Peugeot · 2000–2024

Peugeot Pars

The Peugeot Pars (Persian: پژو پارس), previously known as Peugeot Persia and Peugeot Safir, is a passenger car produced by the Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro. After 10 years of manufacturing the Peugeot 405 in Iran, the Peugeot company designed the Peugeot Persia For Iran as its facelift, with a front end design similar to that of the Peugeot 406. The Peugeot Persia was soon renamed Peugeot Safir and eventually Peugeot Pars because of local copyright problems.

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Versions

The Peugeot Pars has been made in multiple variants. The 16V, ELX and LX models use more powerful PSA 16-valve engines and a few other improvements. Peugeot Pars. The initial variation of the Peugeot Pars, was introduced in early 2000 by Iran Khodro/IKCO. The car was powered by a 1.8-liter 8-valve XU7JP/L3 engine capable of producing 100 PS (74 kW) and 153 N⋅m (113 lb⋅ft) of torque. The Pars was the first car to use this engine in the line-up of cars offered by IKCO. and shortly after, it was also used in the Samand and Peugeot 405 GLX 1.8i. In 2014, the dashboard was updated and almost completely redesigned (this type of dashboard design was later known as the sonata dashboard), and the side mirrors were equipped with turn signals, this specific model was released under the name Pars Sal (as in the year edition, سال in persian). The CNG/BiFuel variation of this car was discontinued in 2021. In 2022, Iran Khodro/IKCO used the XU7P engine for the Pars base model, replacing the XU7JP/L3 engine. The custom order (سفارشی in persian) variation of this car was available aluminum rims, rear disc brakes (rear drum brakes in other standard models), and tinted rear windows. Peugeot Pars LX. This version uses a 1.6 L, 16-valve engine. The PSA-borrowed engine is TU5JP4 (code NFU, known as TU5 in Iran) DOHC with 4 valves per cylinder capable of producing a maximum power of 109 PS (80 kW) at 5800 rpm and a maximum torque of 142 N⋅m (105 lb⋅ft) at 4000 rpm which is controlled by a Crouse or Bosch ECU. The same engine was already powering The PSA Peugeot 206 (types 5 and 6) and the Peugeot 405 SLX. This engine was used for the IKCO Runna as well. Peugeot Pars ELX. The upmarket version named ELX features smart instrument cluster, multi-purpose Persian-reading dashboard telematics, alarm

Facelifts

Two facelifts were designed for the Peugeot Pars, neither of which were released to the market. The first facelift of the Pars was designed in the mid-2000s. Iran Khodro redesigned the front end with larger headlights and a new bumper and grille, and at the rear, the design of the rear bumper and taillights was changed, taking influence from the BMW 7 Series (E65). This project was known as the Parsian and featured the Iran Khodro logo instead of the Peugeot logo. Ultimately, this project did not reach production for unknown reasons. In July 2023, The Peugeot Pars received a facelift due to not being able to meet modern standards, IKCO used the front bumper from the IKCO Arisun, a product made by the same manufacturer. They also managed to just barely fit a daylight system on the new Pars, they removed the plastic protection pieces from the car's body to make it look and seem more modern. The car this time around, was also equipped with more features such as a DRL System, Electronic stability control, Gear Shift Indicator screen. The car was also offered with IKCO's new powertrain, the PSA TU5P (EC5 In Europe), as well as a Euro 5 version of the PSA XU7P. images of this facelift was met with very negative feedback and its production was canceled.

Engines

The following variants are, or were, available: Pars/Pars BiFuel (1.8L XU7 L3 engine, 8 Valve, 100 BHp/73 kW, 153 Nm/112 ft-lb (Pars), 83 BHp/61 kW, 135 Nm/99 ft-lb (Pars BiFuel)) Pars LX, Pars automatic and Pars ELX-TU5 (1.6L TU5 Engine, 16 Valve, 105 BHp/77 kW, 142 Nm/104 ft-lb) Pars 16V and Pars ELX (1.8L XU7 L4 Engine, 16 Valve, 110 BHp/80 kW, 155 Nm/114 ft-lb) Pars ELX XUM (2.0L XUM Engine, 8 Valve, 105 BHp/77 kW, 155Nm/112 ft-lb) ELX XU7P (1.8L XU7P Engine, 8 Valve, 97 BHp/71 kW, 146 Nm/107 ft-lb) The PSA-borrowed engine is XU7JP (code LFZ, known as L3 in Iran) 1.8 L SOHC with two valves per cylinder capable of producing a maximum power of 101 PS (74 kW) at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 153 Nm (15.6 kgf m / 113 ft·lbf) at 3000 rpm which is controlled by the SAGEM SL96 ECU. The same engine was already in use in various PSA Peugeot Citroën passenger cars.

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Specifications

name: Peugeot Pars
aka: Peugeot Persia, Peugeot Safir, Peugeot Khazar 406 (Azerbaijan)
Manufacturer: Iran Khodro, Peugeot (2000–2005)
Production: 2000–2024
Assembly: Iran: Tehran (2000–2023), Azerbaijan: Neftchala (Khazar: 2019–2024), Egypt: Cairo (AAV: 2008–2015), Iraq (2012–2024), Senegal: Thiès (SenIran: 2012–2024)
Class: Large family car (D)
Body style: 4-door saloon
Engine: 1.8L XU7 8V I4, 1.8L XU7 JP4 16V I4, 1.6L TU5 JP4 16V I4, 1.8L XU7+ 8V I4, 1.9L XUM 8V I4
Platform: Peugeot 405
Layout: FF layout
Related: Citroën Xantia, Peugeot 405, IKCO Arisun 2, IKCO Samand, IKCO Dena
Predecessor: Peugeot 405
Successor: IKCO Soren Plus

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Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3377780CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
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