Peugeot 505

Peugeot
Peugeot 505 sedan (1979–1985)
505
Production period:	1979-1995
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : 1.8–2.8 liters (60–128 kW) Diesel engines : 2.3–2.5 liters (51–81 kW)
Length:	4600-4900 mm
Width:	1750 mm
Height:	1460-1540 mm
Wheelbase :	2743-2900 mm
Empty weight :	1200-1400 kg
Previous model	Peugeot 504
successor	Peugeot 405

The Peugeot 505 was presented in May 1979 as the successor to the Peugeot 504 . The Peugeot 505 came into a difficult legacy, as the 504 had been the most successful Peugeot model up to that point. Like this one, it has been assembled in various countries including Argentina, Chile, PR China, Indonesia and Nigeria.

The drive and chassis of the 505 were largely carried over from its predecessor. The engine was installed lengthways at the front and drove the rear wheels. The front wheels were individually on MacPherson struts and wishbones hung back there at the station wagons and sedans built in Argentina a rigid axle with drawbar and track bar or trailing arm for all others.

For the body, the design by Pininfarina prevailed in the competition against that of the Peugeot design department. Pininfarina made the 505 angular and conservative, just as he had designed the 504. After production was discontinued in Europe, the 505 was built and offered for the local market by Sevel Argentina until 1995 and the Chinese company Guangzhou Peugeot Automobile Company until 1997 under the name Guangzhou-Peugeot GP 7202.

history

The vehicle was initially only offered as a four-door notchback sedan . In April 1982 the station wagon version Break appeared , with up to eight seats ( Familial ). Like the Citroën CX Familiale , the Peugeot 505 Familial had a third seat in the direction of travel - at that time the only European station wagon with eight seats.

Two body variants (coupé and convertible), only realized as prototypes, are owned by the Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot in Sochaux (France).

Two series of the 505 were produced one after the other: Outwardly, these differed slightly in terms of modified taillights , bumpers and front aprons .

Apart from the Peugeot 405, which appeared in autumn 1987, the model was the last Peugeot to be sold in the USA - but only with modest success there. It was also the first Peugeot model in Germany to be offered with a catalytic converter.

The Peugeot 505 was also the last rear-wheel drive Peugeot and the last with the brand face of the 1960s (front leaning forward, headlights with “open eyes”). The C _w value was 0.44 (compared to the Audi 100 C3 from 1982 with C _w 0.30). A new brand face was only presented in the summer of 1983 with the Peugeot 205 .

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  Peugeot 505 Turbo Diesel

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  Peugeot 505 Familial (1982-1985)

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  Never went into series production: 505 as a convertible

Facelift

During the revision in August 1985, which included a modified rear section (wider rear lights similar to those of the 309 ) and an attached spoiler edge, the c _d value of the 505 was improved to 0.37. As a result, the c _w * A improved to 0.76, a value that is also aimed for in current high-roof models. The 505 also received a revised interior and other equipment designations.

With the simultaneous cessation of production of the larger 604 , the 505 should also take on the role of an upper middle class model at Peugeot. As a result, the smaller engine variants were omitted, and with the introduction of the Peugeot 405 in October 1987, the equipment variants of the 505 were gradually reduced, as from now on it was to be considered an upper middle class model, while the 405 was intended for the middle class.

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  Peugeot 505 sedan (1985–1989)

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  Rear view

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  Peugeot 505 Familial (1985-1992)

Engines

Various engines were offered during the construction period. There were four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines with and without turbochargers, which were initially taken over unchanged from the previous models 504 and 604 (turbo diesel). The four-cylinder turbo engine offered from 1983 is based on the 2.2-liter engine of the Talbot Tagora developed by Simca .

The gasoline engines were available on the one hand as carburettor versions, on the other hand initially with mechanical and later with electronic injection. Furthermore, after the Peugeot 604 was discontinued, the Peugeot 505 with a six-cylinder engine with 2849 cm³ displacement and 125 kW (170 hp) was offered (V6).

The engine outputs offered varied between 51 kW (69 PS) for the 505 GL Diesel with 2498 cm³ displacement and a maximum of 128 kW (174 PS) for the 505 Turbo Injection with 2128 cm³ displacement. The engine with the smallest displacement was the 1783 cm³ gasoline engine of the 505 GL with an initial 60 kW (82 hp). The most powerful turbodiesel with charge air cooling mobilized at least 77 kW (105 PS).

successor

Production in Europe ended in early 1992 with the station wagon, while the sedan was no longer available in Germany from mid-1989. The 505 was then produced in various countries for a few years. It was manufactured for the European market in the main Peugeot plant in Sochaux .

The expectations placed by Peugeot in the 505 were not fulfilled. The car was too conservative and conservative for potential buyers, which is why it was nowhere near the sales of the 504 of over 3.7 million copies. Nevertheless, 1,351,254 vehicles (including 234,386 station wagons) were produced in 13 years.

In some African countries it is still part of the street scene today. Similar to the previous model 504, the robust 505, which is comfortable even on bad roads, became one of the most popular vehicle models there.

There was no direct successor to the 505 from Peugeot, nor was there a station wagon with three seats facing the direction of travel. With the Peugeot 307 SW presented in the summer of 2002 , the original concept was revived one vehicle class lower, as was the case with the Peugeot 806 van, which was introduced in mid-1994 .

Indirectly, the higher-quality Peugeot 605 could be regarded as the successor to the 505, which was comparably large and which went into production when the 505 was discontinued in the summer of 1989. This showed the general concept of the Peugeot model range of that time. The compact class model 305 also received a successor with the middle class model 405 , which was to be classified half a car class higher.

In early 2011, Peugeot undertook a similar development with the discontinuation of the 407 and 607 models , both of which were replaced by the 508 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MOT 20/84 Test 505 Turbo Injection

Web links

Commons : Peugeot 505  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Inflated lion : SPIEGEL article on the appearance of the Peugeot 505 1979