Peugeot Type 2 - The car of this model was the first made for sale.
| Peugeot type 2 | |
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| Total information | |
| Manufacturer | PSA Peugeot Citroen |
| Years of production | 1890 |
| Design | |
| Body type | ATV |
| Layout | rear drive |
| Wheel formula | 4 Γ 2 |
| Engine | |
| V-shaped , four-stroke, internal combustion ; engine displacement - 563 cmΒ³, power - 1 hp | |
| Specifications | |
| Mass-dimensional | |
| Length | 2,30 m |
| Width | 1.35 m |
| Height | 1.45 m |
| Wheelbase | 1.40 m |
| Weight | 500 kg |
| Dynamic | |
| Top speed | 20 km / h |
| On the market | |
It is also the first Peugeot model with a gasoline engine . Its predecessor, Peugeot Type 1 , was driven by steam traction.
Emil Levassor, a friend of Arman Peugeot, the founder of the company, explains to him the merits of the internal combustion engine and brings him to Gottlieb Daimler . To make a demonstration of his motors, Daimler comes to France, to Peugeot. After meeting with the founder of Mercedes-Benz, Arman Peugeot in 1890 produced the second model of his car line - Peugeot Type 2. Unlike its predecessor, Type 2 already had four wheels and could carry two people. In total, four cars of this model were produced.
Specifications
This scooter crew weighed half a ton, in appearance it looked like a small carriage. A two-cylinder four-stroke engine (from Daimler) - internal combustion, V-shaped , was located in the rear of the crew and propelled the machine through a chain drive communicating with the rear wheels. The working volume of the cylinders was 0.563 liters, which made it possible to develop power in one horsepower and accelerate to a speed of 20 km / h