Peugeot · 1893–1896
Peugeot Type 5
The Peugeot Type 5 was a small car by Peugeot, produced from 1893 to 1896. Mechanically, little was changed from the Peugeot Type 3. The engine and most of the mechanical parts were unchanged, but the car was shorter, lighter, and correspondingly made more of its 2 horsepower. However, against larger models from Peugeot, this car did not fare well. A total of 14 were sold.
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Predecessor: Peugeot Type 4 · Successor: Peugeot Type 6
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A motor racing first
The 1894 Paris–Rouen "contest for horseless carriages" organised by Le Petit Journal. Albert Lemaître, driving the 3 hp Peugeot (No.65), was the first petrol (gasoline) engined finisher. Five Peugeots reached the finish at Rouen - Albert Lemaître, Auguste Doriot, Émile Kraeutler, "Michaud", and Louis Rigoulot. "Les fils de Peugeot Frères" were judged to have won the first prize, the 5,000 franc Prix du Petit Journal, which they shared equally with Panhard et Levassor.
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Specifications
- name
- Peugeot Type 5
- Manufacturer
- S. A. des Automobiles Peugeot
- Production
- 1893–1896, 14 produced
- Predecessor
- Peugeot Type 4
- Successor
- Peugeot Type 6
- Body style
- Runabout
- Layout
- RR layout
- Engine
- 565 cc V-twin, 2 hp @ 1000 rpm
- Wheelbase
- 1.30 m
- Kerb weight
- 400 kg
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1866331CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_Type_5CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1371019350 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R%C3%A9tromobile_2018_-_Peugeot_type_5_-_1893_-_002.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Thesupermat · 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.