Peugeot Quadrilette

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Peugeot Quadrilette

Manufacturer	Peugeot
Also called	Peugeot Type 161 Peugeot Type 172
Production	1921-1924 12,305 produced
Predecessor	Peugeot Bébé
Successor	Peugeot 5CV
Class	Supermini
Layout	FR layout
Engine(s)	667 cc I4 720 cc I4
Transmission(s)	3-speed manual

Peugeot Quadrilette is the popular name for the Peugeot Type 161 and Peugeot Type 172 and associated models produced between 1921 and 1924.

[edit] Type 161

Peugeot created the Type 161 in 1920 as a car that was to reverse its financial woes following the First World War. It was a cheap, practical, very small economy car and was nicknamed the Quadrilette when shown at the 1920 Brussels Motor Show. In order to put it into the minimal tax bracket (that of cyclecars, for whom the tax was 100 francs annually), the engine displaced a mere 667 cc and produced 9.5 horsepower (7.1 kW). Taking advantage of this small power output was a very lightweight body, under 350 kilograms (770 lb). The vehicle's width was so diminutive that the two seats were placed in tandem, not side-by-side. Fuel economy was highly impressive at 5.0 L/100 km (47 miles per US gallon or 39 miles per Imperial gallon). Top speed was 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph).

[edit] Type 172

In 1923, modifications to the Quadrilette resulted in the Type 172. The track was widened so that the two seats could be placed abreast, improving comfort and space. Though the wheelbase was shortened, luggage room was more plentiful because there were no longer two rows of seats. The engine remained the same and weight was kept low. A special edition of the Type 172, known as the Type 172 BS or Quadrilette Grand Sport had an enlargened 720 cc engine with slightly more power.

[edit] Production

Total figures for the Quadrilette amounted to 12,305 over three years, which was 31% of Peugeot's vehicle production for that time period. Confusingly, models of the Type 172 were attached both to the Quadrilette's nameplate and to that of its successor, the Peugeot 5CV. The Quadrilette and 5CV were sold side-by-side in 1924, after which Quadrilette production ceased.

**Models and Production**
Model	Year	Production
Type 161	1921-1922	3,500
Type 172	1923-1924	8,705
Type 172 BS	1924	100

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Type	1880s	1890s										1900s										1910s										1920s										1930s										1940s
Type	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4
Supermini	1	2	3 / 4			5 / 6 / 7 / 8				21 / 24 / 30 / 31				37	54	57	69 "Bébé"								B P1/ B3/P1 "Bébé"¹								161/172 "Quadrilette"				5CV			190
Supermini											26 / 27 / 28				48							126																			201									202
Small family car									14 / 15 / 25						56	58	68	VA/VC/VY¹				V2C/V2Y¹			VD/VD2¹						159	163 / 163 BS												301				302
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
Minibus									20 / 29											107
1: marketed as "Lion-Peugeot"