Peugeot Model History

France · founded 1896

France's oldest automaker — the lion badge on the 504, the legendary 205 GTI, and the Car of the Year-winning 3008.

Models

404

A Pininfarina-styled rear-drive classic — Africa's most durable taxi and a multi-winner of the World Cup Cross-Country Rally.

Mid-size car · 1960–1975
504

1969 European Car of the Year — a rear-drive Pininfarina icon that sold 3 million in Europe and kept rolling in Africa until 2006.

Mid-size car · 1968–1983
205

The hot hatch that saved Peugeot — 5.2 million sold and the 205 GTI remains one of the greatest driver's cars of the 1980s.

Subcompact car · 1983–1998
206

Peugeot's all-time best-seller — over 8.3 million built, Europe's top-selling car three years running.

Subcompact car · 1998–2010
207

The 206's larger, safer successor — a transitional supermini before the award-winning 208 arrived.

Subcompact car · 2006–2012
208

A sharper, lighter supermini with a 200-hp GTi and the award-winning e-208 electric variant.

Subcompact car · 2012–present
306

A critically acclaimed compact hatchback whose GTI-6 was widely regarded as the true spiritual successor to the 205 GTI.

Compact car · 1993–2002
307

A larger, more practical compact that won European Car of the Year 2002 and offered a notable panoramic-glass roof option.

Compact car · 2001–2008
308

Peugeot's current mainstream compact — two European Car of the Year wins across three generations and a sharp-handling GTi.

Compact car · 2007–present
405

European Car of the Year 1988 — a Pininfarina-designed family saloon that brought Peugeot back to the mid-size mainstream.

Mid-size car · 1987–1997
406

A well-regarded family saloon whose Pininfarina-designed coupe — with a V6 option — became a sought-after classic.

Mid-size car · 1995–2004
508

Peugeot's premium saloon reinvented as a dramatic fastback for its second generation — with plug-in hybrid power.

Mid-size car · 2010–present
2008

Peugeot's entry crossover — positioned below the 3008, with an e-2008 electric variant from the second generation.

Subcompact SUV · 2013–present
3008

Two-time Car of the Year award winner — the compact SUV that transformed Peugeot's fortunes in the crossover era.

Compact SUV · 2009–present
5008

Peugeot's seven-seat family SUV, sibling to the 3008 and a practical rival to the Skoda Kodiaq.

Mid-size SUV · 2009–present

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