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Unequal siblings - Peugeot 504 in (historical) test

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Created on November 14, 1970

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Engelbert Männer

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Peugeot 504 (1971) - with Michelin XAS tires

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Peugeot 504 (1971) - according to Sergio Pininfarina with a look like Sophia Loren

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Peugeot 504 (1971) - side view with the characteristic but not uncontroversial kink in the rear

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Peugeot 504 Berline (1969) - Technological advances in the saloon were always passed on to the cabriolet and coupé as well

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Peugeot 504 L (1974) - practical four-door sedan

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Peugeot 504 Injection Automatique (1972) - Rear view of the AR test car

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Peugeot 504 (1971) - View of the dashboard at the Geneva Motor Show

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Peugeot 504 (1971) - standard reclining seats

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Peugeot 504 (1972) - Dashboard

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Peugeot 504 (1972) - Interior

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Peugeot 504 Inj. at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show - standard rev counter and four-speed gearbox with stick shift

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Peugeot 504 L (1973) - large, fold-down center backrest

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Peugeot 504 (1971) - equipment details, the large trunk and the spare wheel that can be removed from below

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Peugeot 504 Automatique (1971) - Selector lever of the ZF three-speed automatic transmission

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Peugeot 504 (1973) - Transparency drawing

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Peugeot 504 (1969) - Sectional drawing of the carburetor engine

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Peugeot 504 (1969) - Front axle

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Peugeot 504 (1969) - Rear axle

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Peugeot 504 L (1974) - Dimensions

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Peugeot 504 (1969) - in rarely ordered dark red

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Peugeot 504 (1974) - As a cab in front of Saarbrücken Ensheim Airport

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Audi 100 LS (1969) - Larger trunk, but lower payload than the Peugeot 504

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1968) - better workmanship, but also less well equipped than the Peugeot 504

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Summary

For the 1971 model year, Peugeot added almost 200 cubic centimeters of displacement to the 504. This made it a far more attractive proposition in the competitive field of two-liter saloons - at least in part. While the injection engine benefited from more temperament with the same fuel consumption, the carburetor engine was the exact opposite. This historical test report lists the advantages and disadvantages of the individual engines and compares the Peugeot 504 with its competitors.

This article contains the following chapters

Unchanged prices
Cheaper in price comparison
Comparison with the Audi 100
Comparison with the Mercedes
504 V or 504 E?
mot overall verdict
Plus points
Minus points
Correct shifting

Estimated reading time: 14min

Preview (beginning of the article)

A large engine capacity in relation to car size is still in short supply in French cars. The French car buyer often still thinks in rigid tax-horsepower classes and associates high engine capacity with high fuel consumption, which, given the high fuel prices in France, is the biggest obstacle to selling small and mid-range cars that are not recognized as being economical. Given these conditions in its home country, it was quite astonishing that the Peugeot 504 was given a displacement of 2000 instead of 1800 cc (1971 instead of 1796 cc to be precise) from September 1970. The larger engine was not offered as an option for the French market either, but as standard.

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