Peugeot

Peugeot is a major French car brand owned by Stellantis, the world's fourth largest automaker; originally the brand was owned by its predecessor, PSA Group (formerly PSA Peugeot Citroën).
==Background==
The company was originally formed in 1810 by the Peugeot family as a coffee mill equipment in Sochaux, France. In 1830, the company moved in the production of bicycles, including an 1882 penny-farthing. In 1882 the company moved into the manufacture of cars, producing a three-wheeled steam-powered car, the Peugeot 1, in 1886. Over the following decade, Peugeot added more "superminis", numbered the Peugeot "2" through "8".
In 1894, Peugeot released their first closed-top "family car", the type 9. This was soon followed by the similar types 10, 11 and 12.
Between 1890 and the early 1900s, Peugeot released a series of open-top and closed-top family cars, numbered consecutively from 1 to 190, named in order of design date and not in order of car type.
In the late 1920s this changed, as the 201, a small saloon car, was named according to the size of the car. The nomenclature of the Peugeot brand changed from being purely ordinal, to being representative of the car. Names beginning in 20x (i.e. 201, 202, etc.) were reserved for small cars, 30x for mid range cars, 40x for larger family cars, and so on, a naming system that continues to this day.
Peugeot released their first modern supermini, the 104, in 1972. It ran simultaneously with the small 204, mid-sized 304, large 404 and 504, and executive 604.
In the 1990s, Peugeot moved into the minivan and commercial vehicles market, with the 806 and "Expert" respectively, and the leisure vehicle market with the "Partner".
Currently Peugeot's road car range includes the 107, 207, 206+, 308, 408, 508, Bipper and Partner, 3008, 5008, 807, 4007 and Expert.
==Peugeot in motorsport==
In 1981, Peugeot created the brand "Peugeot Sport" as a marque for all of Peugeot's endeavors into motorsport.
===Rallying===
Peugeot Sport began its life as rallying team "Peugeot Talbot Sport" after team Talbot for whom its creator, Jean Todt, was a WRC co-driver. The team made its debut in 1984 with the production of the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16, a modified version of the road-going Peugeot 205. The car took its first victory in the 1985 rally of Finland, before going on to win a further 56 rounds out of twelve, giving Peugeot the manufacturers' title. Further success was soon to follow, with a second successive title the year after. In 1987, due to the FIA having banned Group B cars from the WRC following a fatal accident, Peugeot switched their focus to cross-country "rally raid". from 1987 to 1989, Peugeot Sport's modified 205 won three consecutive Dakar Rallies, and then to win a fourth in 1990 driving a Peugeot 405 T16 GR.
===Sportscars===
thumb|left|Peugeot 905 Race Car in GT4
Peugeot Talbot Sport established their new sportscar team in 1988 with the 905 project, to develop a sportscar to begin competing in the 1991 season. The project ran for three years and was very successful, winning the 1991 and 1992 World Sportscar Championship and the 1992 and 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans, the latter with a 1-2-3 finish. Peugeot Talbot Sport's affiliation with sportscars ended after the 1993 season with founder, Jean Todt, leaving to join Scuderia Ferrari.
===Formula One===
After their withdrawal from sportscars, Peugeot moved into Formula One, providing the 3.5L V10 engine, from the 905, to the McLaren racing team in 1994. Unfortunately their success did not follow them to F1, as the McLaren Peugeot team finished a disappointing 4th in the 1994 Constructors' World Championship. McLaren dropped their partnership with Peugeot after just one year.
From 1995 to 1997 Peugeot supplied their engines to Jordan Grand Prix, achieving five podium finishes and a 5th place finish in the 1997 Constructors' World Championship. Jordan and Peugeot parted company for the 1998 season, with Jordan signing with Mugen-Honda and Peugeot signing up to supply the new Prost team.
Peugeot's time with Prost lasted from 1998 to 2000. During this time Prost-Peugeot achieved one podium finish (2nd place for Jarno Trulli and the Nürburgring (European GP)) and a total of 10 World Championship Points.
Peugeot engines were subsequently used by the Arrows team in 2001, and the Minardi team in 2002, branded under the name of Asiatech. The Paris based company had purchased the 2000 season Peugeot engines at the beginning of the 2001 season.
====Peugeot Sport Formula One Results====
*Races contested: 115
*Race wins: none
*Podium finishes: 13 (highest finish 2nd)
*World Championship Points: 128
*Highest Championship finish (Constructors): 4th (1994)
===Return to Rallying===
In 1999, Peugeot Sport made its return to the WRC with the Peugeot 206 WRC, achieving victories in Sweden, New Zealand, Finland, and Australia in their second season, leading to their winning the 2000 World Championship.
Peugeot also won six rallies in 2001, eight more in 2002, and won the Manufacturers' championship in both years.
2003 saw more rally victories, but the team lost out to Citroën in the Manufacturers' championship.
2004 saw the release of a new car, the 307 WRC, but were unable to return to victory in either the 2004, 2005 or 2007 seasons (they did not compete in 2006). The team then withdrew from the WRC.
After withdrawing from the WRC, Peugeot instead entered the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), using the new Peugeot 207 S2000. The team won the IRC drivers' titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
===Return to Sportscars===
In 2007, Peugeot looked to break the dominance of Audi in Sportscar championships. In order to do this, they created the 908 HDi FAP, making its debut with victory at the 2007 1000 km of Monza. That year also saw a 2nd place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans behind Audi and overall victory in the 2007 Le Mans Series.
Peugeot entered three cars into the 2008 Le Mans Event, finishing second, third and fifth, again behind Audi.
At the 2009 event, David Brabham, Marc Gené and Alexander Wurz delivered Peugeot's first Le Mans victory since 1993. They did not contest the Le Mans Series, instead using the event at Spa as their sole preparation for Le Mans.
Peugeot achieved a 1-2 finish at the 2010 12 Hours of Sebring, before withdrawing in 2011, having unveiled a hybrid version of the 908. Peugeot announced that they would enter the World Endurance Championship under the Hypercar regulations with support from Rebellion Racing, but plans were canned when Rebellion announced it was withdrawing from racing activities.
===Peugeot Sport Major Achievements===
*Le Mans 24 Hours: 1992, 1993, 2009
*Le Mans Series: 2007
*World Rally Championship: 1985, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002
*Intercontinental Rally Challenge: 2007, 2008, 2009
*Dakar Rally: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2016, 2017
==List of Cars==
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|-|GT7=
|-|GT Sport=
|-|GT6=
===Detailed cars===
===Simple cars===
|-|GT5=
===Premium cars===
===Standard cars===
|-|GTPSP=
|-|GT4=
|-|GT Concept=
|-|GT3=
|-|GT2=
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==Trivia==
*It was originally going to appear in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue with the Peugeot 207 GTi '07 and Peugeot 307 CC Premium AVN '04, but did not happen for unknown reasons; instead they would later be added to Gran Turismo 5.Gran Turismo 5 Prologue on The Cutting Room Floor
**A North American press release for GT5P listed both cars, but they were removed in a succeeding European press release.
*A Peugeot Boxer van is seen as trackside props in GT5P, GT5, GT6. GT Sport, and GT7.
**It also holds the record of one of the most amount of variants and/or changes seen in the games as a scenery car alongside the Ram 1500 LARAMIE Hemi Quad Cab '04 (GT6 onwards). Such as in GT6, a blue sided stripe version can be spotted at Brands Hatch, Red Bull Ring, and Silverstone Stowe Circuit.
***When it first appeared in GT5P, it only had three (Two at Suzuka Circuit and Tsukuba Circuit and all other tracks in GT5) colors; White, Yellow, and Gray (Daytona only in GT5P-GT5). Starting from GT Sport and GT7, additional colors were added to the prop.
Peugeot Boxer (GT5P Suzuka Circuit-GT6 Scenery).JPG|Its first scenery appearances in GT5P; note the thin wheels which also occurs in GT5 and GT6 at Suzuka Circuit. It also appears at Tsukuba Circuit in GT5 and GT6, another one can be found at Daytona International Speedway.
Peugeot Boxer (Daytona Tracks Version GT5P-GT6).JPG|A red sided stripe variant as it appears at Daytona International Speedway in GT5P, GT5, and GT6. Note the different rims. This variant (in full white) would also appear at Brands Hatch in GT6.
Peugeot Boxer (Scenery Older GT5-GT6).JPG|The second variant version of the Peugeot Boxer as it appears in GT5 and GT6.
Yellow Peugeot Boxer Scenery Older (GT5-GT6).JPG|The yellow version of the Peugeot Boxer as it appears in GT5 and GT6 in the Cape Ring Tracks.
Yellow Peugeot Boxer Scenery Older Rear (GT5-GT6).JPG|The rear of the yellow Peugeot Boxer scenery car as it appears in GT5 and GT6. Oddly enough, the rear part of the car was also colored, it was fixed in the variant seen in GT6-GT Sport.
Peugeot Boxer (GT5-GT6 Older Scenery 2).JPG|The GT5 and GT6 version of the Peugeot Boxer with side camper equipment equipped to the side of the vehicle, however only seen on the white color scheme, the Fiat Ducato scenery car also uses the same format as this car in both games.
Peugeot Boxer (GT6 Scenery).JPG|The Peugeot Boxer scenery car in GT6. Aside from the mesh body change, this version has a front logo on the car, this version of the scenery car later appears in GT Sport, with the logo of the car removed to be consistent with other scenery cars, the Mid-Field Raceway variant of this car would get added to the Autopolis International Racing Course Track Layouts in the 1.34 Update, however on only said track.
Peugeot Boxer (Safety Van?).JPG|A blue sided stripe Peugeot Boxer seen in the Brands Hatch tracks in GT6, also seen in the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone Stowe Circuit tracks.
Peugeot Boxer (GT Sport).jpg|The Peugeot Boxer scenery car as it appears in GT Sport and GT7.
Peugeot Boxer Scenery Car 2-Tone Variant 1.jpg|A top 2-Tone color Peugeot Boxer scenery car as it appears in GT Sport and GT7.
Peugeot Boxer Scenery 2 Tone Variant 2.jpg|A sided 2-tone color Peugeot Boxer scenery car as it appears in GT Sport and GT7, this particular one shown in the image is based off the one seen in the Daytona International Speedway tracks in GT5P-GT6.
Peugeot Boxer Scenery with different wheels (GT Sport).jpg|The Peugeot Boxer scenery car with different wheels in the Autopolis International Racing Course Track Layouts as it appears in GT Sport and GT7, also note of the logo reappearing on the car.
==Notes==
Category:GT2 Manufacturers
Category:GT3 Manufacturers
Category:GT Concept Manufacturers
Category:GT4 Manufacturers
Category:GT PSP Manufacturers
Category:GT5 Manufacturers
Category:GT6 Manufacturers
Category:GT Sport Manufacturers
Category:GT7 Manufacturers
Category:French Manufacturers
Category:Manufacturers Cup Competitors