Peugeot · 1979–1997
Peugeot 505
The Peugeot 505 is a large family car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1979 to 1992 in Sochaux, France. It was also manufactured in various other countries including Argentina (by Sevel from 1981 to 1995), China, Thailand, Indonesia and Nigeria. The 505 was Peugeot's last rear-wheel drive car. According to the manufacturer, 1,351,254 505s were produced between 1978 and 1992 with 1,116,868 of these being saloons/sedans.
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Predecessor: Peugeot 504|AMC Concord · Successor: Peugeot 508|Peugeot 605|Peugeot 405
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Specifications
- name
- Peugeot 505
- aka
- Guangzhou-Peugeot GP 7202 (China)
- Manufacturer
- Peugeot
- Production
- 1979–1992 (Europe), 1981–1987 (Indonesia), 1981–1991 (Taiwan), 1981–1995 (Argentina), 1990–1997 (China)
- Predecessor
- Peugeot 504
- Successor
- Peugeot 405
- Class
- Large family car (D)
- Layout
- FR layout
- Body style
- 4-door saloon, 5-door estate
- Engine
- petrol:, 1796 cc XM7A I4, 1971 cc XN1/XN6 I4, 1995 cc ZEJ "Douvrin" I4, 2155 cc N9T "Simca 180" turbo I4, 2165 cc ZDJ "Douvrin" I4, 2849 cc ZN3J "PRV" V6, diesel:, 2304 cc XD2 I4 (NA/turbo), 2498 cc XD3 I4 (NA/turbo)
- Transmission
- 3-speed automatic ZF 3HP22, 4-speed automatic ZF 4HP22, 4-speed manual BA 7/4, 5-speed manual BA 7/5, 5-speed manual BA 10/5
- Wheelbase
- 2743 mm (sedan), 2900 mm (wagon)
- Length
- 4579 mm (sedan), 4898 mm (wagon)
- Width
- 1737 mm (sedan), 1730 mm (wagon)
- Height
- 1424 - (sedan), 1540 mm (wagon)
- Kerb weight
- 1210 -
- Designer
- Pininfarina and Peugeot
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181002CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_505CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1373783742 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peugeot_505_SR_Automatique_(1979),_Dutch_licence_registration_71-ZL-PS_pic2.JPGCC0 · Photo: AlfvanBeem · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.
