Peugeot 601

Infobox Automobile generation


name = Peugeot 601
manufacturer = S. A. des Automobiles Peugeot
parent_company =
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production = 1934 - 1935 3,999 produced
assembly =
predecessor = Peugeot Type 183
successor = Peugeot 604
class =
body_style = saloon
limousine
familiale
cabriolet
roadster
coupe
layout=FR layout
platform =
engine = 2148 cc straight-6
60 hp at 3500 rpm
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wheelbase =
length = convert|4600|mm|in|1|abbr=on-convert|5080|mm|in|1|abbr=on
width = convert|1600|mm|in|1|abbr=on
height =
weight = convert|1400|kg|lb|abbr=on
fuel_capacity =
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designer = The Peugeot 601 is a range-topping car produced between 1934 and 1935 by Peugeot.Cite web|url=http://www.peugeot.com/en/history/a-century-of-models/1930-1940/1934--601.aspx|title=1934 : 601|accessdate=2008-03-17|work=peugeot.com] The car was equipped with six cylinder 2148 cc engine developing 60 hp at 3500 rpm. With limited power and relatively high weight the car could reach top speed of only convert|110|km/h|mi/h. Like other Peugeots of the era, the 601 was also equipped with independent front suspension.

The 601 was produced with three different bodies. The fist models came with Berlina body normale and aerodinamica versions, limousine, familiale, coupe and roadster. A cabriolet version was also available, which was over convert|5|m|in in length.

There was also special Eclipse body with electrical folding metal roof. The Eclipse was made by designer Georges Paulin, the Darl'mat and the coachbuilder Pourtout.Cite web|url=http://peugeot.mainspot.net/hist11.shtml|title=1929 - 1934 FROM THE ZERO TO THE ECLIPSE|accessdate=2008-03-17|work=peugeot.mainspot.net]

The sales figures of 601 were affected by the poor performance of the engine. Regardless, considering the short life cycle of 601, 3999 copies was not considered a real failure.

The 601 was taken out of production in 1935, leaving a gap in Peugeot's field of high-end cars that was filled only 40 years later with the arrival of the Peugeot 604. This was also the next Peugeot car with an engine having more than four cylinders; the 601 was the final straight-6-engined Peugeot, as the 604 was powered with a V6.

References

*Italian|Peugeot 601| 2008-03-15