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BMW 1500 versus Peugeot 404 - in the big super test over 6000 km with purchased cars

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Created on May 8, 1963

Reading time 19min

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Günther Gebhardt

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BWM 1500 kontra Peugeot 404 - wie vergleichen sich die Limousinen aus Deutschland und Frankreich?

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BWM 1500 kontra Peugeot 404 - BMW 1500 und Peugeot 404 auf dem Titelblatt der Zeitschrift 'hobby'

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BWM 1500 kontra Peugeot 404 - Lagebesprechung in Madrid, die beiden Testwagen haben gut durchgehalten

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BWM 1500 kontra Peugeot 404 - mit den Testwagen in Andorra

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BWM 1500 kontra Peugeot 404 - mit Sommerreifen auf 2409 Metern Höhe über Meer

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BWM 1500 kontra Peugeot 404 - der Tag, an dem die Windschutzscheibe des BMW 1500 mit einem Knall zersprach

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BWM 1500 kontra Peugeot 404 - 100 Runden rund um die Solitude

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BWM 1500 kontra Peugeot 404 - die Testwagen beim Vergleich des Fahrverhaltens

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BMW 1500 (1963) - und noch ein Pärchen

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Sicherheitsfahrwerk und Komfort

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BMW 1500 (1962) - viel Platz für zwei Personen und deren Gepäck

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BMW 1500 (1962) - der Star auf jedem Foto

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BMW 1500 (1962) - der Stolz jeden Besitzers

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BMW 1500 (1962) - der Traum vieler Autofans

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BMW 1500 (1962) - an einer Kreuzung

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BMW 1500 (1962) - eine hübsche Limousine

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Geräumiger Wagen

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Platz für die ganze Familie

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BMW 1500 (1962) - mit stolzem Besitzer

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Paar im Abendverkehr unterwegs

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BMW 1500 (1962) - stilsichere, zeitlose Eleganz - so beschrieb die Pressestelle den BMW 1500

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BMW 1500 (1962) - tiefe Gürtellinie, grosse Fensterflächen

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BMW 1500 (1962) - viertürig und mit 1500 cm3 und 80 PS gut motorisiert

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BMW 1500 (1962) - zeitloses Design

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BMW 1500 (1962) - warte hier auf mich, Schatz …

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BMW 1500 (1962) - wurde gerne mit Paaren fotografiert

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BMW 1500 (1962) - … und wieder sind sie paarweise unterwegs

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BMW 1500 (1961) - auf der IAA 1961 in Frankfurt

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BMW 1500 (1961) - auf der IAA 1961 in Frankfurt

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BMW 1500 (1963) - am Genfer Autosalon von 1963

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BMW 1500 (1963) - Aufnahme am See

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Rückbank mit viel Platz

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Innenverkleidung

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BMW 1500 (1963) - Blick in den Motor

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BMW 1500 (1962) - längs eingebauter Vierzylinder

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BMW 1500 (1962) - der Motor findet im übersichtlichen Motorraum gut Platz

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Blick in den Motor

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BMW 1500 (1962) - der Motor wurde um 30 Grad geneigt eingebaut

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Bodengruppe und Fahrwerk

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Skizze der Hinterradaufhängung

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BMW 1500 (1962) - Blick in den grossen Kofferraum

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BMW 1500 (1961) - Tankstutzen unter Heckkofferdeckel

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Seitenansicht

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Peugeot 404 (1963) - auch im Fond reist es sich gemütlich

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Peugeot 404 (1974) - das Modell von 1974 unterscheidet sich äusserlich kaum von seinen 15-jährigen Brüdern

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - im Profil

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Seitenansicht, von schräg hinten aufgenommen

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Peugeot 404 (1971) - Gran Tourismo Ausführung

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Peugeot 404 (1968) - "Berline Confort" - Limousine mit grossem Komfort

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Vorderansicht

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Heckansicht schräg von der Seite

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Peugeot 404 - Premiere am Genfer Autosalon 1961

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - mit offenem Schiebedach - die Oeffnung ist so gewählt, dass wenig Zugluft und Luftschwingungen entstehen

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Peugeot 404 (1965) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Blick auf die Bedienungsorgange - Instrumente auf dem flachen, von einem Blendschirm eingefassten Brett

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Rückbank

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Interieur, Fahrertüre

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Zündkopf, Zündverteiler, Lichtmaschine Spule und Anlasser liegen für Unterhaltsarbeiten offen da, der Oeleinfüllstutzen ist gut zugänglich

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Peugeot 404 (1963) - Einspritzmotor am Pariser Salon 1963 aufgenommen

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - schön ausgekleideter Kofferraum

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Peugeot 404 (1961) - Benzineinfüllstutzen hinter Nummernschild

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Summary

In 1963, the magazine 'hobby' undertook a monumental long-distance test with two purchased mid-range saloons, the BMW 1500 and the Peugeot 404. On a long-distance drive over 4500 km, a mountain test on the passes of the Pyrenees and 100 laps on the Solitude-Ring, the two cars were given nothing in return and at the end they were partially dismantled to measure the signs of wear and tear. Both cars offered strengths and weaknesses, but in the end only one could win, as the carefully restored 15-page original report, which was supplemented with historical archive illustrations, impressively shows.

This article contains the following chapters

Day 1: A thousand kilometers of rest
The first service
Still under 11 liters
Day 2: Through a sea of flowers
Up into the Pyrenees!
Day 3: 30 minutes in Madrid
Day 4/5: Who eats more?
Day 6: There was a bang!
Day 7: average 131 km/h
Conclusion after the first test
Second stage - mountain stages in the Pyrenees
Hill climb - 3:1 for BMW
Up to 2409 m!
A 'Rufschparfie' for the bad end
Conclusion of the second test
Third test: 100 laps non-stop chase on the Solitude
Fourth test: The DEKRA diagnosis
Balance sheet
But, is the price right?

Estimated reading time: 19min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Our 1st super test Opel Kadett versus Ford 12 M made big waves. With friend and foe. What pleased our readers naturally annoyed some of the competition. Nothing in the world is perfect. This also applies to the idea of our Super Test. So for the 2nd SuperTest, we took up various suggestions from our readers in order to improve and perfect this new type of car test. We were clear from the outset that the competitors for the 2nd hobby Super Test should belong to the middle class. And so, after long discussions, we chose BMW 1500 and Peugeot 404 as comparable cars. At the suggestion of our readers, we decided to send four testers on the road this time, who took it in turns to set real standards for comparison. Only in this way was it possible to actually meet the planned daily target of around 800 kilometers.

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