- Peugeot Quadrilette
Infobox Automobile generation
name = Peugeot Quadrilette
manufacturer =Peugeot
parent_company =
aka = Peugeot Type 161
Peugeot Type 172
production = 1921-1924
12,305 produced
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predecessor =Peugeot Bébé
successor =Peugeot 5CV
class =Supermini
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layout =FR layout
platform =
engine = 667 cc I4
720 cc I4
transmission = 3-speed manual
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designer =Peugeot Quadrilette is the popular name for the Peugeot Type 161 and Peugeot Type 172 and associated models produced between 1921 and 1924.
Type 161
Peugeot created the Type 161 in 1920 as a car that was to reverse its financial woes following theFirst World War . It was a cheap, practical, very small economy car and was nicknamed the Quadrilette when shown at the 1920Brussels Motor Show. In order to put it into the minimal tax bracket (that of cyclecars, for whom the tax was 100 francs annually), the engine displaced a mere 667 cc and produced convert|9.5|hp|kW. Taking advantage of this small power output was a very lightweight body, under convert|350|kg|lb. The vehicle's width was so diminutive that the two seats were placed in tandem, not side-by-side. Fuel economy was highly impressive at 5.0 L/100 km (47 miles per US gallon or 39 miles per Imperial gallon). Top speed was convert|60|km/h|mph.Type 172
In 1923, modifications to the Quadrilette resulted in the Type 172. The track was widened so that the two seats could be placed abreast, improving comfort and space. Though the wheelbase was shortened, luggage room was more plentiful because there were no longer two rows of seats. The engine remained the same and weight was kept low. A special edition of the Type 172, known as the Type 172 BS or Quadrilette Grand Sport had an enlargened 720 cc engine with slightly more power.
Production
Total figures for the Quadrilette amounted to 12,305 over three years, which was 31% of Peugeot's vehicle production for that time period. Confusingly, models of the Type 172 were attached both to the Quadrilette's nameplate and to that of its successor, the
Peugeot 5CV . The Quadrilette and 5CV were sold side-by-side in 1924, after which Quadrilette production ceased.__NOTOC__References
* [http://www.peugeot.com/en/history/a-century-of-models/1920-1930/1920--quadrilette.aspx 1920: QUADRILETTE]
* [http://peugeot.mainspot.net/models2.shtml Peugeot Car Models from 1910 to 1949]
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