	Peugeot 604
Body style(s)	saloon limousine familiale cabriolet roadster coupe
Layout	FR layout
Engine(s)	2148 cc straight-6 60 hp at 3500 rpm
Length	4,600 mm (181.1 in)-5,080 mm (200.0 in)
Width	1,600 mm (63.0 in)
Curb weight	1,400 kg (3,100 lb)

The Peugeot 601 is a range-topping car produced between 1934 and 1935 by Peugeot.^[1] The car was equipped with six cylinder 2148 cc engine developing 60 hp at 3500 rpm. With limited power and relatively high weight the car could reach top speed of only 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph). Like other Peugeots of the era, the 601 was also equipped with independent front suspension.^[1]

The 601 was produced with three different bodies. The fist models came with Berlina body normale and aerodinamica versions, limousine, familiale, coupe and roadster. A cabriolet version was also available, which was over 5 metres (200 in) in length.

There was also special Eclipse body with electrical folding metal roof. The Eclipse was made by designer Georges Paulin, the Darl'mat and the coachbuilder Pourtout.^[2]

The sales figures of 601 were affected by the poor performance of the engine. Regardless, considering the short life cycle of 601, 3999 copies was not considered a real failure.

The 601 was was taken out of production in 1935, leaving a gap in Peugeot's field of high-end cars that was filled only 40 years later with the arrival of the Peugeot 604. This was also the next Peugeot car with an engine having more than four cylinders; the 601 was the final straight-6-engined Peugeot, as the 604 was powered with a V6.^[1]

Peugeot 601 C Eclipse 1934 by Pourtout.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c 1934 : 601. peugeot.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
^ 1929 - 1934 FROM THE ZERO TO THE ECLIPSE. peugeot.mainspot.net. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Italian Wikipedia article as of 2008-03-15 .

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Small family car													33 / 36			63			99	108	118	125													173 / 177/ 181/ 183
Family car						9 / 10 / 11 / 12				16 / 17 / 19 / 32				49/50		65/67	77	78	88			127		143		153						153 B/BR					176									401				402
Family car								18						39		61	71	81	96	106	116	126	138												175
Large family car										23					42/43/44	62	72	82	92	104	112/117/ 122/130/134		139		145/146/148										174 / 184											601
Large family car																66	76	83	93				135									156
Executive car																		80	103		113		141			147/150
Executive car																		85	95	105
Cabriolet / Spider																		91		101/120		133 / 111/129/131	136			144
Panel van							13			22			34/35
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1: marketed as "Lion-Peugeot"